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Top 10 'must have' home technology products
iWon News/Marketwatch ^
| February 11, 2007
| Amy Hoak
Posted on 02/11/2007 6:32:21 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The most technologically savvy homeowners bask in crystal-clear television screens when they're home and can control the lights while they're out of town. Without moving an inch, they can decide what music is playing in each room and can monitor the well being of their aging mother in a different city.
So says Greg Hoshaw, owner of High Definition Systems in St. Charles, Ill., who presented the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association's top 10 "must have" technology trends for homes at the International Builders' Show here this week.
A home theater or media room. A home theater is a room dedicated solely to the viewing of movies and programs, designed with aspects such as sound quality in mind. A media room is incorporated in a home's living space and is more of a multipurpose room, where a homeowner can watch television, read a book or play a game. Home theaters can run anywhere from $15,000 to $150,000 and more depending on the components; one package displayed at the show from Lifeware included a media center, audio-video receiver, 200-disc DVD changer, 50-inch plasma television, six speakers, automated lighting control, remote and software for $31,000.
Home health-care products and installation. As the population ages, there's more demand for health-care products that take advantage of advances in technology. Patient-monitoring systems can allow a caregiver to check up on an elderly loved one from afar. Biometric monitoring devices can keep constant watch on a patient's vital signs.
Media Center Edition (MCE) computers. This audio/visual computer can help manage a home's various media sources, providing such features as surround-sound processing, as well as access to Internet radio and the one-touch recording of TV shows. A top-of-the-line Dell media center system fetches at least $5,500. Hewlett-Packard's HP z565 Digital Media Center starts at $3,000.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: electronics; gadgets; hdtv; hometheater; hometheatre; ipod
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
My dream list: 42" LCD TV, HTIB with surround, multimedia-centric PC or Apple TV.
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posted on
02/11/2007 6:37:24 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
My dream list: 42" LCD TV, HTIB with surround, multimedia-centric PC or Apple TV.
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posted on
02/11/2007 6:38:16 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
My dream list: 42" LCD TV, HTIB with surround, multimedia-centric PC or Apple TV.
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posted on
02/11/2007 6:39:05 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
My dream list: 42" LCD TV, HTIB with surround, multimedia-centric PC or Apple TV.
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posted on
02/11/2007 6:40:08 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
My dream list: 42" LCD TV, HTIB with surround, multimedia-centric PC or Apple TV.
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posted on
02/11/2007 6:40:10 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
My dream list: 42" LCD TV, HTIB with surround, multimedia-centric PC or Apple TV.
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posted on
02/11/2007 6:40:12 PM PST
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goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Lessee...
No TV.
Dial-up net connection.
10 years old computer.
Rotary phone.
No dishwasher.
Tube radios all over the place.
No I-Pod, PDA or any other new-wave 'lectric junk.
Guess I'm not their demographic, huh?
I even shave with a brush and straight edge razor.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
And if I don't have these, what is going to happen to me. I am worried! ;-)
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posted on
02/11/2007 6:40:37 PM PST
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: goldstategop
Sorry for the multiple posts. The damn thing just wouldn't load!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
02/11/2007 6:41:16 PM PST
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goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
What ya gonna do with THREE of them??
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posted on
02/11/2007 6:41:16 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: goldstategop
I think you had better get 6 of each.
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posted on
02/11/2007 6:41:24 PM PST
by
Right Wing Assault
("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
To: All
My "must have" was staying home with the kids.
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posted on
02/11/2007 6:41:55 PM PST
by
Shimmer128
(Deja moo: The feeling you've heard this bull before)
To: goldstategop
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posted on
02/11/2007 6:42:24 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(We all need someone we can bleed on...)
To: Shimmer128
>>My "must have" was staying home with the kids.<<
EXACTLY!!
Spot on!
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posted on
02/11/2007 6:43:49 PM PST
by
netmilsmom
(To attack one section of Christianity in this day and age, is to waste time.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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posted on
02/11/2007 6:44:25 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(We all need someone we can bleed on...)
To: goldstategop
My dream list: 42" LCD TV, HTIB with surround, multimedia-centric PC or Apple TV.My dream list: A remote that kills (permanently) any TV or other AV device within range -- whether it's in an airport, supermarket or any other such venue where I do not wish to be inflicted with their garbage.
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02/11/2007 6:46:51 PM PST
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sionnsar
(†trad-anglican.faithweb.com†|Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
To: Right Wing Assault
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posted on
02/11/2007 6:49:44 PM PST
by
Triggerhippie
(Always use a silencer in a crowd. Loud noises offend people.)
To: sionnsar
They already make those for TVs. Pocket PCs have been doing it for a couple years.
To: sionnsar
My dream list: A remote that kills (permanently) any TV or other AV device within range -- whether it's in an airport, supermarket or any other such venue where I do not wish to be inflicted with their garbage.
THAT is an electronic gadget I'd buy in a heartbeat!
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