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by Jeff Bertolucci and Tim Moynihan, PCWorld Feb 14, 2012 12:52 pm Click here to view the full article http://www.macworld.com/article/165369/2012/02/hdtvs_get_more_interesting.html#lsrc.rss_main In 2011, 3D technology sparked the most HDTV buzz at the International CES trade show. At this year’s industry gathering, however, 3D definitely took a backseat. Upcoming developments in high-definition TV are more varied and more interesting, and they offer a lot more mainstream appeal. Big, beautiful HDTVs earned the most accolades at CES this…

by Jeff Kleist at January 26, 2012 3:33 pm Click here to view the full article http://www.technologytell.com/hometech/82871/xbox-lights-solar-powered-house-uses-kinect-for-smart-control/ SCI-Arc and Caltech have designed the Compact Hyper-Insulated Prototype (CHIP) Solar house in a successful bid to win the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathalon. Featuring 45 solar panels on the roof, the domicile can generate up to three times its energy requirements, enough power to charge two electric cars on top of keeping everything running. Currently on display…

This Runco DLP projector is an affordable home cinema luxury January 26, 2012 | by Grant Clauser Click here to view the full article https://www.electronichouse.com/article/runco_lightstyle_ls-1_home_theater_projector1/ There are luxury brands that we all know—Mercedes, Louis Vuitton—and there are luxury brands that are known primarily among aficionado groups—Cohiba cigars, Sage fly fishing rods. Runco tends to be a brand that falls more in the second category. It has a reputation for offering spectacular, and spectacularly expensive, home…

by Dennis Burger at January 31, 2012 10:38 am Click here to view the full article http://www.technologytell.com/hometech/83021/hometechtell-review-samsung-un46d7000-7000-series-smart-led-tv/ I feel like I need to apologize. Perhaps to all the friends who’ve come to me asking for TV-buying advice over the past few years. Perhaps to the consumer electronics industry as a whole. Perhaps just to Samsung, I dunno. But my mantra when asked for flat-panel buying advice has consistently been, “Buy a plasma.” “But I love…

High-performance In-Wall and Portable Touch Screens with full-motion video intercom and wideband audio deliver dedicated control and crystal clear communications. Las Vegas, NV– January 10, 2012 at 7:00 AM PT – Control4, a leading innovator in residential and light commercial automation systems, introduces its new video intercom solutions, which include the Control4® 7” Portable Touch Screen with Camera, the Control4® 7” In-Wall Touch Screen with Camera, and the Control4® Door Station. This new video intercom…

Crestron Press Release December 20, 2011 In the Space of a Light Switch, TPMC-3SM and TPMC-3SMD Lets You Control Your Home or Building With a Tap of Your Finger Crestron announced that its new line of petite 2.8″ touch screens is now shipping. Available in two models, the TPMC-3SM and TPMC-3SMD provide the same complete control functionality as the larger TPMC-4SM line, while offering a discreet, stylish and affordable way to add the latest Crestron…

Crestron Press Release January 24, 2012 Energy Management: Where Concept Meets Reality Energy management is a hot topic of discussion among businesses, government organizations, and homeowners, and essential to saving energy and significantly lowering operational costs for an organization. At ISE 2012 in Amsterdam, Crestron will introduce its breakthrough new Fusion EM™ (Energy Management) software, a completely integrated enterprise-wide energy management solution for any size organization. The concept of energy monitoring and management software that…

With the Control4 MyHome app, you can use your favorite device to Control your home theater; Control your music (even in the shower); Control your comfort; Control your lighting; Control your security. What do you want to Control?

Crestron Labs has been testing a new technology by Microsoft that allows Microsoft Kinect® technology to be supported on any Windows-based system – and not just Xbox® as in the past. Crestron engineers created, and are testing, gestures that integrate Kinect with Crestron control. Crestron control systems will read Kinect gestures so, for example, presenters can sweep their hands left or right to advance/reverse a PowerPoint® Presentation and raise or lower hands to dim/raise the…

WealthTV 3D will offer 24 hours of 3D programming, 7 days a week. January 26, 2012 | by Rachel Cericola Click here to view the full article https://www.electronichouse.com/article/wealthtv_launches_3d_channel/?utm_source=eh&utm_medium=rp WealthTV has been providing teases of its 3D content for about two years. Now, you can get the lifestyles of the rich and famous in your face 24/7. The network just announced plans to launch WealthTV 3D full time. Available through Roku boxes in the U.S., additional…