http://www.mavromatic.com Your source for home automation, home theaters, product reviews, mods, hacks, DIY projects, electronics or anything else I'm into at the moment. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:39:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are all sorts of wall plates, touchscreens, light switches, and other control devices that never seem to match either in color, finish, or how they mount on (into) the wall.  TRUFIG  from Dana Innovations, the parent company of speaker manufacture Sonance, have created a solution for this problem.  TRUFIG ... http://www.mavromatic.com/2009/11/trufig-flush-mount-everything-in-the-wall/ A friend of mine is in the process of building a home and requires a lot of outdoor sun shades.  We have been trying to find a cost effective way to control them and get feedback of the position they are in.  There are countless ways to get this kind ... http://www.mavromatic.com/2009/11/somfy-ilt-z-wave-interface-works-with-hai-omnipro-ii-myro-touchscreen/ Have you ever had the need to punch through some sheetrock to pass through a few network cables?  The problem is, you drill the hole then the craft paper begins to rip and the gypsum crumbles as you pull the cables through.  Arlington has a solution for this problem.  The ... http://www.mavromatic.com/2009/11/arlington-wire-bushings-pass-low-voltage-cable-through-walls/ I've been busy getting ready the next updates to Myro Controls line up.  We have an iPhone application in the works and have also updated our panels.  The MYRO-8W now feature a much more powerful Intel Atom based processor which will allow us to do some more CPU intensive tasks. ... http://www.mavromatic.com/2009/10/updated-myro-control-8-in-wall-home-automation-control-touch-panel-hai-omnipro-ii/ I was reading the latest issue of POPULAR SCIENCE and saw this new high-tech horse training system developed by a Turkish man.  The story behind this invention is that Mehmet Kurt developed this device after his own horse died from overtraining and human error.   The solution was to build ... http://www.mavromatic.com/2009/09/kurt-systems-high-tech-horse-trainer/ Traffic coming to Mavromatic got pretty high the last few days so site access was intermittent.  We should be fully operational now with many layers of caching in place.  If you see any weirdness please let me know.  More posts will be coming shortly... Cheers! Related posts:New Disney.com Site LaunchesMavromatic Enhancements ... http://www.mavromatic.com/2009/09/mavromatic-site-upgrades/ I've been learning Objective-C and have been working on a few iPhone apps... one of which will be the official Myro:Home iPhone application which will allow you to control your HAI panel and view IP cameras.   This application will only be available to users of the Myro Control 8" ... http://www.mavromatic.com/2009/09/myrohome-iphone-application-in-development/ You can follow and track Tropical Storm Danny live using this cool Google Maps based viewer @ ABC13.com KTRK Houston. Related posts:iPhone’s Safari, a Fake?WeatherTech STX7000 Storm TrackerGoogle Wave, the new Twitter!? http://www.mavromatic.com/2009/08/no-i-am-not-tropical-storm-danny/ Looking for a rugged, yet stylish portable hard drive that packs plenty of storage (250GB to 500GB)?  The Iomega eGo line of drives is your answer!   These poly-coated (not plastic like other portable drives) aluminum casing with matte silver trim are not only good looking but also can take ... http://www.mavromatic.com/2009/08/iomega-ego-the-rugged-and-good-looking-portable-hard-drive/ Here is the unboxing of the new TED 5000 Whole House Energy Monitor by Energy Inc.  A full review is in the works... enjoy! Related posts:Energy Inc’s TED 5000 : Whole House Power MonitorVIDEO REVIEW: The Energy Detective (TED) Whole House Power Monitoring SystemBlueline Innovations PowerCost Monitor http://www.mavromatic.com/2009/08/unboxing-ted-5000-whole-house-energy-monitor/