the most recent version of TPControl software from AMX has a new “intercom” feature that enables users to communicate from their iOS smartphones and tablets as well as a range of Android devices. If you already have the TPControl app thensimply apply the most recent totally free upgrade to get the new features. “Life becomes …
Here’s a terrific little 6 minute video from our much-loved tech podcaster Leo Laporte. His TWiT network show ‘Before You Buy’ reviews new technology and Leo puts the Belkin system through its paces, demonstrating a setup using the WeMo switch plus motion movement sensor all controlled from an iPad (there’s an Android app in the works too). Leo also …
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This weeks wise house crowd funded candidate is ‘Eve’, an 8 or 16 zone intelligent irrigation controller. Eve communicates with its partner, the ‘Adam’, a wireless capacitive wetness as well as temperature sensor. The Zigbee link has a variety of around 300 feet as well as battery life is quoted as over a year. Adam …
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The guys at Vesternet are bringing back their prominent Monday offers on house Automation products as well as have asked us to let you know… Vesternet Mondays – Each Monday in July as well as August we’re going to run a one-day only sale – with as much as 20% cost savings on chosen products. The discount …
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Christiane Lemieux might be forgiven for lying down on the job. As the creator as well as innovative director of DwellStudio, the prominent line of bed linen she started in 1999, the Ottawa-born, Manhattan-based designer as well as entrepreneur has made it her objective to dominate the world of sheets, shams as well as coverlets, …
We got asked again a couple of days ago about a Mains wall socket with a built in USB port for charging. These are indeed very handy and for around £18 you can negate the need for a separate ‘wall wart’ plug in transformer, keeping the regular sockets free for other lighting and appliances. There’s …
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I truly have been trying to curb my addiction to “project” furniture (since my basement is full of half-finished projects), however when I saw this dresser standing stoically on the curb in the street this past spring, I understood I had to pull the vehicle over. The casters, the curves, the escutcheons — I mean, …
Q. I need help setting up the furniture in my living room, which has one wall with dark wood built-ins and a fireplace. The room is long, so I think it needs two separate seating areas. What about tables? — A.M., by means of email (To submit your own question, see our Ask A Designer™ …
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I went on a day trip to the Geneva motor show last weekend. There was some fab metal on display (here are some photos of my favs). Unsurprisingly there were numerous new electric cars at the show. Plenty I’d never heard of too like the Quantino (the yellow car in photo 13). In an announcement of interest to electric …
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spring is finally here, and everything is coming up roses. With a plethora of occasions to celebrate this time of year — Mother’s Day, wedding season, the inevitable al fresco dinner parties — there are plenty of reasons to start thinking up stunning fresh-cut flowers to give. building a bouquet uses the opportunity to create something as special as the person …