Segway Transportation: The Way of the Future?

For those of you who have been out of the loop, one of the coolest recent developments in electronics is the Segway Human Transporter (HT). Manufactured by the Segway Corporation (www.segway.com), the self-balancing scooter is fast becoming a popular toy for big boys of all stripes, from police and private security guards to commuters to tourists.


The Segway, whose name is derived from “segue,” meaning a transition in music, is truly a transitional mode of transportation between pedestrian power and a motor vehicle. It’s engineered to be self-balancing and self-motivated: you lean a little forward and it moves forward, straighten up and it stops. No brakes needed, and you steer it with handlebars.


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Z-WaveTM – the Next Standard?

In March we wrote about X-10 as an affordable protocol for controlling home control systems. This month we have some updates to report on the Z-Wave™ protocol manufactured by Zensys (www.zen-sys.com).
Zensys describes Z-Wave technology as “an RF based, two-way, mesh network, communications protocol that enables everyday devices to be controlled and monitored wirelessly.” And indeed it is. It’s become popular enough that at least 125 manufacturers have joined the Z-Wave Alliance (www.z-wavealliance.com) and are developing or redesigning products to support the protocol.
Superna Corporation, manufacturers of the Superna Home Control Systems featured on this site, is one of the newest members of the Alliance, and it expects its Smart Home Automation Systems to support Z-Wave in a matter of months. Intel Capital also has made a strategic investment in Zensys and in Z-Wave Alliance member iControl in Palo Alto, CA, which has developed a software and services platform designed to make remote monitoring more affordable and accessible for both homes and businesses.


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Superna Joins Growing Number of Companies Integrating INSTEON Wireless Home Control Technology

Electronic House Expo ORLANDO, Fla. – March 29, 2006 – The INSTEON™ Alliance announced today that SUPERNA has joined its growing association of companies adopting the INSTEON wireless home control technology. The INSTEON Alliance consists of more than 700 member companies and developers that are implementing the INSTEON wireless home control technology that leverages the powerline into their consumer electronics devices.

SUPERNA is the first home automation company to fully leverage standard IP home networks, enabling consumers to connect new or legacy electronic devices to their home computer network for delivery of digital audio/visual content, lighting and HVAC control to any room in the house. SUPERNA’s desktop software provides easy configuration, management and personalized interface generation. Its easy-to-use ConfigNet software will support the INSTEON protocol enabling users to create and manage a stand-alone INSTEON network, or have INSTEON products part of its full home control and automation solution.


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