The MX-6000 RF and WiFi capable universal remote

August 22, 2009

When used in conjunction with the PSX-1 (MSRP US$349), which links iPods to Macs and PCs, the MX-6000 can turn a user’s iPod into a personal A/V server.

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ChyTV for Digital Signage

March 3, 2009

Addressing the booming digital signage and security alert markets, Chyron Corporation, the world’s leading provider of broadcast graphics solutions, has introduced ChyTV™, an advanced television graphics system developed for information, advertising, and security alert display. Cost effective, yet powerful and flexible, ChyTV is scalable for individual stand-alone digital signage and security alert applications as well as large world-wide networks.

“By combining its expertise in broadcast with the latest advancements in information technology, Chyron has designed ChyTV to be reliable, easy to install and operate, and extremely cost effective,” said Chyron CEO Michael Wellesley-Wesley. “ChyTV is perfect for a variety of applications including video messaging, retail point-of-purchase signage, institutional promotion and communications, and with ChyTV’s Alert package, is well suited for mission critical broadcast environments such as government and military security alerts.”

The ChyTV system is easy to configure in a display system or integrated into an existing video infrastructure. The graphic and text information coupled with programmable audio clips may be displayed on a single TV screen or broadcast throughout the facility. Easy and intuitive creation, scheduling, distribution and display of graphic content to flat panel and television monitors is possible with ChyTV’s dynamic display controller. Users can opt to show either full screen images or video graphics and text combined with an external video feed. Video regions can be resized and positioned from page to page with smooth dynamic transitions, while graphic and text regions can be assigned to surround or overlay the video window. Audio WAV files may be integrated seamlessly for sound clips and audio alerts.

Fast graphics creation is made possible by employing the output from common authoring programs such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, or by selecting one of the supplied templates. Information crawls, active data updates such as time and temperature, or full page slides from HTML sources can be quickly and easily inserted into the graphic regions. All graphic pages can then be scheduled from a simple, intuitive scheduling interface, and added to a Playlist for either automatic looping or date/time playout via a standard Compact Flash interface, USB, or Ethernet connection. This self-contained operation requires no external computer connection and ensures utmost reliability and ease of use.

NYT Control4 Article – Remote Home Control

February 4, 2009

Are you interested in being able to set the temperature of your home, making sure the lights are off, getting video notification when motion sensors are triggered, whether you’re next door or in another country? If so, read this article in the New York Times about our home automation partner Control4.

Technology has left a long line of casualties: the typewriter, the rotary phone, the cassette tape. Now you can add the housesitter to the list. Why enlist a stranger to stay in your home when, with a little wiring and an Internet connection, you can water your lawn, adjust your thermostat or turn your lights on and off from any remote location? You can even watch a live feed of your house provided by any number of hidden cameras. (keep reading…)

Peace of Mind with Low-Cost Home Monitoring

February 3, 2009

We can install the Sensaphone 400 monitoring system in your seasonal home. It will alert you or your designated caretaker of a power failure, low temperature or water leakage. The Sensaphone 400 can be programmed to call up to 4 different phones, and will even let you know if the unit’s back-up batteries are getting weak.

This monitoring system will protect your seasonal home, and may lower your home-owner’s insurance. In fact, some insurance companies require this type of protection to even issue a policy.

A Sensaphone 400 with sensors for low temperature, power failure and water leakage can be installed in your home for $699 + tax. Please call us with any questions or to schedule your installation.

Automated Wall Mount by Chief

January 23, 2009

The availability of automated wall mounts made a huge jump in 2008 and the prices have come way down. Watch this video for more information:

Nauset TV & Sound Partners with Control4 to Provide Home Automation Technology

January 22, 2009

Nauset TV & Sound recently partnered with Control4 to provide a complete home automation solution.

Control4 makes Everyday Easy.™ We give you simple, practical control of
your music, movies, lights, temperature and security system from anywhere
in your home or anywhere in the world.
Our wired and wireless, easy-to-use products make your home your favorite
place to be by bringing a new level of effortless entertainment, peace of
mind, and comfort and convenience to you and your family. Control4 is the
platform for the digital home.
Automation used to be an expensive, new-home-only, complicated
proposition. Control4 has changed all that.

Affordable – Control4 brings you the benefits of a practical, reliable
home-automation system at a price that fits into your budget. Our scalable
design also means that it’s not an all-or-nothing solution — you can start
with a basic system and upgrade over time with solutions that fit your
needs and budget.

Easy to Install – Control4 products are designed to be easily installed
in both new and existing homes. Wireless or wired technology means
that you don’t need to tear open walls and remodel your entire home to
install a Control4 system. Complete Control4 systems can be installed and
programmed in a matter of hours saving you time and money.

Easy to Use – Control4 makes your life Everyday Easy™ by taking all
of the technology in your home and simplifying it. Everything works
better when it works together. Control4 lets you easily manage lighting,
security, music and entertainment without the need for a confusing
array of remotes or in-depth training.

For more information on Control4 watch this video: