The Official Smarthome Blog – All Things Home Automation

Light up any small space easily with the Sylvania DOT-it® LED Swivel Light. It can be mounted to almost any surface using the hook and loop holes, Velcro strips, or built-in magnet. The bright white LEDs are situated in a movable housing that offers 360° of directional lighting so you can shine the light where you need it most. A simple press of a finger will turn the light on or off. The long lasting LED lights are battery powered, so no wiring or professional installation is required. Stick one in the kitchen cabinet or pantry and another under kitchen cabinets for a brighter workspace. This convenient LED light installs quickly and is ideal for use in garages, sheds, closets, inside your car or RV, outdoors, in your boat, or keep it next to your bed and carry it with you when you get up in the middle of the night. The DOT-It LED Swivel Light requires the use of three AAA batteries, included.

The Sylvania DOT-it Dimmable LED Tap Light is also available in white, sold separately.

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Getting the ultimate performance out of your high definition (HD) video components requires the use of superior cables to avoid losing quality in the data transfer. The ideal cable choice for today’s HD video equipment is HDMI, so long as your equipment supports HDMI. Most HDMI cables offer an adequate connection between today’s HD components and television sets. However, they are limited to short distances, often experience data (or picture) loss due to external interference and do not have the bandwidth to support some of the newest HD components and equipment of the future. This high performance Installer Series HDMI cable is a 100% certified HDMI cable with an HDMI 1.3b Category 2 rating. It is ideal for use with all HDTV receivers, Blu-ray players and HD video game systems supporting 1080p video and high quality audio. The cable is 25 feet long and utilizes god plated connectors to ensure you maintain every last visual and sound detail between components, even over long runs. This superior cable is capable of handling all of your HD needs today and in the future.

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Light up any small space easily with a Sylvania DOT-it® LED Golden Dragon Under Cabinet Light. It is battery powered, compact and portable and small enough to fit in your pocket. The LED light can also be mounted to almost any surface using the built-in magnet or by using the included 3M Velcro adhesive. What really sets this product apart from similar efforts is the practicality. It has a built-in IR motion sensor; a wave of the hand will turn it on at high power, wave a second time for low power and a third time to turn it off. If you forget to turn it off, don’t worry, it will automatically shut-off after it has been on for an hour. This means you can decide how much power you want to use and limit the amount of time the light is in use, extending the lifespan of your included AA batteries. This long lasting LED offers 30x more light and 8x more coverage than a typical push-on light and can be expected to last for years to come with a typical life of over 50,000 hours. The Sylvania DOT-it LED Golden Dragon Under Cabinet Light can be placed in a kitchen cabinet, closet, or workbench as they are ideal for use around the home, in the garages, in the shed or any other area where it’s too unwieldy to shine a flashlight while you work.

The Sylvania DOT-it LED Golden Dragon Under Cabinet Light is also available in silver and white, sold separately.

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Joe Dada, CEO of SmartLabs, Inc., is pleased to announce a new Canadian distribution agreement with Gentec International.

“We are very excited to enter into this new partnership with Smartlabs, the leading manufacturer of affordable home automation products,” stated Joel Seigel, President and CEO of Gentec International. “Smarthome products bring award-winning home lighting control and automation to Canadian consumers at a fraction of the cost of systems being sold today.”

“Smarthome was started with the premise that home automation shouldn’t be just for the rich.” says Joe Dada, CEO of Smartlabs, Inc. “We’ve been instrumental in bringing affordable home automation products to the typical American home and are very excited about our partnership with Gentec as they expand our distribution and retail penetration in Canada.”

About SmartLabs
Founded in 1992, SmartLabs, Inc. is an integrated technology company in the home automation market. SmartLabs is organized into three divisions: SmartLabs Technology, the pioneering architects of INSTEON wireless home control technology; SmartLabs Design, which designs and develops Smarthome products; and Smarthome Direct, which sells its own, as well as, third-party products to consumers online at Smarthome.com, through their direct mail catalog and via their brick and mortar retail store located in Irvine, CA.

About INSTEON
SmartLabs’ INSTEON dual-mesh, wireless home control networking technology uses a simple, low-cost combination of wireless and power line communications. Using INSTEON, it is easy to link together home systems such as lighting, security, HVAC (comfort control), A/V, appliances and sensors, allowing them to be controlled or monitored from anywhere in the world. INSTEON-compatible products can also bridge to other networks, such as Wi-Fi LANs, the Internet and telephony, serving as the foundation for robust, integrated home control. The INSTEON Alliance is comprised of over 1000 developers and offers a focused community for developers and manufacturers to incorporate the INSTEON standard into products.

If you are looking for safe, long lasting alternative to traditional chemical light sticks or simply want a light available to you wherever you may be, the Sylvania DOT-it LED Lite Stick is the perfect choice. The LED emits a bright blue light that can be switched between off, steady on or flashing mode. This portable light is waterproof and comes with a lanyard so it can be taken almost anywhere. Additionally, the Lite Stick is battery powered and won’t burn out like other chemical light sticks. It is ideal for recreation, parties, concerts, clubs, boating, walking the dog and any time a quick light is needed. Give them to your young ones on Halloween as readily visible and unusual night-time warnings to motorists. They can even be used as light source immediately following an earthquake, hurricane, tornado or other emergency situations. This product is powered by three LR44 button cell batteries, included.

Also available in red and white.

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