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i2 Control iRidium Mobile Control and Automation, Visualization and Editing App for iOS and Android

March 27, 2013 TD Staff Leave a Comment

i2 Control is an app that turns your iOS or Android mobile device into a panel for controlling leading control and automation systems, AV equipment and media servers with full 2-way communication. Control lighting, climate, curtains, security systems, audio and video equipment and any other equipment through TCP/IP, RS232, IR. i2 Control work with KNX, AMX, Crestron, Audio/Video, Domintell, Helvar

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7 Must Have Apps for Electrical Reference and Calculations on Your iOS or Android Device

March 21, 2013 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Onsite electrical reference and calculators for your mobile device. These NEC-certified electrical resources are great for electricians, electrical designers, lighting designers and installers and other engineers. Check out apps from developers such as Calculated Industries, Krueger Systems, Inc., Intineo LLC, engrtools.com, Iero, Trunnion LLC, and RFX Labs.

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8 Tablet and Smartphone Video Chat Apps

February 21, 2013 TD Staff Leave a Comment

There are video chat services for most mobile devices from smartphones to tablets, iPhone, iPads, Android to TMobile, Motorola, Droid, Galaxy, Nexus and many more. Many are even capable of group video chats. Here are some noteworthy and highly rated competitors to the two most popular videoconferencing mobile applications Skype and Apple’s FaceTime.

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30 Inspiring Digital Signage Projects: DSE 2013 Apex Award Finalists

February 7, 2013 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Check out thirty inspiring digital signage installations from interactive video walls to illuminated domed ceilings, using the full gamut of digital signage technologies. The winners of the 2013 Apex Awards will be announced at Digital Signage Expo 2013. The finalists include Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, Westfield San Francisco Centre, Arsenal Media Fountain of Content, Christie West Wing, San Francisco Public Utility Commission, Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, Saint Louis University, University of Waterloo Stratford Campus, Antron Showroom, Dallas Cowboys Stadium, University of Oregon, Dee Daa Restaurants, Starbucks Coffee Co, Top of Waikiki Restaurant, Tourisme Montérégie, Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Resort, Wynn in Las Vegas, Buffalo Wild Wings, Pepsi, Telenet Mobile, Clear Channel, Rumeli Hisari Castles, Westfield Shopping Center, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Connections, Holt Renfrew Ltd, McCarran International Airport, IGI, MTA Subway. Categories include: Business, Industry & Government, Education & Healthcare, Event Venues, Food & Beverage, Hospitality, Public Spaces, Retail, Transportation.

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Lessons from a $30 Million Luxury Hotel Technology Renovation

February 1, 2013 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Designed to increase guest comfort and increase energy efficiency the $30 million renovation of the 154-room West Tower of One UN New York (formerly the UN Millennium Plaza Hotel) implemented touch screen-operated control of various systems in each room. Using Vantage Control’s InFusion control system combined with the company’s ScenePoint Relays and sensors for lighting, thermostat and in-room temperature sensors to coordinate climate control. The touchscreen panels offer five languages through which the hotel’s diverse clientele can operate the interface. The system is fully hardwired for security reasons.

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