Engadget HD delves into Home Automation with mPanel review

If you've always though the idea of Home Automation was cool, but thought it was too expensive, you should head over to Engadget HD as they check out the first affordable Home Automation in-wall touch panel from Embedded Automation -- of course we use the word affordable very loosely around here, as there's nothing cheap about a $1000 7-inch touch screen, but compared to the $7000 panels out there, it's a steal. To find out what we liked, other than the price, ease of install, openness, and out of the box experience, click on through to the HD side.

[Slarity Posted Oct 24th 2008 12:42PM]

We have one of these at work, its a 12" screen and runs 2 50" LCDS and 2 projectors with sound lights and the works. Its freaking cool, but too much for my house I would think.

My logitech harmony is far enough.

[tommychan123hotmailcom Posted Oct 24th 2008 1:11PM]

This thing is kinda neat and functional. I think I can make use of this quite well, to control lighting time, temperature, security alarm and etc. 1000 is a very fair price tag as well consider the energy cost saving down the road.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 24th 2008 2:41PM]

"easy of install are belong to us!"

[stalemate Posted Oct 24th 2008 12:50PM]

i only want it if it can power my blender/strobelight to scare the piss out of my cat and record it.
http://gizmodo.com/5064773/motion-detector-turns-on-blender-strobe-light-when-cat-nears-with-hilarious-results

[stalemate Posted Oct 24th 2008 12:51PM]

btw, i didn't do this... i don't even have a cat, but i would like the option in the event of a cat.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 24th 2008 12:54PM]

I see that the elk has been disarmed. Bring in the caribou!

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 24th 2008 1:21PM]

though = thought
thought = thought

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 24th 2008 4:03PM]

1=2
2=2 ?

[pathumx Posted Oct 25th 2008 11:24AM]

let a=b
a=b
a^2=ab
a^2-b^2=ab-b^2
(a-b)(a+b)=b(a-b)
a+b=b
b+b=b
2b=b
2=1

[Andir Posted Oct 24th 2008 2:34PM]

"The mPanel in its most basic form is a Windows CE 6.0 computer, ... we're just glad EA didn't use a proprietary OS..."

I'll ask here as well... does this make sense to anyone?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 24th 2008 4:42PM]

A lot of Home Automation systems have custom embedded Linux or similar systems that are very difficult to work with...Windows provides more of an "open" system to work with, rather than having to learn a whole different system.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 24th 2008 6:42PM]

Control4 FTW