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| Volume 2 Issue 4 August 1997 |
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Finally, an affordable PC based wireless home automation system. Gone are the days of expensive electrician’s costs. X-10’s exciting, new ACTIVEHOME product has made PC compatible home automation quick (15 minutes), easy and reliable. For around $100 the kit provides you with universal SuperREMOTEä control of lights, television, appliances, VCR, DSS, home audio and home theater. The easy point and click, drag and drop Windows based software and hardware make the award winning kit this year’s best home improvement.
X-10 ACTIVEHOMEä KIT
- Universal SuperREMOTE
- Windows Software
- Lamp Module
- Keychain Remote
- Computer Interface Module
- Appliance Module
- Serial Cable
You can quickly
install modules by plugging into existing household wiring.
Use your PC to control lights and
appliances from any room in your home.
Point and Click / Drag and Drop Software.
Use it as a timer, dimmer and home theater controller.
| X-10 ActiveHome: | X-10 ActiveHome’s universal and key chain remotes transmit commands incorporating radio frequencies (RF). Signals run over existing electric power wiring to receiver modules, which control lights, heating, air conditioning units, VCR’s/DSS, televisions and other home appliances. The software, supplied on a CD-ROM, provides full color representations of modules and switches with point-and-click, drag-and-drop control. This allow scheduling single or group "command" events. |
System Requirements: |
IBM compatible PC (486/66 or better recommended) Windows 3.1, ’95 or NT CD-ROM Drive 3.5" diskettes can be ordered |
Find out more about ActiveHome at http://www.activehome.com or call 1-800-442-5138.
