Review of the Listman UnitedHome HCPC Software (TV Butler)
by flung
8/6/2002
WhiningDog.NET

1. Introduction

Does anyone remember TechXNY? It was a conference held in New York City a few months back. No? I don't blame you. There wasn't a whole lot going on during the show except for a few Mira devices and some Tablet PC prototypes. Since the big boys all had fairly boring booths, I had some extra time to browse through the exhibit floor and one of the more interesting booths was a company that I had never heard of before. The company was Listman Home Technologies and the technology they were show casing was the UnitedHome software. The basic premise of their product was to do home automation and control via your PC displayed on a TV screen. Did someone say a PC connected to the TV? That's right - Listman is taking a gamble by creating a software package targeting the HTPC audience. (Actually what caugh my eye initially was the nice flat screenthatwas being shown at the exhibit) Listman labels this category as HCPC which stands for Home Control PC. After talking with a marketing person at the booth, I managed to get a copy of the software from them. It's been over a month now and I've finally gotten a chance to play around with their software. We'll be reviewing a specific component of the UnitedHome product known as the TV Butler.

2. Company background

Listman Technologies is a company that is dedicated towards delivery products for structured wiring and home automation. They appear to work mostly with integrators, distributors, home technology manufacturers and in general VARs. They appear to be a combination hardware/software company aimed at linking the myriad of connections and devices that you would see within a hom. If you want more information on Listman, please feel free to call them directly at 1-866-LISTMAN or email them at sales@listmanhome.com. Their website is located at www.listmanhome.com

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