{"id":590,"date":"2009-03-30T08:19:05","date_gmt":"2009-03-30T12:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schollnick.net\/wordpress\/?p=590"},"modified":"2009-03-30T08:19:08","modified_gmt":"2009-03-30T12:19:08","slug":"mac-friendly-houseport-usb-to-z-wave-adapter-shipping-soon-en-masse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.schollnick.net\/wordpress\/2009\/03\/mac-friendly-houseport-usb-to-z-wave-adapter-shipping-soon-en-masse\/","title":{"rendered":"Mac-friendly Houseport USB To Z-Wave adapter shipping soon en masse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now, I&#8217;m happy with Indigo &#038; Insteon.  But there are a few SwitchLinc&#8217;s that aren&#8217;t quite as reliable as I would like (95%?).  But I must admit, my house&#8217;s wiring is a rat&#8217;s mess of old (old!) cable, and weirdly wired messes from the previous owners&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>For example, the entrance walkway, about 90-95% of the time the insteon command is instantly seen &#038; recognized.  Other times, it takes 2-3 retries, and it&#8217;s usually at the worst possible time that it requires the retransmit.<\/p>\n<p>Engadget has pointed out that the Houseport USB to Z-Wave adapter is shipping soon&#8230;  And it&#8217;s including a Mac version of the Houseport software&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2009\/03\/29\/mac-friendly-houseport-usb-to-z-wave-adapter-shipping-soon-en-ma\/#comments\">Mac-friendly Houseport USB To Z-Wave adapter shipping soon en masse<\/a>: &#8220;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cepro.com\/article\/wayne_dalton_sets_june_1_ship_date_for_houseport_automation_for_the_mac\/\"><img vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.engadget.com\/media\/2009\/03\/wayne-dalton-z-wave-housepo.jpg\"  alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>For those that don&#8217;t visit <a href=\"http:\/\/hd.engadget.com\/2009\/03\/23\/monster-hdmi-difference-scam-still-kickin-in-frys-electronic\/\">Fry&#8217;s Electronics<\/a> on any regular basis, you probably reckoned that Wayne Dalton&#8217;s totally promising USB To Z-Wave adapter had simply failed to ever make it onto store shelves after being <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2008\/01\/25\/usb-to-z-wave-adapter-houseport-software-comes-to-os-x\/\">launched 14 months ago<\/a>. Turns out, the device (and the OS X-friendly Houseport software) has just been loosed from its limiting &#8216;Fry&#8217;s exclusive&#8217; agreement, and it&#8217;s about to ship out to anyone who desires it starting June 1st. We&#8217;re told that the hardware and software hasn&#8217;t changed since CES 2008, and even the retail price ($87) will remain the same. Of note, eager beavers can snag a limited number of upgradeable pre-production units today for $79, but then again, you never really know what you&#8217;re going to get. Hang tight, Mac-owing home automators &#8212; your long-awaited solution is nearly here.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now, I&#8217;m happy with Indigo &#038; Insteon. But there are a few SwitchLinc&#8217;s that aren&#8217;t quite as reliable as I would like (95%?). 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