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Whole-house distribution of high-definition signals will be the next big thing in home technology.
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ZigBee Alliance announces incorporation of IT standards to enable more seamless integration.
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Builders continue to offer home technology even in a down market.
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Integrated home automation systems can maximize space efficiency and make a small home feel larger.
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Utility companies will be able to interact with home control systems through smart meters.
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Generation Y wants high-tech solutions to managing every aspect of their new homes.
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Buyers prefer certain types of green technology.
It’s more than just a theme park attraction; it’s a living laboratory.
Builders looking to put a package of Z-Wave products together will want to include the wireless thermostat from Residential Control Systems. The wireless system lets home buyers manage their HVAC system with a remote, over a PC, or with a cell phone. The unit works with all standard gas/electric...
EI’s new system lets builders offer a digital concierge service.
A Las Vegas builder now offers Control 4 as standard.
Two new products let customers buy now and save later with energy-conserving technology.
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A builder in Bellvue, Wash., offers home automation as a part of a luxury condo project.
With its warm woods and decadent finishes, this upscale residence offers proof that a high-tech home needn't be sterile to get its groove on. The ideal home-automation system is so seamless that it's nearly invisible, and can happily coexist with any style of interior design, including one that...
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GREG NUTT, PRESIDENT OF SOUTHAMPTON Homes, is very clear about the demographic he's targeting with the AMX system that will come standard at Regency Estates, his new, 61-unit townhome project in the Chicago suburb of St. Charles, Ill., which is also where the builder is based.
BUILDERS COPING WITH A MUCH slower housing market are beginning to see how home technology can give them a competitive edge.
MANY OF THE ITEMS YOU PUT IN your homes appeal to buyers on an emotional level—a luxurious whirlpool tub that takes buyers' breath (and stress) away or a state-of-the-art entertainment room with all the bells and whistles. Sure, these items are way cool and look great, but do they really make life...
BUILDERS ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR low-cost, home-tech upgrades that bring the digital lifestyle to life for their home buyers.
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THE CONSUMER Electronics Association (CEA) held last summer to release home buyer research, one of the reporters asked a CEA researcher about workable business models or marketing strategies for selling digital homes to new-home buyers, and he couldn't immediately point to any.