16th International Exhibition «Security, Safety and Fire Protection»/MIPS.
16th International Exhibition «Security, Safety and Fire Protection»/MIPS. TZ correspondent talks with the exhibition director Yulia RODIKOVA about what is happening in the security market today and what awaits MIPS 2010. Correspondent: — The last time we talked was on the eve of the exhibition. How did it go? What can you say about its …
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Intelligent Buildings. Demand for Intelligence.
#intelligent building, #smart home Demand for intelligence. Intelligent buildings. History of intelligent buildings development in Russia. On November 9-12, 2006, the Hi-Tech House-2006 exhibition and the International Forum «Integration of Intelligent Systems, Automation and Operation of Business and Residential Buildings» were held in Moscow. This became an event for all participants in the «intelligent systems» …
Innovation competition.
Innovation Competition. At the largest consumer electronics exhibition — Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held in January 2007 in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA), there was a collective winner in the nomination «Best Innovations». Echelon Corporation, a developer of hardware and software solutions in the field of «smart» energy control, together with 4Home-Media, a company that provides …
Home entertainment concept – Philips Flavors with interchangeable frames.
Home entertainment concept – Philips Flavors with interchangeable frames. As part of the Simplicity Event, Philips illustrates the concept of «Smart and Simple» with a wide range of products and solutions that are easy to use and designed with consumer preferences in mind. Flavors is a home entertainment system that can be customized to suit …
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Internet through a light bulb
Internet via a light bulb. Scientists from the college at Boston University have taken on a project whose grandeur would make Anatoly Chubais himself with his nanotechnology and RAO UES envious: they are going to develop a technology that will turn ordinary electric light into an information transmission channel. The researchers intend to develop special …
Table 1. Features of network technologies for automation of intelligent home.
Table 1. Features of network technologies for smart home automation. Platform or technology Developer Communication protocol Communication environment Transceiver range, m Element base (IC integrated circuits) Features Implementation LonWorks Echelon LonTalk (open industry standard (EIA-709.1) Power line, telephone line, RF and IR channel 25 Neuron family IC An open platform that has a built-in …
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High technology for tall buildings.
Tall buildings — tall technology. In the 20th century. Moscow's «high-rises» could be counted on the fingers of one hand: 7 «Stalinist» buildings, the buildings of Novy Arbat, the Tourist House, the «National» hotel. Nowadays, skyscrapers are almost a daily occurrence: in 2003, the » Edelweiss (43 floors, 176 m) and Scarlet Sails (48 floors, …
Virtual assistants have been taught to catch thoughts on the fly
Virtual assistants have been taught to catch thoughts on the fly. The bottleneck in building automation systems is not design and installation, but management. Design and installation are done by specialists. They don’t need to be taught, they know what to connect to what and where the signal comes from. And it is the average …
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We choose a “smart office”.
Choosing a «smart office». Selecting the “smart office” Choosing the “smart office” In modern offices, many automation tasks can be solved using a «smart home» system. There are many reasons for this: increasing the company's prestige, improving the comfort and working environment for employees and, finally, basic convenience. Which system should I choose? The Russian …
A bath and a cigar at the right time.
A bath and a cigar at the right time. Magic tablecloths appear in folklore, and in the literature of the 19th century, the first futuristic fantasies appeared about mechanical servants and about the house of the future, which serves its residents (Russian readers will recall the fourth dream of Vera Pavlovna from Chernyshevsky). a butler …
Control your smart home with one click of the mouse.
Control your “smart home” with one click. The AXICO home automation system is developed based on wireless communication modules, electronic devices and software from leading German manufacturers. The main functions of the system: control of water heating, maintaining the required temperature and humidity in the premises, control over lighting and operation of electrical appliances in …
Management of engineering systems based on communication networks.
Management of engineering systems based on communication networks. Unfortunately, there is still no unambiguous definition of an intelligent building (IB) – everyone sees in it what is closer to them. Security companies, fascinated by the integrated security system, are ready to consider any building where it exists to be intelligent. A modern air conditioner that …
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Smart Home by Gira
The phrase «smart home» hardly surprises anyone today. Just four years ago, many people had only heard something about home automation systems. Nowadays, many people already know about the capabilities of «domo sapiens». Nevertheless, interest in this topic does not weaken, but only fills with new shades. The German company Gira, one of the world …
Smart home on wheels.
A smart home on wheels. Mike Elgen, Computerworld, USA Unicat is releasing a series of expedition vehicles that combine the cross-country ability of an SUV and the luxury of a limousine and are designed for those extreme sports enthusiasts who cannot imagine their lives without high technology The economy is in the midst of a …
A smart home saves time and money.
A smart home saves time and money. For some reason, many people believe that the «Smart Home» technology only works in a high-tech interior. This is a mistake, for a smart home it doesn't matter whether you like minimalism or classics, because it doesn't choose furniture. Although, on the other hand, within the framework of …
Smart home as a basis for building the home of the future
#smart home Today it is impossible to imagine a modern apartment or house without a lot of complex electronic devices. TV, security system, air conditioner: all this is necessary in a modern home. But controlling the devices often becomes a problem. Understanding a dozen remote controls lying on the coffee table and finding the right …
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Smart parking.
Smart parking. I know what you're thinking: «What could be smart about such a simple thing as a car park?» In this article, we will give a brief overview of the systems and technologies that will help make a car park «smart». We will also discuss how such a parking lot will expand the capabilities …
Telecommunications and equipment rooms: a primer for architects.
Telecommunications and equipment rooms: a primer for architects. The days when telecommunications equipment was housed in electrical panels, boiler rooms and other utility rooms are long gone. However, the situation has changed dramatically these days, due to the complexity of the telecommunications equipment used, as well as its ever-increasing importance in use and scale of …
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Kitchen hoods.
Secrets of the kitchen hood. Not so long ago, a hood appeared, or rather, “burst” into our kitchen, and today we can no longer imagine a complete, finished look of the kitchen without it. Initially, the main task of the hood or, as it is also called, the air purifier was to rid the kitchen …
Coherence in the design of integrated building systems.
Coordination in the design of integrated building systems. Jim Sinopoli, engineer, RCDD Principal Sinopoli and Associates, author of Smart Buildings Sitting at his conference table, talking about technology Mr. Gehry remarks, “I don’t know how to turn on my DVD system.I can hardly cope with all the gadgets in my car.”Interview with Frank Gehry, world-renowned …
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