Put your Home on Auto Pilot

The great thing about automation is that it makes life just a bit easier. Having a smart home, a home that automates tasks for you is so simple to set up and use.

We have some great year end sales that will go into early next year so dont miss out on your chance to grab some last minute deals. Also, as a consultant and long term user of automation, you will find plenty of useful resources, articles, manuals, tips, tricks and information to set your home, office or business up in simple easy steps. There are so many things you can do with home automation and security.. Let me show you how to put your home on autopilot at x10captain.com!

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Lord of the remotes- The one remote to rule them all, Introducing the x10 Icon remote

Here is a great item that was sold out for the longest time and is now back by popular demand. Introducing the last remote you will ever need! Imagine a universal remote control that's very affordable yet has the capability to perform BETTER than those "high-end" overpriced brands.

The iconRemote is a Universal Remote Control from X10 that completely changes the way you interact with your home entertainment system. The icon Remote features an innovative learning function which allows it to learn commands from other remote controls.

The way it works is simple. Just take one of your old remotes, hold it end to end with the icon Remote, and press the key that you want to learn. It's that easy. You can even use it to control all the functions on your old tape deck— play, pause, fast forward, rewind— this remote does it all.

The Universal Remote is nothing new. In fact, you may even already own one. The whole idea behind the Universal Remote is convenience. Now, X10 is taking that convenience one step further with its icon Remote Universal Remote Control. Many of the higher end remotes are somewhat complicated and don't always function the way you would like. In some cases, they simply do not control everything with ease and you often end up using some of your original remotes for various functions.

Watching a movie at home can be a somewhat dull experience, especially without all the pulse-pounding sound effects and soaring musical scores you get at the theaters. That's why I rely so heavily on my stereo. With other Universal Remotes, in order to adjust the volume while I'm watching a movie, I'd need to switch from DVD mode to Auxiliary mode. Not so with the icon Remote. With its innovative Punch-through feature, I can determine how various keys work in various modes. For example, I can use the icon Remote to control my television, and if I need to adjust the volume on my stereo, I can do so, all without the need to go from TV mode to Auxiliary mode.

How does Punch through work? Simply press the "home" button on your icon Remote, then select "setup," then select, "advanced," and then, "punch through." Then select the device you want to setup Punch through for. From there, you determine which keys do what on your icon Remote.

With the “Smart Macros” feature, I can perform multiple commands at the same time. For example, one touch turns on the TV, DVD player, plays the DVD and turns on the surround sound, too! I have another macro set up to turn on the stereo receiver, set it to the CD input, and play the CD player, all with one button. With Smart Macros, I set up all sorts of different tasks that used to require multiple remotes. Now, it’s much easier to watch that DVD.

The icon Remote has the ability to condense all of your remote controls into one! Featuring one of the largest code libraries in the world, the icon Remote can control televisions, DVD players, VHS players, cable tuner boxes, satellite tuner boxes, DVRs, Tivo, home theater systems, video gaming consoles, stereo systems and more.

Features of the icon Remote:

FAVORITES: Have the ability to add all of your favorite channels under your own personal settings! And a great thing about this? You can set up special groups of all of your favorite categories or for individual family members! Now each family member has the ability to watch what they want when they want -- and by using the icon of their favorite channels to flip directly to it, meaning you skip the channels you don't want and only watch the channels you do want! [learn more]

LEARNING: Then icon Remote has the ability to learn any remote! You simply place the remote to learn at the learning sensor towards the base of the icon Remote and it'll instantly learn any code that you want it to! Learn any remote, no matter the device! [learn more]

PUNCHT HROUGH: Now you'll never have to waste time switching between devices because the icon Remote has got you covered! Have the remote set to DVD mode but want to increase the volume on the television? You can program the icon Remote to react accordingly while set on any mode! [learn more]

MACROS: Simplify your electronic experience with MACRO function! Your remote is a "smart remote" where you can program any or all of your electronic devices to react at the press of a button. Want your home theater system, television, and DVD player to turn on when you press the power button? It's easy with the icon Remote! [learn more]


All Your Favorite Channels at your Fingertips: From CBS to PBS with no BS!

I used to spend a lot of time scanning through channels that I didn’t even watch. I was sick and tired of skipping through 30 channels to get from NBC to CNN. (And who can remember all the channel numbers?) But then I found the amazing new icon Remote Universal Remote control from X10!

With the icon Remote, channel surfing has never been easier! I set all my favorite channels with the cool “Favorite Channels” feature and all the familiar icons for my favorite channels are displayed right on the full color LCD screen. When I want to change to ESPN, I just push the button next to the ESPN icon and my TV instantly changes channels. It’ll store up to 100 favorite channels for each user. I never have to remember what channel CNN is, because the iconRemote remembers everything for me!

I setup separate pages for each of my interests. I have one for my Sports Favorites, one for my News Favorites, and one for my Movie Favorites. There’s even a way to edit the text on the icons, which is nice for saving multiple channels from the same network. For example, I have one icon for HBO and a different one for HBO HD. It’s easy to use and setup.

And, I created custom profiles for each member of the family. Convenient "HIS" and "HERS" buttons make it easy to switch from my favorites to my wife’s, and with 10 custom profiles, everyone has their own custom channels. A feature I admire.

I also set up profiles for each of my children. And with the Kid Safe feature, I can set the channels my kids are allowed to watch. This is something that even the high end remotes I have owned cannot do.

This remote is ultimately a great buy. For less than $80.00 at x10captain.com, you get the remote control, free FedEx shipping within the US, a 30 day money back guarantee and one year of support for this great deal. As a recommendation only, if you sign up for a free newsletter, you get a free $15.00 gift certificate and free ebook on home automation/ security.

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Take your TV to the next level-View your PC and Internet on your TV with x10

Here is a cool new electronic gizmo that enables you to view your PC and internet on your TV The x10 media center is inexpensive easy to set up and is a lot of fun.

For those of you with a big screen tv like me, having the ability to view whatever I am doing on my laptop or PC on my 65inch LCD makes surfing the internet and looking at pictures and videos so much nicer. Now you can surf the Internet and play downloaded movies and music from your PC.

For starters, you get the Show Time Digital PC Broadcast System, which sends audio and video from your PC to your TV. Plus, it includes software that allows you to organize and control photos and movies right on your TV That alone is worth $149.99 and comes in handy if you have a lot of movies and pictures on your PC.

This package also comes X10 6-in-1 MouseRemote. It basically works like a computer mouse, allowing you to navigate around your PC as you watch it all right on your TV. It also functions as a Universal Remote. That means you can use it to control your TV, DVD player, cable box and even X10-enabled lights and appliances.

If you watch TV online, download movies or music, watch YouTube or Google Video or just want to browse your PC and the Internet from the comfort of your couch, than this system is a must have.

Here are some features:


Control your PC, TV, DVD player, cable box and even X10 lights/appliances with your MouseRemote

View digital movies and photos from your PC right on your TV screen

Send digital photos to friends and family around the world

Sit back and enjoy the show - navigate through pictures, set as a slide show, zoom, email, print, bookmark favorites and more

Navigate through your movies, music and even surf the web right on your TV.


High Quality Images - X10's ShowTime optimizes your digital photos and videos to look awesome on your TV and uses a 2.4 GHz video transmitter to send the pictures to any TV. The quality is amazing and will "stun" everyone in the room!

Sleek & Snug Remote Control - Navigate through pictures and videos and sort through albums with ease, or press the ZOOM button to magnify any section of a photo.

ZOOM Feature - Where's Waldo? Now you can see all the people/animals hiding in the background of your photos/videos! Using the ZOOM button, select the desired area, then ZOOM in to see the detailed expressions on people's faces!

E-mail & Print - From the comforts of your couch (using X10's ShowTime Remote), you can send pictures and movies by E-mail, Print them and even Bookmark your favorites for later viewing.

Totally Wireless No wires or cables. Just start the software on your PC, turn on the TV and enjoy! Exclusive Patented technology!

You don't need to Save your images to a disk, which only allows a very limited amount of images. With X10's ShowTime you can easily access & scan through 1000's of images because it reads the images right from your PC's hard drive

X10's ShowTime Software - Allows you to easily sort and categorize your digital photos & videos. You can even add captions to photos to enhance the viewing experience!


You can use the Google Video Remote to control start, stop, fast forward, or rewind from anywhere -- share the screen with everyone in the house! Now you can download movies you want to watch with the rest of the family. With the Google Video Remote, you won't don't need to crowd around the screen. Just blow that video up to full screen, take a seat in a comfy chair, and let everyone watch.

With the Google Video Remote, you won't have to get out of bed to adjust the volume or turn off the movie you want to watch on the computer in the bedroom! No one wants to get out of bed to adjust the volume or turn off the movie. With the Google Video Remote, just lay back and relax. Enjoy the show comfortably and you won't have to get up when the movie's over. The Google Video Remote even works through walls so you don't even have to point it at the PC.

Here's a scene for you: the phone rings while you're watching your favorite episode of your favorite show. Do you fumble around with the mouse to try to click on the tiny pause button before they hang up? Nope, you just hit the button on your X10 remote control -- it's right there! The Google Video Remote Control puts complete control in the palm of your hand!

If that's not enough for you, you can use the Google Video Remote Control's mouse pad to run other programs on your computer just like any normal mouse. It just works!

Not only that, but it's also a universal learning remote control. That's right, you can use it to control your TV, DVD player, cable box, and just about any other audio/video component in your house. It even learns commands from the remotes you already have!

The Google Video Remote is ready for anything -- our flexible software can take presets for just about any program on your computer, whether it's a media player, digital slideshow program, even Microsoft PowerPoint. It already works with Google Pack.

Overall, the PC to TV media center is a great little device, is inexpensive, easy to setup and use. For $49.99, you get free shipping, a one year warranty and a 30 money back guarantee. You can view all the details of this item at www.x10captain.com and order today while supplies last. As a suggestion, if you sign up for a free newsletter, you receive a $15.00 gift certificate off of your purchase, become an elite member with many benefits and receive a free e-book on home automation and security. It's a no brainer!

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Smart Home- great gadgets and gifts for Christmas

This site has a great selection of cool items for Christmas.

Inexpensive ways to protect your home and business with x10

Inexpensive ways to protect your home or business with X10.

Do you want to keep an eye on your home or business even when you’re miles away? Do you want to make sure that you’re family or any other valuables are protected and secure? Do you want to know right away if something seems amiss? Do you want to have this ability without having to spend a fortune? All of that can be done with a wireless security web camera.
Wireless cameras have been around for some time now. The cost range can be significant from different manufacturers. Fortunately, X10 has come up with some great solutions for consumers. All of the new cameras offered today are not only high quality but are also inexpensive compared to other companies.

These wireless cameras are easy to install and set up. The software that comes with the device allows you to view up to four live video feeds from four different wireless cameras with an interactive software program called i-watchout. This software allows you the flexibility to pan, tilt and zoom your cameras from anywhere in the world you have internet access. You can also share video with friends and create up to four secure guest accounts. The personalized web address allows for you or anyone else that you choose, to access the camera for remote monitoring. All you really need is an internet-capable computer and you are ready to view and control your wireless cameras in minutes.

There are several options for your camera setup. You can set the cameras to work autonomously or at your command. One individual I know purchased a sentinel camera, one of x10’s higher end models, for their business and set it up to operate continuously during business hours and on motion sensors after business hours.
There are 3 recording options available for your cameras. The first option allows you to record video at the rate of 1 gig per hour. The second option is to purchase a special VCR recorder from x10 that enables a max recording time of 1048 hours before having to swap out the video tape. The third option is to use a standard VCR and that provides you with 8 hours of recording time.

Keep your home and business safe by watching over it from anywhere that has access to the internet. A wireless security web camera lets you keep a keen eye on your surroundings – anywhere from your living room to your bedroom or to your office. Keep your family safe and secure even when you are miles away.

In addition to security cameras, X10 offers a Security system that can be setup to monitor your home without having to pay installation fees or a monthly fee from a security company. The security system monitors all windows, doors and has sensors to monitor movement. The good news is that you will never be charged for false alarms as the alarm companies often do. Anytime your alarm goes off, you can designate at least 4 contacts that the system calls in the event the alarm goes off. Compare this to monitored, expensive alarm companies that will call the owner and the police but only after a period of time. By the time you or the police are notified, your home could have very easily been looted or vandalized by then.

This security system can be programmed to call you, the neighbor or someone close by that can take immediate action if an alarm goes off. Combine this with your security cameras to monitor what is taking place when the alarm goes off and you have a system that can offer you peace of mind.

There are several package deals available all for an affordable price. Your security cameras can be utilized to watch your home, see who is approaching your property, who is stealing from you at work, or simply to watch over the baby’s room. The possibilities are endless. As inexpensive and practical as these cameras are, I could not imagine not owning one. To further help automate your home, X10 offers automation systems that allow you to view and control your lights and appliances wirelessly from home or across the world. All of these great products help to make life a bit easier.

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