October 19, 2006 1:21 PM PDT
A Z-Wave Alliance representative demonstrates Intermatic's HomeSettings ThinkEssentials software, a part of its ControlThink line. On the screen, a house floor plan is displayed so that the user has drag-and-drop access to Z-Wave home control functions. It's conducted over broadband in addition to Z-Wave, so a ThinkEssentials user can be on vacation in Italy and still control the lawn irrigation for his house back in the States.
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