long time contributor to Automated Home, Ken Watt documents his recent relocation from the world of HomeVision and X10 to a new Z-Wave home automation system powered by the HomeTroller. Hometroller SE-Pro I used to have a dangerously obsessive attachment to my trusty old HomeVision unit, the pro version of course because […]
Read MoreOntario blossom excursion
Last Thursday, fellow editor Stephanie White as well as I went on one severe garden road trip. Invited by Loblaws as well as President’s Choice, we hopped onto a gigantic bus for a excursion of a few of PC’s garden greenhouse partners. We sped down the highway to Grimsby, Ontario […]
Read More[Sponsor] Make the most of Your laptop Experience
remember when everyone had to have a big bulky PC on their desktop. Now we all want Laptops that give us the freedom to take our powerful computer with us, whether we are travelling from home to work or just from the bedroom to the lounge. The laptop computer provides […]
Read MoreCommandFusion introduce new house Automation Hardware
Australian wise house company, CommandFusion, have just introduced a new variety of house automation hardware to complement their existing iViewer software application for iOS as well as Android. With the promise of open, published protocols, CommandFusion are hoping the new DIN rail as well as Rackmount CFLink RS485 Bus units […]
Read MorePainting Floors White
I know it’s the end of summer and we are all starting to think about fall decorating. (In editorial, we’re working on January 2012, but I can’t go there just yet.) My windows are still open at night when it’s amazing and throughout the morning, hanging onto that last bit […]
Read MoreUseful gadget of the Week: Kingston DataTraveler HyperX USB 3.0 Flash Drive
For the last few years, typically around Christmas time, I’ve treated myself to a new USB flash drive. Doubling the capacity each time, I started off with a 2GB stick then moved to 4, 8, 16 and then 32 last year. However, although the 32GB is a really useful capacity and I […]
Read MoreUseful gadget of the Week: Inateck BR1001 Bluetooth Receiver
Inateck sent us one of these little Bluetooth receivers to check out and it could just be the gadget you’re looking for to breath new life into your old HiFi or have your headphones in less of a tangle. The Inateck BR1001 is a tiny 4cm square Bluetooth 3.0 receiver. It ships with a nice […]
Read MoreFurniture From fishing boats
While scouting for props for a recent picture shoot, I stumbled across a fantastic new shop on Queen street east right here in Toronto. It’s called Zenporium as well as it’s found at 998 Queen street East. inside I discovered some truly fantastic items, all with an incredible story. Now […]
Read MoreAsk A Designer: primary floor shower room
Q. We have a three-piece shower room on our primary level. I’d like to take the focus off the bathtub as well as utilize it generally as a powder room, however we have a guest space on the exact same floor, so we requirement to keep the tub (I utilize […]
Read MoreComfortable Patio Entertaining
Ah, summertime will be right here so extremely soon, as well as I can’t stop believing about savouring outside meals, reading in the shade as well as entertaining guests in style. Now is the suitable time to think about prolonging your indoor style style into your outside space. While planning, […]
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