Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On,a column about consumer technology. Last month, Switched On discussed two of the Android expansion initiatives announced at Google 's I/O conference- the relatively easy to execute Android Open Accessory program and the relatively difficult to execute Android @Home initiative. In support of the latter, which would seek to wedgea new home networking standard among wireless systems such as Zigbee, Z-Wave and Insteon.
In making the case for Android @Home, Google showed offa new LED light bulb from Lighting Science Group that included the necessary data radio embedded in the bulb. The advantage versus traditional lighting controls is that it removes the requirement for an electrician (or at least advanced DIYer) to build the radio into the wall plate. NXP Semiconductors has also shown off both compact flourescent and LED bulbs that can be controlled wirelessly via smartphones and other devices. But ina quest to tackle two staples of the smart home in one flip ofa switch,, speaker house Artison has teamed up with lighting company Sylvania. to create MusicLites. As its name suggests, MusicLites combines lighting controls and multi-zone distributed audio in in ...
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/26/switched-on-light-music/
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In making the case for Android @Home, Google showed offa new LED light bulb from Lighting Science Group that included the necessary data radio embedded in the bulb. The advantage versus traditional lighting controls is that it removes the requirement for an electrician (or at least advanced DIYer) to build the radio into the wall plate. NXP Semiconductors has also shown off both compact flourescent and LED bulbs that can be controlled wirelessly via smartphones and other devices. But ina quest to tackle two staples of the smart home in one flip ofa switch,, speaker house Artison has teamed up with lighting company Sylvania. to create MusicLites. As its name suggests, MusicLites combines lighting controls and multi-zone distributed audio in in ...
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/26/switched-on-light-music/
Shared via News360 for Windows Phone 7. Learn more at http://news360app.com.
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