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Remote Control & Monitoring via Internet

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Remote Control & Monitoring via Internet
Would you like to see what is in your home and be able to turn things on /off from your office computer?
Imagine a temperature/humidity gauge sending regular <xml> messages to a control system (which also has a web interface).
Security systems allows to remotely monitor objects (including video cameras) and remotely control objects.
You can even do it over the internet.
• www.scx.com - video security source
• www.starship.org/rocket/rockets/SkyeHeye.html - video camera placed on a small rocket
• www.baltimore.com/products/sureware/ - e-security hardware products
• http://www.adt.com - company offerring security systems

Web accessible robots:
• www.cs.indiana.edu/robotics/world.html#webRobots - web accessible robots
• www.schoolnet.ca/vp-pv/robotics/e/index.html -

 

vacuum cleaners

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- www.designmaker.com/vacuums/vachist2.htm - history
Royal is credited with inventing the vacuum cleaner in 1905 {P.A. Geier Co., Cleveland, OH} - but there was an earlier mechanical vacuum cleaner patented in 1869. In 1908, Hoover started building their "Model O" which was the first electric vacuum cleaner -- it weighed about 40 pounds. Eureka started in 1909 and Kirby started in the 1920's
- http://www.electrolux.com/node102.asp - Electrolux history
- http://www.designmaker.com/vacuums/ - resources

Manufactures:
- www.dyson.com/tech/dysoncyclone - Dual Cyclone and Root Cyclone bagless
- www.electrolux.com - old, quiet and very good ( www.electrolux.com/node105.asp )
- www.rainbowsystem.com - through water, good, but noisy
- www.samsungvacuumcleaners.com/ - Samsung - makes low noise models
  ( for example http://samsungelectronics.com/vacuum_cleaner/canister/vc_6714h.html - model VC-6714H "Whisper Power")
- www.hoover.com - (see www.hoover-vacuum-cleaners.com ) -
- www.eurekaco.com - Eureka
- www.sharp-usa.com/products/FunctionLanding/0,1050,3,00.html - Sharp
- www.thermaxvac.com/ - Thermax
- www.filterqueen.com/ - Filter Queen
- Tri Star - Interstate Engineering, Anaheim, CA
- www.kirby.com/products.htm - Kirby
- www.air-storm.com/ - SREC
- www.kenmore.com - Kenmore
- www.geappliances.com/ - GE
- www.oreck.com - Oreck
- www.dirtdevil.com/ - Dirt Devil Delux  -popular cordless hand-held
- www.bissell.com - Bissell

Some online stores:
- www.bestvacuum.com -
- www.a1vacuumandsewing.com -
- http://bigtopvacuum.com/ -
- www.vacuum-discounter.com -

 

misc

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