Items Tagged With lighting

A wierd and wonderful lamp and TV combo that's sure to keep some SWMBO's happy.  The lamp and shade houses an LCD TV (up to 23") and when the TV is not in use the shade can be raised to cover and hide the flat screen. Designed by Denis Santachiara for Roche Bobois...

Control and automation specialist Crestron is delighted to be at the Home Technology Event this year and, according to Marketing Manager Petra van Meeuwen, the stand will be focused on three main product ranges:  “In June 2010 we will be able to reveal new product developments in our lighting control, Digital Media and Prodigy Ranges.  The show provides us with just the right environment to meet integrators from all over the UK, and we will be revealing the winners in our annual awards programme.  We will be showing new additions to our hugely popular Digital Media and Lighting Control solutions, but the main focus for the event will be on the new Prodigy range.  This simple and affordable solution gives our dealers the opportunity to expand their market to provide home control for every lifestyle and budget. Now, with Crestron Prodigy virtually any homeowner can enjoy the benefits of affordable and reliable home automation."...

The extraordinary long life and lower power qualities of the new generation of LED bulbs make them a hot topic.  However many designs refuse to work with the regular mains dimmers many of us already have in our homes.  Now a new range is launching soon from CasaTech and we have a free delivery offer for Automated Home readers...

Often times the great new tech we cover on Automated Home is ideal for new builds, but not always easy to install in an existing property.  This new range of remote control switches from Retrotouch promises to install easily into existing homes using the cables that are already in the wall.  The retrofit glass fronted switches are available in a range of colours all with matching mains, TV and phone sockets etc.  Check out all the details and the links after the jump...

Here's a set of three videos from Custom Controls showing recent integration projects for smart home lighting and security systems as well as the Spotify streaming music service.  Watch the other two videos after the jump...

Using a Crestron touchpanel to select mood lighting scenes as part of a Crestron Greenlight system. Also shows how easy it is to create custom mood lighting scenes and instantly recall at the touch of a button.