The Official Smarthome Blog – All Things Home Automation

The first 5.8GHz wireless Cable-TV sender on US market. Works with a digital TV converter box in sending Cable-TV signal to any room in the house. Transmitter with tuner built-in allows various channels viewed in remote location. Simultaneous viewing of video programs on a 2nd TV without wires. Simple plug-and-play operations. Strong immunity of interference from any of 900 MHz or 2.4GHz application such as Cordless phone, 802.11b/g Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, Microwave oven, etc. Operating frequency of 5745 ~ 5805 MHz with 4 selectable channels. Directional antenna minimizes multi-path and interference. Transmission range up to 300 feet with clear line-of-sight. Support both NTSC and ATSC TV signal. High S/N video output and stereo audio output. Wireless transmission of hi-fi stereo to any active speaker. Remotes monitoring of live video from a camcorder or CCD camera.

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Set the mood next time you entertain family and friends by filling your home with color changing LED products from Sylvania. This Sylvania party pack includes everything you need to get started, a bowl, four bottle toppers, 8 coasters, and four balls. The color changing bowl can be used as a punch bowl, stuffed with candy at Halloween, or pack it with fruit or munchies during the holidays or the big game. The bottle toppers offer the same functionality as a cork, with the added bonus of having a built-in LED light, the perfect complement to your kitchen, bar, game room, or man cave. The coasters not only protect your valuable furniture, they have a pressure sensitive button that will illuminate your beverage once you set it down. As an added bonus, the color changing balls can be used as accent lighting to complete the festive theme.

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The Save A Drop Hose Nozzle with Water Meter is a sprayer with a built-in meter that can be used to measure the volume of water usage. The benefits of water monitoring are that in conjunction with volumetric pricing, it provides an incentive for water conservation. Water conservation is the most cost-effective and environmentally sound way to reduce our demand for water. The average household uses 200 gallons of water per day. The Save A Drop Hose Nozzle with Water Meter will help us be conscious of the water we are wasting. Read the meter, obtain an average water use, and strive to reduce water consumption! This water-saving product for the home and yard is easy to install, yet can result in significant water savings. Use water more appropriately by adjusting the sprayer to your needs. Water conservation helps prevent water pollution!

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The V5711N is is a flush mount vandal-proof dome camera featuring a highly sensitive Sony 1/3 inch Super HAD Image sensor. The V5711N offers excellent picture quality with a minimum illumination of 0.03 Lux and a high resolution of 480 TV Lines. The V5711N supports various functions like auto white balance auto gain control.The V5711N comprises of fixed lens having a focal length of 3.8mm. It also has an signal to noise ratio of more than 50dB and shows internal synchronization

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The MCR-308 is a superheterodyne receiver designed to convert a standard hard-wired control panel into a reliable fully supervised wireless system. It provides a cost-effective opportunity to realize all the benefits of Visonic wireless systems and devices.

The MCR-308 is compatible with all Visonic PowerCode™ and CodeSecure™ devices – including hand-held and portable units, window/door transmitters and a variety of detectors and other devices. The MCR-308 has 4 zones, each accommodating up to 4 transmitter devices. It is easily expanded using up to three MCX-8 zone expanders, for a total of 28 zones and 112 wireless devices in a single system. Dry contact outputs can be provided, using the RL-8 relay module that converts 8 open collector outputs to dry contact outputs.

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