All Articles Tagged Home Control And Automation

Robert Archer | 04/04 03:53 AM,

Home Automation, Inc. (HAI) is one of the most diverse and aggressive manufacturers in the custom installation market. Adding to its line of convenience products the New Orleans-based company recently introduced its new MicroControl (part #81A00-2WHZB) stand alone remote control that can be used by property owners to lock and unlock ZigBee enabled door locks and to control other wireless devices. HAI says that it has verified the MicroControl's operation with Black & Decker's Kwikset SmartCode locks, but it adds that the remote should work with other brands of ZigBee… View this story

Robert Archer | 10/12 04:26 AM,

Elan Home Systems has always been a company that's been able to balance competitive price points, modern technologies and pleasing industrial designs. The latest example of how the company balances these three key items on a consistent basis can be found in its new TS10 touchscreen. The TS10 is the latest user interface from the company and it is engineered to provide homeowners with a versatile, easy-to-use control device that facilitates their use of their home electronics. Elan says the new touchscreen incorporates the company's "touch-and-swipe" user technologies with an… View this story

Robert Archer | 07/08 04:46 AM,

Anyone that doubts the impact that Apple has had on the custom electronics market is probably in denial about Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen's influence on rock-and-roll guitar playing. New York-based VidaBox is one company that has fully embraced Apple's iPad and iPhone and the company's new LiivController and vAutomation 2.0 take advantage of the powerful Apple products to provide VidaBox consumers with a choice of easy-to-use solutions that control their home electronics systems. The LiivController is a 4U-high unit that runs the company's vAutomation 2.0 software. The hardware… View this story

Robert Archer | 05/17 02:49 AM,

Since the initial debut of its g system a couple of years ago, Elan has been steadily bolstering the line with subsequent product releases to ensure its viability within the custom installation market. The latest additions to the product line address the management side of control and automation, and Elan says the new products--the HC4 and HC8--can be used by installers for residential and light commercial installations. Elan says the two new controllers are built to facilitate easy installations, and they are designed to combine control, automation over a variety… View this story

Robert Archer | 05/02 11:30 AM, 0 Comments

URC will conduct its first live educational webinar on Tuesday May 3 to discuss its upcoming Total Control line of products. The New York-based manufacturer will hold three separate one-hour webinars on the Total Control line over the next 10 days with future dates to be determined. Current and prospective dealers can follow URC’s webinar schedule, which also offers classes on the rest of URC’s product line, by clicking here. In addition, the company will also send its Twitter followers reminders a day in advance about all URC live webinars.… View this story