Pelham Sloane, HOT 50 Winner At CEDIA, Introduces Flexible Solution for Emerging Home Automation Market.SOUTHPORT, Conn. -- Pelham Sloane's PS1500M Incorporates Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor and Opens New Windows(R) XP Solutions for Home Automation System Designers and Installers Pelham Sloane Ltd. announces the addition of an Intel Pentium M processor version of its all-in-one PC, named one of the HOT 50 products in 2004 by the editors of CE Pro magazine and the CEDIA CEDIA Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association CEDIA Cloned Enzyme Donor Immunoassay CEDIA Century Diamond Daily. The combination of the Pentium M processor and the space-saving PS1500, measuring less than three inches thick(*) -- provides an effective solution for the burgeoning mid-priced home automation marketplace. With built-in wireless networking, touch screen capability and flexible wall, desk or arm mounting options, the PS1500M is integrated within a flat, LCD monitor. Pelham Sloane builds to customer specifications, and the PS1500M can be expanded and customized in the field. "We are enthusiastic regarding the Pentium M platform because it provides the ability to install a complete and flexible home automation and entertainment system at affordable prices," explains Chris Miller, Vice President for Marketing and Product Development at Pelham Sloane. "The PS1500M eliminates the need for proprietary software designed for panel-server systems and eliminates the bulky towers, CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. monitors and installation complexity of legacy computing," he added. Effectively, the PS1500M behaves as both the user control point for a system and as the home automation and media server for the entire installation. The PS1500M uses dramatically less energy than other computers and emits almost no heat. Compared to a traditional tower desktop with a 200-watt power supply, the PS1500M draws only 45 watts. In power-saving mode, the PS1500M draws only 10-15 watts - about as much as a night light. The computer emits so little heat that the internal fan used to cool it is virtually silent. This makes it a superior choice for home theaters or other applications where computers must run unnoticed in the background. Demonstrated for the first time at CEDIA Expo 2004 in Indianapolis, September 8-12, the unit is shown as the hub of a home theatre installation, sending video out to a flat screen TV and Dolby Digital Audio 5.1 to a home theater receiver See A/V receiver. . Also shown in a kitchen setting, Pelham Sloane's all-in-one PC is mounted to a wall and multitasks by running a home security system, heating and air conditioning and lights; enabling such computer tasks as online grocery shopping; operating as a television and serving as a portal to the Internet for browsing and e-mail. The PS1500M provides Plug'n'Play compatibility with third-party Microsoft(R) Windows(R) software and devices. It runs Windows XP Professional and is Intel Centrino(TM)-compatible. The PS1500M is available with popular options including wireless networking, TV tuners, touch screens and PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. slots. Standard ports include: 10/100 Ethernet; two USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0, serial, parallel; IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394 (Firewire(R)); digital audio (S/P S/P Status Post S/P Serial to Parallel S/P Policy Planning Staff S/P Sound Powered S/P Sharp & Pink (description of optic nerve in eye) DIF-Dolby Digital 5.1) and analog audio in/out, microphone, and VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. , component video and S-video in/out. The PS1500M offers 256MB to 1GB of RAM, hard drives from 20GB to 80GB, and integrated optical drive options for CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , CD-RW/DVD-ROM or DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. +/-RW. The PS1500M also has internal wireless capability with the choice of Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection (802.11b @ 11 Mbps) or Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection (802.11G @ 54 Mbps or 802.11b @ 11 Mbps). For more information on Pelham Sloane, visit our website at www.pelhamsloane.com. (*)The exact measurement of the PS1500M's depth is 2 3/4". |
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