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...love a challenge, but we like it even better when products work as billed. I tested an iControl system that included a wireless camera, which I easily positioned and programmed to snap pictures of anyone walking through my front door. I coupled a motion sensor with a lamp controller, so that the light went on whenever someone walked by. The coolest part was that I could also command the lights and camera directly from the Web page. I did not test the thermostat, but like the other devices, it can be controlled remotely or set on a schedule...
...connection to your home and a home-network router, preferably a wireless one. The lowest-priced starter kit is $400, and once you get it going, you will realize quickly that you will want to augment that with additional devices. Extra door/window sensors cost $35 a piece, and extra lamp controllers cost $50. There's also a monthly fee of $15. Although you can pay upfront for a whole year, it will still cost $180 - iControl doesn't cut you a break on that...
...InOut lamp by Ramon Ubeda and Otto Canalda for Metalarte The more than 2-m-tall Big&Big looms like a giant glowing toadstool. Despite this fairy-tale appearance, it's robustly functional. Its Barcelona designers say the rotation-molded polyethylene shell gives it the toughness of a garbage can. Fortunately, that's where the resemblance ends. www.metalarte.com...
...heart of Tyre. A huge pall of yellow smoke and dust rose above the town, marking the spot where the bombs have fallen. All that was left of the building was a sprawling pile of rubble mixed with the pathetic detritus of people?s destroyed homes - broken tables, a lamp, half a sofa, torn books, clothing...
...GLOWING GADGET When it's time to answer nature's call in the dark of night, mini-lights come in handy. Guyot Designs' Firefly, $22, converts a water bottle into a flashlight whose brightness can be adjusted for use as a night-light or reading lamp...