(Click here for larger image of the lighting control menu)Lifeware: Media Center Edition is said to allow users to easily transition from enjoying digital entertainment on a Media Center PC, to dimming lights or shades, checking security, and adjusting temperature -- all with the familiar remote control interface. "We're talking about software that goes beyond just controlling the devices in your home," said Seale Moorer, founding partner of Exceptional Innovation.
Surveillance camera menuAccording to the company, the software is "hardware-neutral" and leverages existing and emerging standards and technologies in an open architecture, thereby providing flexibility to home automation dealers and customers. For example, in the NextGen home, the software is being demonstrated with a combination of systems from Lutron, AprilAire, Axis, General Electric, and Netstreams.
Lifeware: Media Center Edition supports Microsoft Media Center Edition 2005 based PCs, and will be available to the public in Q2, 2005, the company says.
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