• One of the easiest, most affordable ways to get started in intelligent home control
• Includes everything you need to control a lamp by voice (expandable with additional X10 receivers)
• Communicates with electronic equipment via the electrical wires that are already installed in your home

You've heard a lot about smart homes. But if you're not sure you want to integrate intelligent control into your home because you haven't had much experience with home technology, then the HALbasic Introduction Kit is for you! Designed for entry-level users, HALbasic is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to get started. This comprehensive kit comes with everything you need to control one lamp with simple verbal commands. Simply add additional X10 receivers available from Smarthome to upgrade into a complete whole-house system!

Voice Control
The key to effective home control is simplicity — how easy it is to use the system. There's no easier way to control your home than with normal, conversational speech. Once HALbasic is installed in your home, you can begin controlling a limited number of devices with your voice. Simply tell HAL, "Turn on the front door lights," or establish schedules by telling HAL, "Every night at 6pm turn on the front door lights for five hours."

Device and Appliance Control
HALbasic includes some of the most powerful features of the HAL home control system at a fraction of the cost. With HALbasic, you will be able to talk to your PC to control a limited number of lights and devices in your home. You can turn lights on and off, dim them for scene lighting (all incandescent lights are dimmable with HAL), and schedule them to go on and off automatically whenever and as often as you want. There's no need to rewire your home — HAL sends your commands over the electrical wires that already exist inside the walls of your house.

Internet Information Automation
HALbasic will make it easy for you to get the information you want — when you want it! No more waiting for weather reports or sports scores on the radio. HAL will go out to the Internet automatically as often as you want, and will bring back weather reports for your area, the stock quotes you ask for, and a copy of your e-mail messages. The information is stored on the PC, just waiting for you to ask HAL, "What is the weather forecast for Thursday?" or "What is Microsoft at?" or "Are there any new e-mail messages?" HAL also downloads sports scores for professional teams, traffic information for select cities, and television listings. HAL delivers the information you want — when you want it!

The HALbasic Introduction Kit includes: 1 HALbasic CD-ROM, 1 HAL powerline adapter and 1 Smart Lamp Module. Expanding your system is easy with additional X10 receivers available from Smarthome.

Minimum system requirements for HALbasic:

• Windows® 98/Me/XP/2000  (XP/2000 recommended)


• 266MHz or faster processor (500MHz recommended)


• 64MB RAM (128MB recommended)


• 40MB free disk space for installation; 60MB for normal use


• HAL-compatible modem and phone line (required for some features)


• Connection to the Internet


• Multimedia PC (microphone, speakers, sound card)


• Requirements for HAL HomeNet:
  
  • Two or more computers connected together via a home network
  • Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher