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Home Design: Garden Design And Landscaping Affects The Home
What makes for a good garden design, which then enhances home design? Garden design includes envisioning how the garden will change with time and how it affects your home designt. Garden design should also factor in house or home design. Learn tips from garden design expert Sarah Susanka.
Z-Wave: Home Automation Via Your TV
You can control your home automation system using your TV with cool new technology from Z-Wave. Z-Wave's Mark Walters shows Ilyce Glink how to control the home automation radio frequency technology when she's watching TV. Using Z-Wave technology,k you can turn up the heat without getting up using your TV and home automation system.
Home Automation System From Z-Wave
Z-Wave's home automation system works with more than 170 manufacturers so you have flexibility. You can start small and use Z-Wave's home automation system to control your garage and light switches. Z-Wave's home automation system lets you control your home remotely.
Z-Wave: Home Automation Via Cell Phone
Learn about home automation using your cell phone. Home automation allows you to control your home's heating and energy use remotely. Z-Wave's home automation system lets you adjust the air conditioning and shades using your cell phone. Home automation via cell phone is one way to automate your home.
Whirlpool Energy Star Refrigerator
Whirlpool's Central Park refrigerator received an Energy Star rating. The Whirlpool Energy Star refrigerator lets you charge your iPod, watch digital pictures and more with attachments. Watch our video on this Whirlpool Energy Star refrigerator. A Whirlpool Energy Star refrigerator uses less energy than other refrigerators.
Salamander’s Jump Seat With Cup Holder
If you're short on space in your home and need an extra seat, try Salamander's jump seat with a cup holder. It looks like an ottoman till you open it up and discover jump seat cushions and a cup holder. Check out this jump seat with a cup holder.
Panasonic Splash Phone
Panasonic's Splash Phone, a waterproof phone, can be submerged in water and survive. The Panasonic Splash Phone can handle high humidity and outdoor use. Learn how this ruggedized Panasonic Splash Phone works.
Panasonic Bluetooth Phone Kit
Panasonic's Bill Taylor describes Panasonic's phone kit that uses Bluetooth technology to enable you to connect your cell phone to a home handset. You can connect multiple handsets to your cell phone at home using Panasonic's Bluetooth phone kit. How does Panasonic's Bluetooth phone kit work?
Umbrella Warns Of Rain
If you have an Ambient umbrella and don't hear the weather forecast you can still know if it's going to rain. The umbrella lights up when rain is in the weather forecast. The light reminds you to take the umbrella along in case of rain. The umbrella warns you when it's supposed to rain. Ambient's umbrella can sense when it's going to rain and warn you.