Recent content by RWlodarczyk

BTW, BraveSirRobbin, How heavy is the RemoteLinc compared to the ControlLinc?

Great pics! Thanks BraveSirRobbin! After seeing more pics of it, the RemoteLinc doesn't look that bad actually... What caught my eye... in this photo: http://cocoontech.com/images/articles/ces2...remotelinc6.jpg the outlet on the right has a nightlight plugged in... is this an Insteon...

Thanks BraveSirRobbin for the great write-up! Any word on availablity of the RemoteLinc or new version of Powerhome?

This thing resembles the old SGI Spaceball a little. Except this doesn't have the ball aspect. Spaceball photo: http://www.schrotthal.de/sgi/misc/spaceball.jpg

Since "EHX 2006 Electronic House Expo - Fall" is happening now (well, between 11/13 and 11/17), has anyone heard any cool news or product announcements? So far: mControl v2 for Windows Vista LifeWare support for Windows Vista Anyone have anything else? Perhaps this is the conference that...

Yes. At some point I want to put in a Elk securit system. My understanding is that this works with Insteon and UPB pretty well... Is that correct?

That's really great. My home is pretty unusual (it's 4 stories, so I was afraid that possibly Phase 1 would be the first 2 floors and Phase 2 would be the top 2 floors) and wondered if the phase coupler would work. Not having to use a phase coupler is definitely an advantage IMHO. I was not...

Sure. My home is ~3000 sq. ft. and built recently (Aug. 2006). What I'd like to do is replace all of my current light switches with dimmers (where it makes sense). For items like fireplaces or bathroom lights/vents or outdoor lights, regular on/off switches will be fine. By quick count my first...

I've been looking at the UPB device more now based on the suggestion. What are the recommended UPB dimmers, switches, wall receptacles, and USB PC interface? Also, are there any SDKs available for UPB?

I read quite a bit about both Z-Wave and Insteon. Some things that I found: - there are people on both side that have had problems with large setups, setups in cities due to interference, setups in older homes - there are zealots pronouncing that one technology is "the best" or "better than the...

I'm a newbie to home automation and have pretty much made up my mind to go with all Insteon based products (anyone care to try to talk me into UPB or Z-Wave? I haven't ordered anything yet, so I'm still impressionable. :)). The Insteon site doesn't seem like it has been updated for some time...