[IEE EC3 News] Lecture reminder - Home Automation 23 January 2014

[Bill Pechey]

Dear Colleague,

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I have appended the details of our next lecture and hope to see you
there.

I have also attached a poster which you can put up in your place of
work should you so desire.

Best wishes,

Bill Pechey
IET Thames Valley Specialised Section

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The potential of home automation and its struggles

Philipp Schuster, Loxone UK Ltd

Thursday 23 January 2014 19.00 for 19.30

Palmer Building, University of Reading RG6 6UR

Home Automation has long been the domain of the rich; seen as fancy, frivolous and 
showy. However, with strict EU directives on carbon emissions, rising energy prices and
the common use of smartphones and tablets, the idea of living in a ‘Smart Home’ becomes 
less of a fanciful ‘Jetsons-esque’ notion and more of a natural technological progression.

Following an overview of the Home Automation industry and the seemingly endless uses, 
this talk will explore the multitude of available standards and current technological
challenges to explain the struggles that have held this industry back, before concluding 
with the demonstration of a device that has the potential to resolve these challenges: The 
Miniserver.

This event is free of charge and open to all, with refreshments at 19.00.

Contact: Dr Richard Mitchell  rjmitchell at theiet.org

http://www.theiet.org/ec3

For directions please visit http://www.reading.ac.uk/about/find/about-findindex.aspx