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Monday, May 12, 2008 3:42 PM

Ask Chris: mControl and Home Automation

Are you interested in getting started with a product like mControl for lighting and home automation? I want to help you get started, but I need to know where people need the most help. I've got a basic post on the way about choosing a lighting control...
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Sunday, May 11, 2008 10:54 AM

Short Bits: Catch-up

I’ve been busy finishing yet another semester (among other things), so there is a lot of news that I have missed over the past week. General mControl now has a driver to control other Vista Media Center PCs SageTV gets HD PVR support The Media Center...
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Thursday, May 01, 2008 4:35 PM

mControl 2.1 Adds Translucent Menus

Much like the Start Menu and Guide in Media Center, mControl 2.1 is going to add a translucent UI so you can continue watching your favorite show or video in the background. Other features in the upcoming update include a new INSTEON utility (also support...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:26 AM

mControl Gains iPhone/iPod Touch Control Interface

Embedded Automation is on the urge of releasing mControl v2.1 which already adds several new features and improvements, but it looks like one last feature it sneaking its way in, an iPhone/iPod Touch UI ! I will have more about mControl later this week...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 6:55 PM

Short Bits: FUZE, Omaura, Mesh, more

I’ve been really busy lately, but that doesn’t stop news from flowing in. Chris Morley posted an update on recent questions about the Omaura series of cases for those interested (you should be, they look amazing). CE Pro has an article about FUZE Media...
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Thursday, March 27, 2008 8:58 PM

Short Bits: On10, Media Center Show, More

On10 has video interviews with Autonomic Controls as well as Cannon PC that were posted this week. Cannon PC has even stepped up and now is a Microsoft OEM so they can offer CableCARD. Ian Dixon has a new Media Center Show with Charlie Owen and special...
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008 7:12 AM

Embedded Automation Announces mPanel

Integrated Touch Screen is a Portal for Accessing Digital Music and Home Control Surrey, BC – March 12, 2008 Today, Embedded Automation, launched mPanel, the newest member of the mHome product family. mPanel is a wall-mountable touch screen, which acts...
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Saturday, March 08, 2008 8:46 PM

HomeSeer Gets Vista Sidebar Gadget

tenWare Software has developed a HomeSeer Sidebar Gadget to display information about Devices that also allows running of Events (macros) from a HomeSeer server. For those who don’t know, HomeSeer is PC-based home automation software that also has a Media...
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Monday, March 03, 2008 7:13 PM

Short Bits: Blu-MCX, Lighting Control

Sigma Designs, providers of SoC based solutions for Blu-ray player (and Media Center Extenders) expects that “ Blu-ray players from China and Taiwan will be in stores at prices near $200 in time for Christmas.” These Blu-ray players will likely be based...
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Monday, February 25, 2008 9:23 AM

ThinkRemote To Bring SideShow To Everyday Devices

As first spotted this morning on The Green Button , ThinkRemote is an upcoming application that aims to bring SideShow to “everyday devices” like your Windows Mobile phone, iPhone, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP, web browser, and more. The application is Media...
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Thursday, February 07, 2008 9:22 AM

S1Digital Prepping Windows Home Server & Custom Touchscreen

S1Digital is launching a number of new products for 2008, starting with their newly designed website that looks great. On the hardware side, S1Digital will be launching two Windows Home Server’s and a 17 inch Media Center touchscreen. The new solutions...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008 8:34 PM

Short Bits: mControl Extension, Inteset Monitoring, More

Trying to catch up on some interesting stuff that I have missed over the past week. Vidabox created an extension for mControl that allows you to control other Media Center PC’s via mControl. It uses MCE Controller to do the work on the backend, and I...
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