BlackBox home automation

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April 2009 Residential Estate (Industry)

BlackBox is an all-in-one home automation and media centre system that allows the integration of various devices around the home into one common console. It contains dynamic content that allows home automation control, security and access control, media browsing, VOD (video on demand) and MOD (music on demand), concierge services such as: room service, restaurants, taxis, online shopping, advanced communication: wireless phone, VOIP, chat, news and magazines, weather casting, city guides and an unlimited number of features.

The output can be wired or wireless to television screens or networked tablets and LCD monitors. Touch screen applications make this a simple and user friendly interface.

Key features:

* Communication: telephone/VOIP/chat/e-mail/Internet/local portal.

* Easy to use touch screen interface.

* Multimedia broadcasting technology (VOD/MOD for TV).

* Yellow pages/city guides/hot spots/entertainment/mapping tools.

* Security/alarms/panic button/access control.

* Automation control: Lighting, A/C, Power saving and electronic device controls.

For more information contact Niall Beazley, Vision Catcher, +27 (0)11 463 9797, [email protected], www.visioncatcher.co.za

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