Silver [Ag] or Copper [Cu]
March 8th, 2010 by Fred Fabian
Trivia for the “philes” out there… By comparisons of conductivity (or the converse, resistivity), silver is the best conductor known and copper second [at 9% lower conductivity or 11% higher resistance]. But in many cases, silver is NOT the element of choice when selecting your audio visual cabling.
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MIT’s New Playground
March 7th, 2010 by Fred Fabian
MIT’s Media Lab, the “mothership” for parts of the electronic industry, unveiled its new home last week. Costing $90 million, the six-story incubator allows some of the world’s smartest and most creative engineers the ability to explore their “inner robot,” create new social networking tools or build intelligent music systems.
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Apple announces release date for the iPad
March 5th, 2010 by edopson
Apple has finally announced that April 3rd will be the official release date for their new iPad.
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PAN’s Reach
March 4th, 2010 by Fred Fabian
Two news releases from the Los Angeles Times caught our attention today; first, social networking (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, etc.) applications growing acceptance into the mobile phone markets. Secondly, was the introduction of applications that allow parents to stay “connected” with family events when obstacles (work, travel, and more) prevent attendance at these functions.
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eController: Engine Behind the iPhone Remote
March 3rd, 2010 by Fred Fabian
eController was the “app” used by eLifespaces in integrating the multiple electronic systems contributory in the Finalist recognition with CEA’s Mark of Excellence. First things first, the direct link to the applications is:
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Home Theater Assistant – Designer Lite
March 2nd, 2010 by Fred Fabian
Sparked by receiving “Finalist” recognition in the CEA’s 2010 Mark of Excellence Awards, a high volume of web traffic has been generated to our web site about this software application. First, the direct link to the applications is:
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CEA Mark of Excellence 2010 Finalist
March 1st, 2010 by Fred Fabian
Conveniently located on the Consumer Electronic Association’s [CEA] WEB site are the 2010 Mark of Excellence [MOE] Finalist. The MOE Awards recognizes products and companies in the forefront of innovation in the home technologies industry. The finalists for 2010 can be found at http://www.ce.org/Events/Awards/2010_MoE_Finals.asp?type=2.
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Snapshot Report on 3D Television
February 28th, 2010 by Fred Fabian
The CEA forecasts that 1.05 million 3-D TV sets will be sold this year (2010), translating to $2.05 billion in revenue generated by all those sales. This figure is lower than earlier CEA forecasts of 4 million units.
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Budding Engineers Converge on The Citadel
February 27th, 2010 by Fred Fabian
[Charleston, SC – February 27, 2010] The incubator for STEM graduates [science, technology, engineering, and math] was blossoming today as hundreds of budding engineers converge on The Citadel for the 11th Annual Engineering Fair. eLifespaces’ own, Anthony Cargile kicked butt, capturing the Gold, Silver and Bronze in the multiple categories.
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Is your home network ready for Skype TV?
February 27th, 2010 by edopson
Forget all the hype about 3D enabled TV’s, I think the real advancement coming from the new crop of LED Televisions is the ability to connect a web cam and make video calls right from your living room TV set. (Didn’t I see this in “Back to the Future part 2“?)
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CEA TechHome Names Finalist for the 2010 Mark of Excellence Awards.
eLifespaces captures seven nominations.
[CHARLESTON, SC 02/24/2010] eLifespaces has been named in seven finalist positions for the Consumer Electronics Association's 2010 Mark of Excellence Awards. Competing among technology companies nationwide, eLifespaces captured positions in the catagories named above.
The Mark of Excellence Awards program, presented by CEA's TechHome Division, recognizes the best in home electronics products, services, and installed technology. Each year, manufacturers, distributors, and systems integrators enter to compete in award categories for this honor. "Each award category had a four-member judging team of systems integrators, manufacturers, members of the trade press and/or industry consultants to score and determine the TechHome Mark of Excellence Awards Finalists and Winners," said CEA Senior Manager Patrice Scheyer.
Over the past several years, eLifespaces has been awarded CEA's Best Integrated Security Project, Lighting Control Project of the Year, Best Distributed Audio/Video Project, and the Ultimate Home of the Year. "Our team is privileged to work with wonderful owners and is incredibly honored and thankful to them and our industry," said Fred Fabian, eLifespaces' President. "This year we're also honored to be considered in a new category, "Software Application of the Year." Being Apple iPad/iPhone application developers, we see the requirement for integrators to expand beyond their traditional role in electronics systems contracting." Over the years, electronics have become much more complex and customers' options have grown exponentially, but eLifespaces' focus on personal attention and evolving service remains the same.
Winners will be officially announced at the CEA TechHome Division's Mark of Excellence Awards dinner on March 26, 2010 in Orlando, Florida. For more on the 2010 Mark of Excellence Awards, visit CEA's web site,
