Smart homes get sexier cheaper and more accessible
New gadgets automate houses with fridge alerts, irrigation dew monitoring, and urine analysis via home networks. Prices vary from about 200 to 10,000 dollars as vendors push wireless, mobile, and remote control systems for lighting, climate, security, and health monitoring with names like Lagotek and Toto referenced alongside LG Electronics and MTI Whirlpools.
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New York
George Jetson
Ilya Billig
Lagotek
Bellevue
Wash
Ron Zimmer
Continental Automated Buildings Association
Zimmer
Toto
Kohler, Moon and Grohe
Growing salad leaves year round in home gardens and pots
Charles Dowding of Somerset explains that leaf lettuces offer quick, repeat harvests from cut-and-come-again plants. He notes diverse flavors across seasons and emphasizes growing in full light, above freezing temperatures, and indoor or container spaces.
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Farrar-’ Wegener
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New Market
Charles Dowding
Dowding
Somerset
England
Green Books
Britain
George Ball
W. Atlee & Burpee Co
Indoor garden magic with outdoor urns and fountains
Outdoor accessories can be used indoors during winter. Campania International advises bringing urns, statuary, fountains, and birdbaths inside as accent pieces. Use plastic liners for planted containers, add moss, dried arrangements, or lights for a festive conservatory look while maintaining humidity from indoor fountains.
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Peter C. Cilio
Campania International Inc
Cilio
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Gpcu.org
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Bank of America
Commerce Bank
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VA & Arms
First National Bank of Holcomb
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First National Bank of
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