Missing Remote

Sofabaton X1S Universal Remote with Hub/App Control

Remote controls are an area of deep personal interest. There are so many things that need to get nailed on the hardware and software sides to create the perfect one. […]

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Use Ubiquiti AI Theta Speaker As A Doorbell Chime

It annoys me that Ubiquiti doesn’t allow me to use the speaker in the AI Theta speakers. This video outlines one way to fix that oversight.

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NextHaus Alliance Sustainable House Panel Q/A

Last night I participated in a panel discussion around building sustainable homes that was sponsored by NextHaus Alliance, the folks who are building our passive house. This is totally why […]

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EVDANCE Tesla NACS to J1772 Adapter

Testing out the 60A version of EVDANCE’s NACS (Tesla) to J1772 adapter. Lets you use Level 2 Tesla chargers (EVSE) at hotels, parking lots, or sharing one at home. EVDANCE’s […]

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Ubiquiti UniFi Protect Ai Theta / Pro Lens / AI Audio

I wasn’t able to find any reviews of the Ubiquiti UniFi Protect Ai Theta camera system that answered my questions around imaging performance. Specifically, how well it worked in low-light […]

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Risk Is Hard: EV + Garage Edition

A friend recently mentioned some hesitancy around parking an EV in their attached garage. I get that, kind of, we all probably remember the problems that Chevy had with their […]

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Emporia Vue 2 Smart Home Energy Monitor

This is a review of the Gen 2 Emporia 2 and a comparison to the IoTaWatt, which provides similar functionality.

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Life|Ware 2.0 For Vista Launches A News Interface

March 12, 2007 Alan Cooke

Orlando, FL â€“ March 7, 2006 â€“ Life|wareâ„¢ digital entertainment and automation solutions announces the launch of Life|ware 2.0 which introduces an entirely new, MicrosoftÂ® WindowsÂ® Vistaâ„¢ interface while enhancing its performance managing a homeâ€™s subsystems through WindowsÂ® Vistaâ„¢ Media Center to create a comprehensive digital living experience. Life|ware 2.0 provides at-a-glance, gallery-style view of home subsystems â€“ lights, thermostats, […]

Microsoft Announces HD Photo, a New Imaging File Format with Advanced Features

March 12, 2007 Alan Cooke

This isn't really news you would associate with MissingRemote, but I thought it was interesting enough to post. MS has announced they are coming out with a new format called HD Photo. It is supposed to have twice the efficiency of JPEG with fewer compression related artificats. This, of course, will result in a file size half of JPEG. With […]

How To…Trim your Coax TV Cable

March 11, 2007 Alan Cooke

Keeping wires hidden and not looking like a rat's nest can be one huge pain in the tush. Apartment Therapy has a nice step by step procedure to trim down your Cox table. Now what I do with the rest of the wires? Seriously! I need some help. If you have a suggestion for a wire management system, please post […]

Home Theaters for Condos and Apartments

March 9, 2007 Alan Cooke

EH sends word they have posted up an article about building a Home Theater in a condo or an apartment. Why should the home dwellers get all of the HT fun? One of my main problems in my apartment living past has been related to noise. They have a few tips that should help out. The last is my favorite. […]

A Vista Desktop, Now With Cable Tuner

March 9, 2007 Alan Cooke

Not really a review, but I know Jennfur, our local CableCard afficiendo, would be interested to know that Dell plans on releasing an OCUR based system within the next few months. They even throw in a few pics to get you salivating! From the article: Dell will be selling this configuration in the next few months, with the hope that […]

Sharp LC-52D92U 1080p LCD

March 9, 2007 Alan Cooke

It pays to be a big website, and Cnet's case it netted them a 120Hz 1080p LCD from Sharp. On the positive side, the black levels were extremely good but it did suffer from banding problems. It some scenes the reviewer could see alternating bands of lighter and darker areas on the screen. How did the 120Hz turn out? According […]

CableCard for Windows Media Center finally arrives

March 9, 2007 Mike Garcen

This is all for Jennyfur in our forums who I'm sure will be ecstatic to see. I say that with a grain of salt, as this isn't the first cable-card system we've seen "demo'd," so let's just wait & see if it ever sees the light of day. Exceptional Innovation is demonstrating CableCard support in Windows Vista at the Electronic […]

Gyration MCE Remote Quick Review

March 8, 2007 Mike Garcen

Wes Newman over at Thegreenbutton posted a quick lil review with some pictures, of the new Gyration Media Center remote control. Just something to tide you guys over with until we see some sideshow. I've only had the remote one day and it will take some getting used to, but overall I feel it is a pretty solid remote with […]

One Voice Launches Media Center Communicator Version 3

March 8, 2007 Mike Garcen

One Voice Technologies, Inc., developer of 4th Generation voice solutions for the Telecom and Interactive Multimedia markets, today announced the availability of its new Media Center Communicator(TM) version 3 for Windows Vista Media Center. Media Center Communicator allows users to simply speak to play music, view photos and videos, watch TV, place Skype calls and control your Xbox 360. Media […]

The Media Center Show #98 2007-03-08 – Vidabox

March 8, 2007 Mike Garcen

Thursday's are as reliable Media Center Show days as the Lakers are to not having a full squad on the court at any given time due to injuries. This week up, Ian's got Steven from Vidabox, makers of OEM Media Center systems. 01:00 Coming up this week 01:57 Email –Niveus Pocket Remote 03:23 Email – Webguide 4.0 03:47 Missing guide […]

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