Life|ware Controls the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry's Green Home

Posted May 21, 2008 by Nora

The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry recently opened a new exhibit. Smart Home: Green + Wired, Powered by ComEd and Warmed by People’s Gas is a 2,500 square-foot home built in the museum’s back yard. It’s a fully-functional, three-story home that aims to show museum visitors how energy efficiency and green building can be combined with and enhanced by the latest in home control technology.

The home is controlled by Life|ware, provided by Life|ware dealer Rick Simpson of 3G Applications in Chicago, who donated his time and resources for the exhibition.

The full story (with slideshow!) is at CEPro, or you can learn more about it at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry’s exhibit page.

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Life|ware partners with RTI

Posted April 1, 2008 by Nora

Life|ware is all about incorporating the best technologies available, and we’re always looking for ways to provide our dealers and their customers with even more choices. To that end, Life|ware announces a partnership with RTI, a leading manufacturer of innovative remote controls. RTI’s Life|ware-compatible remotes – the T2-C, RK-3, T-4 and the recently announced T3-V – provide the end-user a unique control solution without having to launch a television interface.

T3V Remote

Electronic House has the scoop.

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Media Center extender news

Posted September 27, 2007 by Nora

Microsoft relaunches Media Center extenders

Linksys announces new Media Center Extenders

Media Center Extender functionality added to MediaSmart LCD HDTVs

D-Link announces new Media Center Extender

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Microsoft Webinar on CEPro Promises Big News

Posted September 25, 2007 by Nora

Microsoft will be dropping some big news on Media Center this week in a web-based seminar presented by CEPro this Thursday, from 1-1:30 p.m. You can register for the webinar here.

From CEPro’s synopsis:

Between CEDIA and DigitalLife, Microsoft will announce some hot news on Media Center. Join us for this special webinar and get the latest info direct from Microsoft, along with key partner Exceptional Innovation. Topics for discussion will include:

  • Media Center Extenders: New products and partners
  • Quad cable card tuners for Media Center
  • Microsoft’s Media Center Ultimate Install Contest
  • Media Center news from CEDIA, DigitalLife and previews of EHX
  • Latest innovations from Life|ware

Hope you check this out and continue to grow your business with Media Center and Life|ware. If you need contact information for your RSM, please check here for updated contact information.

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Microsoft Directly Engages Custom Installers at CEDIA EXPO 2007

Posted September 5, 2007 by Nora

From the Microsoft Press Release:

Microsoft Corp. is exhibiting at CEDIA EXPO 2007 to build direct relationships with custom installers and illustrate the growing CEDIA channel support for home entertainment and automation systems based on the Microsoft® Windows® Media Center platform.

Microsoft’s presence at the show is accompanied by several impressive announcements that bolster the standing of Windows Media Center as the fastest-growing platform in the custom installation market. Some of the biggest names at CEDIA are intensifying their support of Windows Media Center at the show…

It gets better…

Life|ware, the industry pioneer in Windows®Media Center-based digital entertainment software, unveiled its own line of Windows Media Center hardware, including new high-end systems featuring Quad-CableCARD-tuners. Windows Media Center-based Life|ware home automation software took a leap forward with news regarding a future Windows Home Server Add-in to complement its announced Windows Home Server-based Life|storage server.

Additionally, Microsoft is announcing their first annual Windows Media Center Ultimate Install Contest. CNN Money has the Microsoft press release. You can read about Life|ware’s new hardware here.

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