Active Home and Wireless Technology

I've mentioned X10's Active Home Professional software before in relation to home automation and home security, but I found an article that relates Active Home to up and coming wireless technologies that are competing for attention in the homeowners' market.  The writer, Rob Enderle, discusses current X10 technology, Z-Wave, Smarthome's Insteon, and tying it all in to make a fully computerized home.

The Insane World of Home Electronics: Home Automation

Comments

[Brian Hollander]

Home automation is a very atractive consept for my own home and a new business opportunity. Unfortunatly the expo EHX of Feb 24-26 in Orlando is to short notice. Will there be any other expo's between now and the summer? Please let me know.

Regards,

Brian Hollander

[Sicarius]

Here are a couple home automation expos coming up later this year:

Canada in June: http://www.cedia.net/press_media/2005_reg_dates.php

New York August 24-25, 2005 http://www.isceast.com/App/homepage.cfm?moduleid=42&appname=100036