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Since purchasing a home, I have been trying to make our living space more comfortable and convenient through home automation.  To implement this, I started with the X10 system.  The X10 technology has been around for a very long time.  It uses your house wiring to transmit low data rate signals to various modules plugged or wired into it.  Though slow and prone to noise, the system does work and is very easy to install and configure.  X10 also offers a wirless solution for control over the system.  A special tranceiver module receives the signal and transmits it to the modules through your wiring.  You then have many transmitters to choose from, such as keypads, keychain remotes, multifunction remote controls, motion sensors, etc.

X10 (the company) is only one vendor from which you can buy X10 (the technology) devices, though they are generally the cheapest.  There are other vendors, such as SmartHome, Leviton, PCS, and Home Pro that also offer X10 products, often of better quality and flexibility than those from X10 (the company).  Still, the quickest, most cost-effective way to get started is using one of X10’s (the company) starter kits.