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Savant seamlessly organizes the control of the many elements of a home—lighting, security, A/V, Internet, and even sprinklers—into one handy remote.

The only Apple-based networking program like it on the market, Savant simplifies the many seemingly disparate aspects of living into one centralized system. From adjusting the heat in the living room while on vacation to checking the weather while watching TV, or simply turning off lights all with a single clicker, the all-in-one solution allows for simple and near universal access.

With a variety of different touch-screens and remotes, as well as the capability to sync directly with iPhones, Savant customizes their gadgets around each individual household’s unique needs. With multiple tasks automated into one command—”Away” could turn off certain lights and shades, turn down heat, and activate security systems—intuitive interfaces make it dead-easy to navigate features.

One product, their TrueImage Control wireless touch panel, makes the experience particularly familiar by allowing for browsing through professionally-shot pictures of each room and controlling lighting, shades and other features by touching the image of it on the screen.

Other future-thinking features include the ability to turn any HD television into a portal for content stored on optional servers or anything (Hulu, YouTube, etc.) online. In addition to such high-tech convenience, Savant helps conserve energy by using motion sensors to switch off lights, closing blinds at midday, and regulating heating and cooling systems based on outdoor temperatures.

Whether synchronizing just the heating and lights in a studio apartment or managing the multiple elements of a three-story brownstone, Savant effortlessly scales up or down—all thanks to the brand’s commitment to customer service.

Packages begin at about $5,000. Visit Savant’s site for a list of authorized dealers.

Enigmatica est une plateforme expérimentale combinant la lumière, le son et l’espace. Cette sculpture numérique a été présentée à Mars Gallery à Melbourne en mars 2010. Il s’agit d’un travail de l’artiste australien Kit Webster. Plus d’images et la vidéo dans la suite.

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pAs you catch wind of the arrival of the a href=”http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipad/family/ipad”iPad pre-order/a (breathe, breathe), we’d like to point out a wonderful article on a topic dear to Core77: a href=”http://craigmod.com/journal/ipad_and_books/”emBooks in the age of the iPad/em/a, by Craig Mod (thank you, a href=”http://shopgoldenage.com/_blog/All_Culture_All_The_Time/post/Books_in_the_Age_of_the_iPad/”Golden Age/a). /p

pInstead of mourning the loss of the printed page with the arrival of the iPad, Craig points out that it may actually improve the publishing industry by digitizing much of the junk and making room for the stuff that actually ought to be printed, and with care. And anyway, who said there’s only be one way to consume written media in the first place? Why not a diversity of ways to experience the written word?/p

pHere’s Craig:/p

blockquoteWe’re losing the throwaway paperback.
The airport paperback.
The beachside paperback.

pWe’re losing the dregs of the publishing world:disposable books. The book printed without consideration of form or sustainability or longevity. The book produced to be consumed once and then tossed. The book you bin when you’re moving and you need to clean out the closet./p

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When the prospects of digitization seem endless, design studio Jess3 recently stepped in to lend some clarity to the subject with an amusing infographic video illustrating the meteoric rise of the Internet. With 1.73 billion users, 243 million websites, 200 billion spam emails, and at least one new social networking platform cropping up every year, the interpersonal interactivity is at times difficult to fully comprehend. Their three-minute video puts it all into perspective, animating pie charts, thumb tacks, speech bubbles and more to help get a handle on the staggering size of the web.

Now a nearly globally shared vocabulary, social networking sites actually began 15 years ago with Classmates.com. Jess3’s informative timeline on the rise of social networking websites charts the exponential expansion in the early 2000s with Flickr, Friendster, Myspace, Facebook, Youtube and more, concluding with the recently unveiled Google Buzz.

Acknowledging how the Internet is at times a strange beast, Jess3 really captures the paradoxical nature of this century’s most game-changing invention—isolating yet intimate, unimaginably wide yet easily traversed.