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Lights, Camera, Bathtime!
This Old House — If you'd rather keep your technology out of sight, a motorized bracket lets you raise and lower a flat-screen TV at the touch of a remote-control button. 1. Any Audio Shower Mirror, $100, Hammacher If you don't want your screen to be the star of . ...More…
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Smart Home Gifts and Gadgets
This Old House — Uniden Bluetooth Cordless Phone System, $250, uniden.com Sonos Digital Music System Some people say a "smart home" is one that will draw the shades at the sound of your voice or light your garden path as you stroll along. But the truth is, great ...More…
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Wired Washrooms
This Old House — Average retail cost: $2,800 Axiom Audio's outdoor-rated Algonquin speaker If you're one of the estimated 90 million people holding it in and then rushing to the loo during the Superbowl's 30-minute halftime, you can set up audio and visual ...More…
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Wireless Monitoring Systems
This Old House — Base station, keychain alert device and remote activator, open/close sensor for approx. $185. $30 per 500 alerts; no monthly fee Base station, camera, and open/close sensor for approx. $100; receive alerts on cell phone. Monthly fee: approx. ...More…
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Media Toys for the Bathroom
This Old House — If you'd rather keep your technology out of sight, a motorized bracket lets you raise and lower a flat-screen TV at the touch of a remote-control button. If you're not planning to renovate your bathroom anytime soon or don't want to spend big ...More…
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Keys? Who Needs 'Em!
This Old House — Securitron Digital Keypad Trilogy Alarm Lock Kwikset's Maximum Security Keyless Entry System Radio Key RK600 Star 2000-FP Biometric Reader For as long as there have been door locks, people have been losing keys. Which is why combination locks ...More…
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Connected Cameras
This Old House — Someone has entered your house and stolen thousands of dollars worth of valuables. He's feeling pretty smug because he knows you're on vacation. What he doesn't know is that your security camera has caught him in the act. The camera, which you ...More…
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Hiding Speaker Wires
This Old House — To install a speaker in a wall, you'll also need to run, or "fish," its wires through the walls. Here are a few tips to make the job easier without causing damage to room surfaces. (The same basic approach also works for data cables.) Run ...More…
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Internet-based phone service
This Old House — Thanks to the popularity of VOIP, there are plenty of hardware options, from futuristic-looking hands-free gadgets to cell-phone clones. Plugs into your computer's USB port. Approx. $129; Polycom.com Set up the base station, and you can roam the ...More…
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Entertainment Central
This Old House — Sure, some people keep their music and movie collections neatly shelved and alphabetized by artist. But most of us have piles of random discs everywhere-a stack on the nightstand, some in the kids' rooms, under the seats in the car. And that's ...More…
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From the Ground Up: Smart Home Networks
This Old House — Firewire is a super-high-speed cable used chiefly to transfer data between electronic devices with Firewire ports (typically computers and digital cameras; increasingly, TVs, stereos, DVD players, and cable boxes). But now, thanks to a new "smart ...More…
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Hometime on TV - North Woods TV
Hometime — Dean and the Hometime crew upgrade the home entertainment and heating gear in this log cabin. 800-4-RIDGID (800-474-3443) 888-CALREDWOOD (888-225-7339) Rinnai Corporation www.foreverhotwater.com www.calredwood.org DISH NetworkMore…