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Plug your favorite lamp into the lamp module. Plug an appliance (like the aforementioned coffeepot) into the Wireless Link Module™. Right out of the box you can use the PalmPad to turn these two devices on and off.

But you want to be able to do home control while day trading. So download the software from the Web site, double-click to install, and use the virtual PalmPad ™ to turn your light and your appliance on and off.

Screen Shots of FireCracker™ User Interface

1. "Through-port"

2. "PalmPad ™ Remote"

No messy wiring, no cutting out wallboard! And best of all, the FireCracker™ kit is fully compatible with your voice-activation software -- simply tell the coffeepot to start brewing and it will!

How the FireCracker™ Kit Works:

Using the software, you send commands to the computer interface that you've plugged into the back of your computer. The interface sends commands to the link module, which translates the wireless signal into an X10 signal.

X10 signals travel through the household wiring to the lamp and appliance modules you've connected to your lights and appliances. One click of the mouse, and your lights and appliances respond like magic!

If you need to leave your computer, simply slip the PalmPad™ Remote into your pocket. It can control the same 16 sets of lights and appliances your computer does, giving you the FireCracker convenience without being at your computer!

Easy Expansion

You can expand your powers by adding lamp or appliance modules; the FireCracker™ Kit can control up to 16 sets of lights and appliances. Create a true "home network" where you can run your household devices straight from the computer. FireCracker is compatible with all other X10 home control products -- which means there are thousands of applications limited only by your imagination.

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What's included

$49.99

Firecracker Computer Interface ---
  about the size of Fig Newton ™!

What's included

$49.99

The FireCracker ™ kit gets you started with

• A computer interface, no bigger than a Fig Newton ™;it plugs into a serial port in the back of your computer.
• Software
• A hand-held PalmPad™Remote for when you leave your computer workstation but want to retain control of your lights and appliances
• A Lamp Module that controls any lamp plugged into it
• A Wireless Link Module™ that directs X10 signals from the computer interface to the house wiring and from there to the light and appliance modules. This module can also control a household appliance.