Re: Smartlabs...check it out!

[nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston)]

For the benefit of those who tuned in late you should periodically note that
your installation is atypical, employing a (beta?) X10-to-Insteon
translator. I doubt you would see many mystery events in an Insteon-only
installation (although Insteon may be vulnerable to spikes and brownouts).

My brief testing was not nearly as extensive as what you'll be able to do
but it did convince me that the Insteon technology was very promising. The
$20 ICON switches and $1.60 chip (to be available online with no minimum
order) have to be bad news for UPB and Z-Wave. The low cost chip and the
speed of the Insteon protocol probably mean we will start to see things like
plug-in sensors for temperature, humidity, current, etc. The $2.90 RF chip
probably will likely appear soon in handheld remotes. I'll certainly take a
look at using the RF chip with something like a Pronto TS1000.

As those who've been around CHA for a few years know, my primary interest in
HA is its applicability for those with disabilities and I think Insteon
shows a lot of promise in this area, both in terms of high reliability and
low cost.

Now if only they would change the license terms as they told Neil Cherry
they would do many weeks ago. Now that you have ordered the SDK you will no
longer be allowed to post anything (whether good or bad) about Insteon
without violating the terms of the license. ;)

"BruceR" <br@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I'm glad to see that they're doing these things. After playing with
>Insteon for the last week or so, I'm encouraged by its performance so
>I've decided to go further with it and have ordered more components as
>well as the Developer's Kit. The system isn't perfect though although it
>may get better as more components are added.  I've had a couple of
>modules turn themselves on in response to unrelated X10 OFF signals.
>It's not consistent nor easily repeatable so I don't know why it's
>happening.
>
>From:kelbelle25
>koloughlin@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>> "SmartLabs Partners With Leading Electronic Home Control Software
>> Companies to Add INSTEON to Home Control Software"
>>
>> http://www.smarthome.com/pr06-05.html
>>
>>
>> "SmartLabs Introduces the ICON Line of Affordable Home Control
>> Lighting Products"
>> http://www.smarthome.com/pr06-04.html
>>
>>
>> "SmartLabs Announces First in a Family of INSTEON Chips"
>> http://www.smarthome.com/pr06-03.html
>>
>> "Smarthome Inc. New Parent Company SmartLabs Inc. Formed With Group of
>> Three Companies"
>>
>> http://www.smarthome.com/pr06-02.html
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