HAI releases its Version 2.5 controller firmware for its Omni and Lumina home control systems. Systems now offer support for audio systems from NuVo, Xantech, SpeakerCraft and Proficient.
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Thermique Technologies offers its heated-glass towel warmer. It features a pane of glass suspended between two discrete metal brackets. A special coating allows electrical currents to spread evenly and efficiently across the entire surface of the glass, ensuring towels are heated to a precise temperature without making the exposed portions of the unit hot to the touch.
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Accuride International introduces the Quick Lift to its media hardware collection. It’s a remote controlled, motorized assembly designed to carry flat-planel televisions in wood cabinetry. The lift rises for viewing or lowers to conceal screens when not in use.
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Stiebel Eltron Tempra tankless, on-demand, electric water heaters are designed for whole house and various commercial applications. They feature an advanced microprocessor control that allows the exact water temperature to be set via a knob and digital display on the front cover.
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Aiphone Corp. introduces the JF Series, its newest video door answering system. Installation requires only two wires. It includes built-in picture memory and prerecorded messages for playback to solicitors. This series also allows audio messages to be left for people in the household.
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Lagotek Corp. launches a new software-based home intelligence platform to offer more flexibility to home automation. It includes basic features for whole-home control of lighting, heating and air conditioning, distributed audio, multilocation camera surveillance, irrigation controls and security systems.
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InSinkErator introduces its Evolution Excel food waste disposer. It’s engineered with technology that enables homeowners to easily grind chicken bones and other difficult food waste without jamming or clogging pipes, at noise levels 60 percent quieter than standard disposers.
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The Crestron Electronics TPMC-15 touchpanel provides easy control of AV distribution, whole-house lighting, temperature and security. It shows the owners’ energy usage in real time and lets them make changes individually or set the house to react automatically.
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In response to new provisions added to the 2006 IRC, Simpson Strong-Tie developed the new Foundation Wall Angle. Used for attaching a home’s floor system to the top of its foundation to brace basement walls, it is designed to be spaced wider across foundation walls, reducing the required number of anchors and connectors.
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Paradigm Electronics introduces its SA Series of in-wall/in-ceiling speakers. It includes two new models: SA-15R-SM and SA-15R-30. The speakers are designed to replace obtrusive speakers, allowing the user to enjoy music in rooms not traditionally set up for sound.
For more info, please indicate #132 on e-Inquiry.