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Kodi : Open Source Home Theater Software.

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Kodi® Kodi® (formerly known as XBMC™) is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media center for playing videos, music, pictures, games, and more. Kodi runs on Linux, OS X, Windows, iOS, and Android, featuring a 10-foot user interface for use with televisions and remote controls. It allows users to play and view most videos, music, podcasts, and other digital media files f...
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Bluetooth® – IoT network protocol

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​ A2DP, GATT, HID and BIP are all important Bluetooth profiles. Fact! A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) makes streaming stereo music possible. GATT (Generic Attribute Profile) allows developers to build unique profiles specific for their applications. HID (Human Interface Device Profile) makes your Bluetooth enabled mice and keyboards work effortlessly. BIP (Basic Imaging Profile) allo...
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IoT and The Future of Living

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For quite some time now, it’s largely been accepted as fact that innovation in the HDTV space had hit an insurmountable ceiling. With ultra-thin 4K displays delivering incredible picture quality at remarkably low prices, it was hard to fathom what the future of TV watching would entail, or if it would even be markedly different from what it is today. But as the famous Steve Jobs quote g...
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X10 Basics

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X10 is a protocol for communication among electronic devices used for home automation (domotics). It primarily uses power line wiring for signaling and control, where the signals involve brief radio frequency bursts representing digital information. A wireless radio based protocol transport is also defined. X10 was developed in 1975 by Pico Electronics of Glenrothes, Scotland, in order to a...
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The walls have ears: Warrant granted for Amazon Echo recordings — RT America

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In fact, police seem to have already relied on his smart meter that measures electricity and water usage. Police found that on the night of the murder, Bates used roughly 140 gallons of water between 1:00am and 3:00am. Investigators believe that this could be a sign that he had used water to wash away evidence of what happened on his hot tub patio, Engadget reported.Regardless of what’s discovered...
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The world’s smartest WiFi system just got smarter

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Introducing TrueMesh Today, we’re releasing TrueMesh — it’s the next generation of eero mesh technology, built from the ground up to work perfectly with eero hardware. At the core of this update are significant improvements to our mesh routing algorithms, enabled by the learnings we’ve gathered through having networks up and running in homes around the world. Overnight, eero customers will see up...
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Approaching Female Customers as a Service Business Professional – HouseCall Pro

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  Interacting with your customers is one of the most important parts of running a service business. If a person doesnt like you, or feel comfortable with you in their home, they are far less likely to be Personal Space is Your Friend Keep an appropriate amount of space between your female customer and yourself. Particularly if she is the only one home, be mindful of the fact that you...
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The FOA Reference For Fiber Optics – OLANs- Fiber Optic LANs

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Optical LANs have been around since the mid-1980s but in the last few years they have benefited from the worldwide move to install fiber to the home. With over 100 million FTTH subscribers, FTTH has become a market driven by the economies of scale and costs have plummeted. It did not take long for designers to understand that FTTH, especially as used in multi-dwelling units, was similar to typical...
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Jellyfish Inspired Lodges To Help Clean The Environment – Secret Energy

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Robot 'jellyfish' with 'tentacles' that catch trash and clean polluted water   The Jellyfish Lodge is a concept conceived by architect Janine Hung for Inhabitat’s Biodesign Competition. They boast kitchen and bathroom-equipped living quarters and even vegetable gardens in their base. They have long 'tentacles' leading into the surrounding river which traps and collects rubbish and al...
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