MAVROMATIC
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• ESPN's Technology Gift Guide
  Be sure to check out ESPN's Gift Guide for even more great gift ideas. Today's focus is Technology and I've expanded on my top five ...
• MAVROMATIC's TOP 5 GADGETS OF 2008 / HOLIDAY BUYERS GUIDE
  It's time once again for Mavromatic's Top 5 Gadgets Of The Year. Last year, the iPhone was the #1 gadget on my list and I ...
• The Grouse Theater, Now Showing!
  It has taken a long time to get the resources together to finish up my home theater but I've finally got it done. You can ...
• MAVROMATIC Stroller Pick -- 2008 Bugaboo Chameleon
  Well, it's time to start a new chapter in my life... children. Yup! Now, I'm going to have to learn and review the best gadgets ...
• Samsung (MR-00EA1) MediaLive Windows Media Extender
  Samsung has finally released their MediaLive module which is essentially a Windows Media Extender. The great thing about this is that it works seamlessly with ...
• VidaBox RoomClient HD Blu-ray Extender
  One of the drawbacks with a Linksys Media Extender is that it doesn't have a built in Blu-ray player. Vidabox just announced and released the ...
• EPSON Ensemble HD -- A Proper Home Theater-In-A-Box
  Call me a Home Theater snob, but, I don't think a room with any size flat panel TV is a "Theater Room". There has to ...
• Blueline Innovations PowerCost Monitor
  Last year I posted about a product called TED 1000, by The Energy Detective. It's a power monitoring device that saved me $50 the first ...
• Home Automation Forum : Now Open!
  I get a lot of email daily asking me about my home automation system and the types of control, wiring, devices, etc. I use. I've ...
• Cartell CP-2 -- Automation with Driveway Detection
  Here's another key outdoor automation component, the Cartell CP-2 Self Contained Driveway Sensor Probe. This is pretty self explanatory, your bury it about 6" away ...
• Automate Your Irrigation/Sprinkler System with Rain8!
  Lots going on at the house this summer... landscaping is finally underway. When the house was being built I focused on all the interior automation ...
• Myro -- The new name for my Home Automation Control Interface Software
  Scratch "Pick a name for software" off the list. Myro is what I'm calling my home automation control interface. What does it mean? Well, it's ...
• HAI: Home Automation Interface Software PREVIEW #4
  It's been a while since I have given an update on the progress. The interface is completely tied into the .NET code. It has been ...
• HAI: Home Automation Interface Software PREVIEW #3
  Here are a few more screenshots of my UI... The following screen shown is of the messages viewer. Now, using your OmniPro you can easily ...
• HAI: Home Automation Interface Software PREVIEW #2
  Here's another preview of my UI software. Things are progressing... my battle right now is, do I support older than 2.16 firmware? Firmware 2.16 adds ...