Destiny Networks Introduces Domain 5000 Home and Entertainment Controller.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CEDIA CEDIA Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association CEDIA Cloned Enzyme Donor Immunoassay CEDIA Century Diamond 2002 MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2002 Destiny Networks, the leader in handsfree automation for the home, today introduced the Domain 5000, the simplest and most powerful home and entertainment controller available. The Domain 5000 offers a wide range of standards-based communication ports and three key features to set it apart from any other.
-- No programming is required.
-- Controlled with a small RF remote or with a web tablet.
-- Supports handsfree automation.
"Destiny Networks is in the forefront with its focus on simplifying the installation and use of home technology. With their Ubiquity Ubiquity See also Omnipresence. Burma-Shave their signs seen as “verses of the wayside throughout America.” [Am. Commerce and Folklore: Misc. configurable software application running across the number of standard communications ports (hardware, communications) communications port - A connector for a communications interface, usually, a serial port. on the Domain 5000, the installation and ease of use is improved dramatically," said Don Redmond, ex-VP of Engineering at Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. and Destiny Networks customer. The Domain 5000 comes loaded with Ubiquity, Destiny Networks' configurable software application that eliminates custom programming. By simply clicking on menus, the dealer configures both the software that controls the home and entertainment components and the software that creates the user interface for those components. This ease of configuration is true for both home control (lights, heating and cooling, fans, curtains, etc.) and entertainment control (whole house audio, home theaters An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. ). Another unique feature of the Domain 5000 is the small handheld RF remote. Anyone that has used an LCD touch-screen to control a home theater realizes the convenience of having a remote control with physical buttons that can be found in the dark. Destiny Networks' remote has immediate control over the common entertainment functions, but when more control is desired the user can access the complete graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to on the TV screen with the touch of a button. For those who prefer a touch screen display with elegant, user-friendly graphics, home and entertainment control is also available from a browser running on a networked computer, tablet PC (1) A tablet computer environment from Microsoft that is based on an enhanced version of Windows XP. Designed to function more like a portable writing tablet than previous tablet-based computers, it includes handwriting recognition as well as the ability to retain handwritten words or web-tablet. The Domain 5000 also offers handsfree automation. Home systems such as lighting, heating and cooling, audio and video, and curtains and windows can now simply respond to the homeowner's presence. No interaction or thought is required. The Domain 5000 controls entertainment systems through a combination of ten (10) independent infrared drivers and ten (10) power sense inputs that detect when the components are on or off. Entertainment components with serial ports are best driven from one of the ten (10) serial ports included on the Domain 5000. The serial ports can also be used to interface with lighting systems, thermostats, and other control modules. Twelve (12) relay ports are built-in to control a wide range of devices including fans, curtains, fountains and drop down movie screens. An Ethernet port A socket on a computer or network device for plugging in an Ethernet cable. See WAN port. links the Domain 5000 to the computer network. The Domain 5000 has a 19" rack mountable chassis and comes standard with the Ubiquity software preloaded and one RF remote at a list price of $3,500. Additional handheld remotes are available for $79 each. Optional handsfree automation software for the Domain 5000 is available for $18,000. The Domain 5000 is available for shipment in December 2002. Destiny Networks is showing the Domain 5000 at CEDIA Expo in booth #154A. About Destiny Networks Destiny Networks, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of handsfree automation for the home. With an intelligent sensor An intelligent sensor takes some predefined action when it senses the appropriate input (light, heat, sound, motion, touch, etc.). Description The sensor has to do the following tasks:
Note to Editors: Destiny Networks, Home Positioning, Scene Continuation, Domain, Ubiquity, Acuity acuity /acu·i·ty/ (ah-ku´i-te) clarity or clearness, especially of vision. a·cu·i·ty n. Sharpness, clearness, and distinctness of perception or vision. , and Luminous lu·mi·nous adj. Emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light. are trademarks of Destiny Networks, Inc. |
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