Page 4 August 25, 2010
The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Real Estate Today
The New "Wired Home"
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
The new style of wired home functions in a more cost effective system
strives to empower the consumer to maxi- which also allows for the
mize the available technology to satisfy ease of plug in and play
their personal lifestyle requirements in the convenience for new ap-
home. New technologies accomplish this plications. For more fun,
by integrating communication between sev- and ease of operation,
eral systems, allowing ease of control by these integrated systems
the home owner. Most systems start with a will have the capability of
central hub where systems such as internet operating through audible commands.
access, phone, home entertainment, envi-
As you enter your home
ronmental controls, energy management, you will be able to simply say, reset secu-
home office needs, and security protection rity system, turn on lights, and open front
are all integrated into one system. The cen- door. The total home package system will
tral hub would be where all cables would recognize your voice, allow you to enter,
originate.
turn on any multitude of lights, turn on the
Under property protection and se- television, and readjust your alarm system.
curity you could have intelligent lighting Many applications will be added as tech-
controls, motion sensors, and monitoring nology is advanced such as a counter top in
Hospice of Citrus County Volunteer Jeannette Miller celebrated her 92nd birthday surrounded by fellow
systems wired together. Under home enter- your kitchen that you just place a cell phone
volunteers and staff at the Hospice of Citrus County Administrative Office located on Audubon Park Path
tainment, your new home would be wired to or camera and the batteries in those devices
in Lecanto. Pictured (front row from left) are Executive Administrative Assistant Cindy Carney, Director
of Volunteer Services Marcey Mast, Volunteer Jeanette Miller, (Back row from left) Volunteer Alda Schul-
accept, and work with direct TV broadcast, will be automatically be charged. If you
denfrei, Volunteer Mel Schuldenfrei, Performance Improvement /Risk Manager Tuesday Dupell, Chief
dvd, bluray, cable, and all those x-box type are building a new home, get your builder
Executive Officer Tony Palumbo, Health Information Coordinator Suzanne Cauble, Chief Operations Of-
games in one easy fashion. And yes, you to give you prices on these potentially cost
ficer Bonnie Saylor and Development Director Linda Baker.
women out there will be happy to know, that saving systems so they can be built in as the
your hubby will now require just one clicker construction proceeds. In an existing home
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to control all these devices.
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