Myro:Home - Simplified Automation Software

Myro Control has new Home Automation software for both custom installers and DIYers. Myro:Home has easy setup and usage with any HAI Ethernet line of controller. The company promises it only takes about 30 minutes to establish, most of that time spent inputting data for the controller. Here are the requirements:

• HAI Home Automation Controller (Omni IIe, OmniPRO II, Lumina, LuminaPRO) with Ethernet Port and firmware 2.14 or later.
  
• MS Windows 2000/XP/XP Embedded/2003/Vista or later versions
  
• Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0
  
• Adobe Flash 9 (or greater) Player
  
• 25MB free disk space
  
• 512MB RAM
  
• 800mhz or Greater Processor
  
• Internet Connection

Try it free for 15 days, then choose "The Basics" for $249.00 that includes security, lighting, climate, status, events, messages, weather and stocks. "The Works," that includes IP camera, whole house audio and energy monitoring support, will set you back $498.00.

Via Myro Control

Control Your Home With Cortexa

Cortexa's Home Automation Controller is both easy to install as well as to synchronize with subsystems. Not only can you control audio and video equipment, the subsystems include interior climate control, lighting, motorized curtains, irrigation systems, garage doors, pools and video cameras. If that isn't enough control for you, later they will be adding support for assisted and disabled living, multi-residence control, and energy and water monitoring. Contact Cortexa for more info on their system.

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D-Link Announces the DHA-390 Surveillance Cam with Powerline Networking

Looking for a home surveillance system that won't take a degree from Harvard to hook up? Well you might want to check out the Internet Surveillance Starter Kit (DHA-390) from D-Link which allows you to monitor your home from a remote web browser. According to ZDNet:

D-Link is shipping the first in the line of its D-Life products, a series that is designed to enable users to easily manage networking devices via its D-Life Web site. First up is a surveillance camera kit that allows remote viewing of live streaming video from a remote Web browser. Starting at $399.95, the Internet Surveillance Starter Kit (DHA-390) is pricier than most entry-level IP Web cams, but D-Link bundles two Powerline networking adapters with the camera.

What makes the DHA-390 easy to install? According to the article:

I've tested only Wi-Fi IP cams, however. The D-Life camera is a different animal. Using Powerline adapters, it plugs into existing power outlets in the home for connecting to the home network router and then out to the Internet. D-Link says consumers can access the camera via the D-Life Web site for remote viewing and management of their account (adding new users to the camera, for instance).

For a quality home surveillance setup, the DHA-390 starts at a decent price-point and might be worth checking out.

At ZDNet.com

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