SHS2008 – Cytech / Comfort Alarm
In the fourth of our video interviews from this years Smart Home Show we talk to Chiu Lu Yung from Cytech, manufacturers of the Comfort smart home security system. Chiu shows us round some of the new additions to the range, including the Z-Wave serial interface we announced last month. We also look at the new design of the door station as well as a biometric interface and a new CCTV option…
Duration : 0:3:22
Cytech/Comfort Smart Home Automation System
Introduction to a Smart Home System with Security/Alarm, Voicemail, Doorbell Intercom, Lighting and heating control, access by Internet and telephone
Duration : 0:5:31
Turning on/off home appliances from anywhere of the world
Have you ever imagined to control your laundry machine or slow cooker from your office before going home? Yes, just “chat” with your home. The technology is already available. Your home appliance can be networked thru power lines and talk to your computer thru another interface. Then, your computer will take your home to the Internet!
Now I can turn on/off any home appliance from anywhere around the world. You can either use Google talk client on Linux and Mac, or simple open a web browser and type some msg. Then, you message will fly over Internet to your home appliance network build by X10 protocol.
Actually this technology, X10, is used in your home security system, like ADT-made ones. Just think, how do so many sensors and controllers talk to each other at your home? They don’t use Internet, but a network over power lines. I just need a computer at home to bridge Internet and my home appliance network. And then run a program to convert my Google Talk messages into X10 instructions to control my home appliance.
The lava lamp is powered by regular 110V/50Hz electric grid thru an X10 module to “split” X10 signals from 110V electricity.
You can simply consider the power lines at my home as a combination of regular power cords and Internet cable, and the computer at my home is just a like a cell phone that can bridge cellular network and Internet, which is of computers.
I want to thank Eric Hsu (http://youxu.info), a Computer Science PhD student at Washington University in St. Louis. He helped me writing some codes and introduced me the fancy protocol, X10.
Engineering our smart homes!
Duration : 0:1:2
ML-100 | AAA+ Wireless Home Security System
This is a Home Security Device called the ML-100 – AAA+ Home Smart Center. Enjoy peace of mind knowing that your home is protected when you are away and your family is safe when they are asleep. This system offers substantial cost savings over comparable wired systems. For more information on this product visit the Home Security Store at www.HomeSecurityStore.com or www.HomeSecurityStore.us
Duration : 0:2:4