Home Entertainment & Automation Services in Matthews, NC.
Home Entertainment & Automation Services in Matthews, NC.
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URC Has Energy Monitoring App

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Users can view their energy usage on Network Series controllers.

Just how hot is energy monitoring? Now you can see your energy consumption in your home theater, on several URC controllers.

URC has released new energy control modules for use with its Network Series controllers KP-4000, MX-5000 and MX-6000, that work with The Energy Detective (TED) 5000 energy monitor.

TED integrates with a home’s electrical system to monitor a home’s total power usage. A certified electrician can install the TED 5000 device in the main panel in a few minutes.

Via URC’s new modules, the TED 5000 wirelessly communicates via the home network with URC Network Series keypads, wand remotes and touch screen controllers, enabling you to view information including:

-Real-time kW usage, dollars spent and carbon dioxide emissions
-Daily, monthly and projected usages
-Daily and monthly peak values
-Billing information
-Power and cost history per hour, day or month
-Default metrics (kW, Cost or Carbon emissions)
-Line voltage, to detect fluctuations
-Graphical displays of how energy-efficient the home currently is

URC says homeowners not only can view their energy information on their URC controllers, but also act on that data by instantly adjusting the lights or temperature, or powering down their electronics components.

The URC-TED solution does not require a two-way smart meter, and can be installed in any normal system.

The module is being made available to URC dealers, so be sure to ask your custom electronics pro (CE pro) about it.

by Steven Castle

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/urc_has_energy_monitoring_app/

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HAI Delivers Wireless Driveway Sensor

CIS - Providing Charlotte with home automation solutions from HAI

CIS - Providing Charlotte with home automation solutions from HAI

The wireless aspect means cable won’t have to be trenched for the sensor to be added to your automation system.

It sounds like science fiction, but the technology is real and New Orleans-based control manufacturer Home Automation Inc. (HAI) is using it for its latest product: the HAI wireless Driveway Sensor (63A00-1).

The technology is of course the earth’s magnetic field, and in the case of this new driveway sensor the company is utilizing it as a means to detect metal objects like cars to help alert homeowners when a visitor has driven onto their property.

Custom electronics pros can set the sensor up to turn on outdoor lighting or it can be used as part of a home security system when it’s combined with a video surveillance system.

HAI says that because the unit is wireless, installers won’t have to dig a channel to run underground cable, and through its industrial design, the company has provided installation options for post or wall mounting applications. Check with your local CE pro to see how it can be incorporated into your home automation or security systems.

by Robert Archer

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/hai_delivers_wireless_driveway_sensor/

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Boxee Opens Wolfgang’s Vault to Music Fans
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The lauded live music vault is available to your TV through streaming via popular aggregator Boxee. 

 The website Wolfgang’s Vault has always been a beacon for live music fans—and now you can incorporate all of it’s live music goodies on your main entertainment system if you use Boxee.

We’ve been big fans of both for a while now. Wolfgang’s Vault has an incredible amount of music—thousands of concerts—from classic artists like the Allman Brothers, Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springsteen to newer bands like Grizzly Bear and Fleet Foxes that you can stream. Boxee has always made it easier for you to stream web videos and music to your computer, Apple TV and flat-panels 

Getting the mobile version of the Vault for your iPhone/iPod was one big step, but being able to tap into it simply from Boxee is even better for many folks. 

Boxee users of the app will be able to tap into the concerts, make customized playlists and listen to Vault radio. If there’s a catch, it’s that listening to music on the app is free for up to 10 hours a month, and $4 a month thereafter. Still not a bad price to pay for such a wealth of tunes, which if you’ve ever streamed some of the site’s music you know to be much better quality than whatever impression you may have of bootleg concert recordings (not that these are true bootlegs, but they certainly haven’t been released officially elsewhere). 

If you’re a fan of Pandora or Rhapsody, chances are you’d dig Wolfgang’s Vault, and this is just another reason to give Boxee a try, too. 

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by Arlen Schweiger

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/boxee_opens_wolfgangs_vault_to_music_fans/

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