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  2. X10 (industry standard) - Wikipedia

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    X10 was developed in 1975 by Pico Electronics of Glenrothes, Scotland, in order to allow remote control of home devices and appliances. It was the first general purpose domotic network technology and remains the most widely available [ citation needed ] .

  3. X10 Wireless Technology - Wikipedia

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    X10 Wireless Technology. X10 Wireless Technology, Inc. was an American subsidiary of a Hong Kong - Bermuda company best known for marketing wireless video cameras using controversial pop-under advertisements. Also marketed a remote control system for lamps and appliances that used the home's electrical wiring as the signaling network, using the ...

  4. Radio Data System - Wikipedia

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    Radio Data System ( RDS) is a communications protocol standard for embedding small amounts of digital information in conventional FM radio broadcasts. RDS standardizes several types of information transmitted, including time, station identification and program information. The standard began as a project of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU ...

  5. X Window System - Wikipedia

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    X is an architecture-independent system for remote graphical user interfaces and input device capabilities. Each person using a networked terminal has the ability to interact with the display with any type of user input device.

  6. Low-cost internet for seniors and retirees: How to stay ... - AOL

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    Discount pricing starts at $24.99 a month at Spectrum. Verizon. Discount pricing starts at $20 a month at Verizon. AT&T. Discount pricing starts at $30 a month at AT&T. See 2 more. Yet finding an ...

  7. List of X-planes - Wikipedia

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    List of X-planes. The X-planes are a series of experimental United States aircraft and rockets, used to test and evaluate new technologies and aerodynamic concepts. They have an X designator within the US system of aircraft designations, which denotes the experimental research mission. Not all US experimental aircraft have been designated as X ...

  8. Rolling code - Wikipedia

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    Simple remote control systems use a fixed code word; the code word that opens the gate today will also open the gate tomorrow. An attacker with an appropriate receiver could discover the code word and use it to gain access sometime later. More sophisticated remote control systems use a rolling code (or hopping code) that changes for every use.

  9. Wireless light switch - Wikipedia

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    A wireless light switch is a light switch that commands a light or home appliance to turn itself off or on, instead of interrupting the power line going to the light fixture. There are different ways to communicate between the switch and the fixture: [2] Using radio transmission: A radio receiver is typically wired or screwed into a fixture or ...