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Get Smart: Telstra To Invade Homes

Staff Writers April 17, 2012 No Comments

Project Smart Home is Telstra pilot of connected services in 100 households across the country currently, including home automation, which controls everything from lighting, room temperature at the remote touch…

Creston Tries To Float

David Richards April 1, 2012 No Comments

The UFO remote is submersible at depths up to 3 metres, is disc-shaped and can float. It measures 3.3 centimetres by 12.9 centimetres and weighs 0.25 Kilogram. The remote can…

Smartphones As Home Control Devices CEDIA Issue White Paper

Staff Writers March 26, 2012 No Comments

Titled ‘Mobile Devices in Residential Systems Integration.’ the white paper was developed after the custom install organisation saw a rise in the adoption of mobile devices as user interface, and…

Russound Lays Off Senior Staff As Business Struggles

David Richards March 18, 2012 No Comments

The Company whose products are distributed in Australia by the once bankrupt Leisuretech and Ness has struggled to establish their brand in Australia. Among the people who have been given…

Wi Fi Killing CEDIA Audio Work Electrical The Future Claims New Lutron Distributor

David Richards February 28, 2012 No Comments

Nick Libertone, Managing Director of Convergent Technologies claims the custom installer needs to stop handing electrical work over to electricians, but instead get themselves certified to deliver both electrical and…

Why Harvey Norman Should Buy Dick Smith: CSLA

Staff Writers February 1, 2012 No Comments

Woolworths announced yesterday Dick Smith would go up for sale following pleasing results, in a bid to align the company’s core groceries and liquor business. On the sale, CSLA analyst…

Face Scan Signs You In Facebook, Netbank & More

Staff Writers February 1, 2012 No Comments

Now it seems mundane everyday reality has caught up with the glitz of science fiction as smartphones and laptops gravitate towards facial recognition. The first taste of facial recognition was…

Avation Put Home Auto In the Palm Of Your Hand

Staff Writers January 30, 2012 No Comments

The full line of SpeakerCraft products will be ranged, which includes multi-room audio systems, control systems, infra-red and architectural speakers. Currently, SpeakerCraft lead the industry in architectural speakers. “To be…

Multi Million Dollar Smart Metre Roll Out Back On

Staff Writers December 14, 2011 No Comments

The Victorian Government has approved a re-start of the multibillion-dollar rollout of smart meters to Victorian homes – halted last year by the then Labor Government following massive protests by…

Microsoft’s Kinect: Learning Medicine, Home Auto & Sign Language

Staff Writers December 9, 2011 No Comments

Microsoft believes the success of its Kinect motion camera could see it being the essential ingredient in controlling home automation, monitoring hospital patients, converting sign-language into speech and even content…