HomeSeer NewsLetter Feb / Mar 2006

NewsLetter: Feb / Mar 2006

Happy Nor'easter!
Those of you in warmer climates had reason to be thankful yesterday as the year's first major 'nor'easter' storm raced up the east coast. Predictions for snowfall in our area ranged from 10-15 inches. Fortunately for us, southern NH faired quite a bit better than our neighbors to the south and west; we only got about 6-8". Of course, winter is a long way from being over!

In This issue:
HomeSeer News
Valentine's Day Specials!
HomeSeer Instant Survey

HOMESEER NEWS

Update on HomeSeer v2.0 (HS2)

We've been working with the latest MS .NET v2.0 framework and have found it to be a significant improvement over .NET v1.1 in a number of areas. Look for a beta release of HomeSeer v2.0 or the .NET 2.0 framework sometime in March. See the message board for announcements about this new release.

The latest update for HS2 is v2.0.2041 [download]

New HomeSeer Plug-ins

Two new HomeSeer plug-ins were released since the latest newsletter. The first was our Apple iTunes® plug-in. This new plug-in communicates directly with iTunes and allows HomeSeer users to access and play any song, artist, album or playlist from their iTunes music library or from any connect iPod®. Manual control and 'event' control are both supported. Price: $39.95 (see promo below!!!)

Our new INSTEON basic plug-in is designed to control all INSTEON lighting devices for on-off-dim functions. The plug-in is currently a beta release and may be downloaded for testing from within the HS2 updater. A more comprehensive INSTEON plug-in is also under development and is slated for release later this year. Price: FREE to all HomeSeer HS2 users!

PRO-100 Released!

Our new automation controller, the PRO-100, was released in mid-December! The new controller features embedded HomeSeer PRO software running under Windows XP embedded. The operating system is fully protected on a 'write-only' flash module and only essential drivers and services are installed. The unit has no moving parts for greater reliability and consumes only 15 watts in normal operation. It is the ONLY control of its type to include ALL of these features:

Built-in Web Server
Voice Recognition (VR)
Text-to-Speech (TTS)
Email Messaging
Telephone Messaging (with additional hardware)
Remote VR & TTS from Anywhere in the World!

See our website for a list of authorized HomeSeer dealers and distributors.

VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIALS

Here are some great HomeSeer.com specials just in time for Valentine's Day! Be sure to use the COUPON CODES below when ordering!

Z-Wave Thermostat (CamStat)

CAMSTAT - This Z-Wave Thermostat will control any any connected furnace and/or air conditioning unit and is Compatible with Z-Wave Controllers. Ships this week!!

Apple iTunes® Plug-in

PI-ITUNES - Control all iTunes Player commands through HomeSeer. Includes special player screen for selection of Genre, Artist, Album, Song & Playlist. Plug-in will play any song from the iTunes library and from connected iPOD®.. FOR HOMESEER v2.x ONLY

Windows Media Center (MCE 2005) Plug-in

PI-MEDIACENTER - Control HomeSeer lighting, security and HVAC functions directly from your Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) system using the MCE remote control! FOR HOMESEER v1.x & v2.x

Universal Powerline Bus (UPB) Plug-in

PI-UPB - The UPB plug-in for HomeSeer 2 adds complete UPB (Universal Powerline Bus) support to HomeSeer. UPB is a fast, flexible and ultra-reliable powerline communication method. FOR HOMESEER v2.x ONLY

HOMESEER SUPPORT / TRAINING SURVEY

Finally... We've been receiving some requests lately to offer paid telephone support and web-training programs for HomeSeer software. If you also have an interest in one of both of these options, please take a moment to complete the survey at this link: http://www.homeseer.com/forms/instant_survey.htm

If there is enough interest, we'll roll out options later this year. Stay Tuned!

Happy Valentine's Day!

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