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I’ve been meaning to post about Lagotek since I found out about them at CES. I spoke with one of the founders (if I remember correctly) and had a great conversation about UI’s and automation control. I have seen many home automation controllers and pretty much all user interfaces suck — with exception, Lagotek. Their home automation interfaces are some of the best I have seen thus far! Their offices are located near me and I will probably be meeting with them soon to find out more details about their products — once I do, I’ll post it here.
From what I know so far (taken from Wikipedia):
– Lagotek developed a wireless home automation system that allows homeowners a complete control of lighting, temperature, entertainment, surveillance, security, irrigation and other home appliances in any room from any location of their home
– based on any number of touch-screen controllers, mounted into a standard 2-gang switch boxes of a new or a remodel home; these controllers communicate through Wi-Fi with Z-Wave power outlets, dimmers, switches and other devices; each controller acts as a server, enhancing the system’s reliability, while devices also act as repeaters, increasing the systems range to infinite
– Software running on top of Microsoft Windows CE system
Looks like a promising system, plus it was founded by ex-MSFT employees — which is a plus in my book.
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We've written quite a bit about Lagotek (do a search at http://www.cepro.com). Here is the most comprehensive: http://www.cepro.com/article/lagotek_first_to_show_sideshow_gadgets_for_home_automation/
Interesting, but I've never met anyone who has installed it or used it in the few years it's been out there.
We've written quite a bit about Lagotek (do a search at http://www.cepro.com). Here is the most comprehensive: http://www.cepro.com/article/lagotek_first_to_show_sideshow_gadgets_for_home_automation/
Interesting, but I've never met anyone who has installed it or used it in the few years it's been out there.
Let us know what you find out upon visiting Lagotek hq. I'm building my home in the Seattle/Magnolia area and am looking at installing the Lagotek system, just not finding a lot of real world experiences out there...
Let us know what you find out upon visiting Lagotek hq. I'm building my home in the Seattle/Magnolia area and am looking at installing the Lagotek system, just not finding a lot of real world experiences out there...
My company is installing 65 of these systems at One Main Street Condos in Bellevue. Let us know if we can answer any of your questions.
My company is installing 65 of these systems at One Main Street Condos in Bellevue. Let us know if we can answer any of your questions.