SoundVision » dvr http://svsf.com Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:54:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 6 Awesome iPad and iPhone Apps for Home Automation http://svsf.com/blog/2010/09/21/6-awesome-ipad-and-iphone-apps-for-home-automation/ http://svsf.com/blog/2010/09/21/6-awesome-ipad-and-iphone-apps-for-home-automation/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:21:07 +0000 scott http://www.svsf.com/blog/?p=768 The iPad and iPhone are singlehandedly changing the world of home automation.  With its ease of use, popularity and unmatched usability, software developers are jumping at the opportunity to develop home control apps.  Here are a few of the very best apps we’ve found for ipad and iphone home automation.Crestron – Crestron Mobile Pro puts the critically acclaimed Crestron touchpanel user interface right on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, enabling all kinds of customizable control features.  Expect the same high level of performance you’re used to with Crestron home control, but completely mobile.DVR Remote – Forget to schedule your DVR to record your favorite show?  No problem. Set up the recording while you’re at the office, on vacation, or anywhere else. DVR Remote is designed for TiVo Series3 DVRs.   Also note that there are apps for DirecTV, DISH Network, AT&T and more.Lutron Home Control – This app allows you to interface with your RadioRa 2 lighting control system over a wifi network. Lutron also offers a Homeworks Light control app  that can connect to your Homeworks system lighting control system over WiFi, Edge or even 3G network.Sonos Controller for iPhone – This app is a full-fledged Sonos Controller that works over your home WiFi network. Simply touch the screen to pick a room, point and flick to choose a song, and hit play to enjoy.Off Remote - Off Remote is a simple app that can tell your computer to Sleep, Restart, Lock and Hibernate or turn off.  It’s designed to work  on any computer in your local network.   Great for energy management.Sherwin Williams Color Snap – This handy little app isn’t necessarily a home control app, but is very useful for the planning stages of a home theater remodel.   With Color Snap you simply snap a picture from your iPhone of a wall or decoration and the app matches the closest Sherwin Williams paint color.  From there you can create a custom color palette.If you have experience with any of these or other home automation apps please feel free to share!

The iPad and iPhone are singlehandedly changing the world of home automation. With its ease of use, popularity and unmatched usability, software developers are jumping at the opportunity to develop home control apps. Here are a few of the very best apps we’ve found for ipad and iphone home automation.

Crestron - Crestron Mobile Pro puts the critically acclaimed Crestron touchpanel user interface right on your iPhone, iPad oriPod touch, enabling all kinds of customizable control features. Expect the same high level of performance you’re used to with Crestron home control, but completely mobile.

DVR Remote – Forget to schedule your DVR to record your favorite show? No problem. Set up the recording while you’re at the office, on vacation, or anywhere else. DVR Remote is designed for TiVo Series3 DVRs. Also note that there are apps for DirecTV, DISH Network, AT&T and more.

Lutron Home Control – This app allows you to interface with your RadioRa 2 lighting control system over a wifi network. Lutron also offers a Homeworks Light control app that can connect

The iPad and iPhone are singlehandedly changing the world of home automation.  With its ease of use, popularity and unmatched usability, software developers are jumping at the opportunity to develop home control apps.  Here are a few of the very best apps we’ve found for ipad and iphone home automation.Crestron - Crestron Mobile Pro puts the critically acclaimed Crestron touchpanel user interface right on your iPhone, iPad oriPod touch, enabling all kinds of customizable control features.  Expect the same high level of performance you’re used to with Crestron home control, but completely mobile.DVR Remote – Forget to schedule your DVR to record your favorite show?  No problem. Set up the recording while you’re at the office, on vacation, or anywhere else. DVR Remote is designed for TiVo Series3 DVRs.   Also note that there are apps for DirecTV, DISH Network, AT&T and more.Lutron Home Control – This app allows you to interface with your RadioRa 2 lighting control system over a wifi network. Lutron also offers a Homeworks Light control app  that can connect to your Homeworks system lighting control system over WiFi, Edge or even 3G network.Sonos Controller for iPhone – This app is a full-fledged Sonos Controller that works over your home WiFi network. Simply touch the screen to pick a room, point and flick to choose a song, and hit play to enjoy.Off Remote - Off Remote is a simple app that lets Sleep, Restart, Lock and Hibernate or turn off any or all computers in your local network.   Great for energy managementSherwin Williams Color Snap – This handy little app isn’t necessarily a home control app, but is very useful for the planning stages of a home theater remodel.   With Color Snap you simply snap a picture from your iPhone or iPod of a wall or decorations and the app matches the closest Sherwin Williams paint color.  From there you can create a custom color palette.

to your Homeworks system lighting control system over WiFi, Edge or even 3G network.

Sonos Controller for iPhone – This app is a full-fledged Sonos Controller that works over your home WiFi network. Simply touch the screen to pick a room, point and flick to choose a song, and hit play to enjoy.

Off Remote - Off Remote is a simple app that lets Sleep, Restart, Lock and Hibernate or turn off any or all computers in your local network. Great for energy management

Sherwin Williams Color Snap – This handy little app isn’t necessarily a home control app, but is very useful for the planning stages of a home theater remodel. With Color Snap you simply snap a picture from your iPhone or iPod of a wall or decorations and the app matches the closest Sherwin Williams paint color. From there you can create a custom color palette.

]]> http://svsf.com/blog/2010/09/21/6-awesome-ipad-and-iphone-apps-for-home-automation/feed/ 3 New Features Coming to Comcast DVR Customers http://svsf.com/blog/2010/02/10/new-features-coming-to-comcast-dvr-customers/ http://svsf.com/blog/2010/02/10/new-features-coming-to-comcast-dvr-customers/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:16:24 +0000 scott http://www.svsf.com/blog/?p=193 Comcast XfinityComcast (which will soon be re-branding its cable TV, high-speed internet and digital phone services under the new name of Xfinity) is beginning to roll out a new version of its digital cable guide software to DVR customers. The new software brings a host of new features, including:
  • DVR folders: The guide software will automatically organize multiple episodes of the same series into folders, cleaning up the recorded shows list and making it easier to find your favorite episodes.
  • DVR Search and Record: Now you can set up “wish lists” based on actors, keywords or titles and your DVR will automatically record programs for you.
  • Remote DVR scheduling: Customers with Comcast high-speed internet service and a Comcast.net username can now log into “MyDVR Scheduler” and set DVR recordings and manage series recordings from a web browser, or using the Comcast Mobile app for iPhone and iPod touch.

For more information and to download a printable user guide, head over to the New Guide page on the Comcast website. Your DVR box will download the new software automatically in the overnight hours over the next few weeks, and the new software is expected to be activated in early March.

]]> http://svsf.com/blog/2010/02/10/new-features-coming-to-comcast-dvr-customers/feed/ 6 TiVo Coming Back to DirecTV in 2010 http://svsf.com/blog/2009/12/18/tivo-coming-back-to-directv-in-2010/ http://svsf.com/blog/2009/12/18/tivo-coming-back-to-directv-in-2010/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:54:49 +0000 scott http://www.svsf.com/blog/?p=149 TiVo_HDHere’s an early present for TiVo fans with DirecTV! We’ve learned through our friends at Engadget HD and Multichannel News that a new DirecTV TiVo HD DVR will debut sometime in the spring of 2010. You can definitely expect some more details to emerge at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in a few weeks, along with other news about the various DVRs in TiVo’s lineup. Our longtime clients with DirecTV might remember that the satellite provider’s original high definition-capable DVR was powered by TiVo, but the functionality of these devices today are severely limited as they are unable to tune in most of the HD programming now available through DirecTV.The new DirecTV TiVo HD DVR is rumored to include access to all of the great add-on features that cable subscribers with TiVo HD DVRs enjoy, like Blockbuster and Netflix streaming video on demand, YouTube, podcasts, Amazon Video on Demand and much more.We’ll have more information about the new DirecTV TiVo HD DVR as we get it. Also, look forward to our coverage of the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in the coming weeks!Original Article: New DirecTV TiVo HD Due in the Spring of 2010 (Engadget HD)

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