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Thu, Sep 10 2009 7:14

Microsoft Enhances the Digital Cable Experience and Names 2009 Windows Media Center Ultimate Install Winner

Customers get new capabilities, more options, and a better digital cable experience in Windows Media Center. ATLANTA, Sept. 9 -- Today at CEDIA EXPO 2009, Microsoft Corp. discussed key Windows Media Center features for Windows 7 and announced a series...
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Sun, Mar 22 2009 11:10

Microsoft, Media Center Integrator Alliance Announce 2009 Ultimate Install Contest

Co-sponsoring this year’s contest with Media Center Integrator Alliance, Microsoft again seeks best residential project design based on Windows Media Center in custom installation industry. ORLANDO, Fla. — March 12, 2009 — Today at the...
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Tue, Mar 10 2009 8:03

VidaBox vAutomation adds Powerful, Semi-Automatic LiteTouch Lighting Integration

Westbury, NY - March 11th - VidaBox is proud to announce support for LiteTouch®, an innovator in residential lighting controls, on their vAutomation™ control and integration platform. All of the standard lighting controls can be integrated onto...
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Thu, Jan 8 2009 9:57

VidaBox Unveils new Products at CES 2009

VidaBox Releases New vPad8, an Enhanced Ultra-Mobile Tablet Designed for Automation VidaBox LLC, a manufacturer of digital entertainment and control solutions, is proud to present the vPad8™, a thin and light ultra-mobile tablet PC. Running on Windows...
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Tue, Dec 23 2008 20:45

Embedded Automation Updates mPanel, Adds RadioRA Support

Embedded Automation keeps adding significant value to their mControl home automation software. Just this month just have added support for Lutron RadioRA and HACS AB8SS Speaker Switch Box , released a new mControl driver for remote control of their mPanel...
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Mon, Sep 8 2008 10:34

cyberManor Named 2008 Windows Media Center Ultimate Install Contest Winner

With a stunning implementation of Windows Media Center technologies in an eco-friendly Northern California home, cyberManor captures this year’s title. DENVER — Sept. 8, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. announced the winner of the 2008 Windows...
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Tue, Sep 2 2008 20:58

Embedded Automation Announces Commercial Release of mPanel

Newest Product in the mHome Family Integrates Digital Media and Digital Home Control Surrey, BC – September 2, 2008 Today, Embedded Automation announced commercial availability of mPanel, the newest member of the mHome Product Family. mPanel will...
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Tue, Sep 2 2008 20:51

VidaBox's vAutomation Platform Tightly Integrates Media Center & Automation Technologies

VidaBox Partners with Charmed Quark Systems to create vAutomation™: Complete Media Management & Automation Solutions for the Mid-to-High-End AV Market Westbury, NY - September 2nd - VidaBox LLC proudly presents its new line of automation and...
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Mon, Sep 1 2008 21:32

Short Bits: Life|ware & Niveus at CEDIA

This edition ripped straight from CE Pro …It seems Niveus Media is done with pushing their recently developed Niveus EDGE Extender. The might have been Xbox 360-based Extender (sans gaming) is out and the HP MediaSmart Connect is in . Interesting...
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Fri, Aug 22 2008 9:36

First Look at QWebL’s Home Automation System

It looks like QWebL has decided hold off until after CEDIA to launch the full details of their upcoming home automation system, but they have put up an overview of what the solution attempts to offer as well as choosing the winners of their video contest...
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Thu, Aug 21 2008 7:22

Embedded Automation Announces mHome Power Management Module

New Module Makes Power Monitoring and Control Within Reach of all Homeowners Surrey, BC – August 20, 2008 Today, Embedded Automation announced its mHome Power Management Module. The mHome Power Management Module, which provides real-time energy...
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Wed, Aug 13 2008 9:22

Last Chance to Enter QWebL’s $1,000 Video Contest

New home automation company QWebL has been holding a contest on YouTube for video entries on your frustrations with remote controls and/or your dream feature in a home automation system. The videos can be funny, serious or anything in-between and while...
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Thu, Aug 7 2008 21:31

Short Bits: Fiji, Media Center Show, Olympics

Mary Jo Foley covers the mess that has been Fiji . I’ll have more soon, but Fiji will go down in history as one of the worst coordinated projects to come out of Microsoft in a long time. On this week’s Media Center Show Ian Dixon has Automated...
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Thu, Jul 31 2008 7:30

mControl Adds Text to Speech Driver

Adding to the long list of mControl add-ins, drivers, and plug-ins is their text to speech beta driver that allows the Microsoft Speech API to make your Vista machine speak text as part of a macro. The speech commands are specific to Windows Vista, so...
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Fri, Jul 25 2008 13:05

QWebL Home Automation Software Integrates with Media Center

Recently QWebL announced their intentions to bring their home automation software to Media Center and other platforms including touchpanels, phones, and more. A week or so ago they also announced a contest in which they are giving away two $1,000 American...
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Tue, Jul 22 2008 20:11

Short Bits: Batch DVD Rip, mControl ISY

So you have a Sony DVD Changer that doesn’t include the ability to stream to Extenders. What do you do? Forget keeping the discs in the changer and just batch rip them using Casey Chesnut newest project /dvdMassRip . Embedded Automation has just...
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Mon, Jul 21 2008 19:40

Short Bits: Media Center U, Media Center Show, SideShow, More

I’ve been extra busy the past week and have kind of skipped covering everything that I wanted too, but now I’m back! Check out part 4 and part 4 of the Media Center University sessions at EHX. In these two sessions Todd Rutherford from Microsoft...
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Fri, Jul 18 2008 19:28

VidaBox Releases the vController - Hardware Solution Integratable with Software Automation

VidaBox Releases the vController - a Solid, Feature-Rich Hardware Solution Integratable with Software-Based Automation packages ‏ Westbury, NY – July 17th – VidaBox is excited to offer the vController, a powerful rack-mountable automation...
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Tue, Jul 15 2008 14:22

Internet Video Contest Asks What You'd Automate in Your Home

QWebL Contest Winners Receive $1,000 Grand Prize Houston, TX - Have you ever wished your home was automated or that your remote controls were a little easier to use? Ever wish you had home automation controls available on your Microsoft Media Center PC...
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Tue, Jul 8 2008 20:01

mControl Gets UPB Driver; mPanel Beta Units Out

Last month mControl gained support for CentraLite JetStream , and this month UPB has been added to the growing list of supported lighting and home control systems in Embedded Automations mControl . The beta driver, developed by mControl user Tom Boyce...
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