Archive for the ‘General’ Category

McIntosh Reveals a Power Amp, Controller and Blu-ray Player

Posted May 16th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

The folks over at McIntosh have a trio of new products on the way, all designed to play nicely together or to integrate into your current system. It kicks
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Sonos Dealers Sign NDA - Is This What’s Coming Next?

Posted May 15th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

It's almost seven years ago that we first tried the Sonos system and gave it our coveted 'Top Tech' award. Since then it's only grown in our affection and got more affordable too with the latest Play:3. We heard last month that Sonos are going to announce something new to their dealers in [...]

iRidium for KNX v.1.5.10

Posted May 14th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

iRidium Mobile Ltd. presents a new product – iRidium for KNX v.1.5.10.
iRidium for KNX offers immense opportunities for visualization and control of KNX systems:
Integration with any KNXNet/IP devices:

Base License – control any number of KNXNet/IP devices from a single control panel
Control a single KNXNet/IP device from an unlimited number of control panels (with iRidium Gate)
Control [...]

iRidium Release New Version of KNX Home Automation Software

Posted May 14th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

The guys from iRidium have contacted us with the details on the latest release of their Home Automation software app…

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Onkyo Launches the First Music Service to Use Dolby TrueHD 5.1

Posted May 11th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

When we talk about streaming music, you might think of the convenience of online services and the wide selection of music available. You also might think of low bitrates
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Why are HDTV prices rising as economy continues to struggle?

Posted May 11th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

HDTV prices have shot up 11.4 percent since the 2011 holiday season. Thank all those fancy new bells and whistles on new sets for the cost increase.
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Wolf Launches New 3D Projectors Staring at $75k

Posted May 10th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

The folks over at Wolf Cinema don't do things on the cheap. That's not great if you're on a tight budget, but if you're the kind of person who
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10 Pairs of Free Tickets for Grand Designs Live London

Posted May 9th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

Our friends at Brilliant Living have given us 10 pairs of tickets for Grand Designs Live at ExCel London to give away to Automated Home readers. Tickets normally cost £19 so each winner gets £38 of tickets free…

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Panasonic Reveals Their New Pet Project – A 145 Inch 8K Plasma

Posted May 8th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

Panasonic has created another drool-worthy set that we'll unfortunately never get our hands on. It's a 145 inch plasma with an 8K resolution. CTO Hideo Toyoda says that no matter
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LG launching HDTV sets equipped with Google TV on May 21

Posted May 7th, 2012 by Admin | No Comments

After unsuccessful first-generation products from Logitech and Sony, LG will be releasing sets based on the second-generation Google TV platform starting in two weeks.
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