When your front door locks behind you, the doubts begin to creep in….did you turn the TV off? Is the iron still on?
At CeBIT, digitalSTROM.org presents a new technology to end this post-partem stress…a technology that provides greater security and lower energy consumption.
A small chip, smaller than a fingernail, connects all the electrical devices via the existing electricity network so they can be be controlled with traditional switches. When leaving the house a "master off switch" (can be placed on any number of power sockets) allows the whole house to be placed in standby mode.
In theory, each individual electrical device can be equipped with a digitalSTROM-Chip. The system also measures energy consumption right down to individual appliance level. A simple traffic light system or analysis on a computer shows if energy consumption is above average. This means that a faulty refrigerator seal can be detected as rapidly as a dripping tap.
Go DigitalStrom
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Master Off Switch Puts Home on Stand-by
- 10. 05. 2009
- Bob Snyder
- Home Automation
HANA Teams with CABA
- 20. 12. 2007
- Bob Snyder
- Networking & IoT
The High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (HANA) has teamed up with the Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) to promote the planned 2.0 version of its technology for distributing high-definition video throughout the home.
HANA and CABA plan to promote a whole-home solution for moving HD content throughout the home.
HANA is an alliance of content owners, service providers, CE and IT manufacturers, and software developers. CABA is a North American association that promotes technologies for automating homes and other types of buildings. Its goals include the encouragement of industry-wide interoperability standards.
HANA technology was designed initially as a single-cable way of interconnecting components in a home A/V system and coordinating the operation of those components.
Go HANA
Imerge Back on its Feet
- 17. 11. 2010
- Marco Attard
- Industry news
Prism Sound acquires Imerge and its Xiva media management platform.
One recalls the media server business was closed down 6 months ago by its parent, Linear LLC.
Prism Sound will continue production of current Imerge brands, including the MS1-HD blu-ray media server and the MusicM8 audio server.
The new owner will also maintain customer support for all former customers of Imerge and its OEM partners Elan, Speakercraft, Xantech and Revox.
The acquisition is Prism Sound's first entry in the CE market.
What's So Smart about a Smart TV War?
- 01. 11. 2011
- Bob Snyder
- TVs, Displays and Mounts
You are cruising on the high seas in a ship stuffed with 3D TVs... Suddenly, a shout goes up, "Connected TV off the starboard bow..."
..and everyone aboard rushes to starboard and the entire ship starts to tilt dangerously towards the water line, endangering all...
Welcome to the Smart TV Wars.
It's the Age of Disruption. And all the traditional forms of content delivery have been sunk. The web disrupted the news business by firing a broadside volley against newspaper publishers. iTunes fired a shot from the good ship Apple's armoury, blasting the traditional music business model out of the water. The App Store and the humble app torpedoed the packaged software business for everyone. PC gaming is now under siege from disruption.
Everyone in the Age of Disruption suffers from Apple envy. CE companies like Samsung, Sony, LG and others would like to claw back market share, with each introducing app stores that mirror Apple's tried and tested model.
Incumbent TV makers have watched apps...the next-generation of software...already alter the mobile phone business forever (henceforth... the smartphone business.)
That's why LG joining the Net TV consortium is so important.
Samsung Launches "Ring" Speaker
- 07. 04. 2015
- Marco Attard
- Audio
Samsung launches the Radiant 360 R7, an egg-shaped wireless speaker the company says uses "Ring Radiator" technology to push 360-degree omnidirectional sound from a form factor customers can fit any space.
“Unlike traditional speakers, which require specific placement and the listener to sit in a "sweet spot" for full enjoyment, the R7 envelopes any listener in full auditory bliss regardless of their position creating a truly immersive entertainment experience,” Samsung claims.