Home Builder Developer - Interior Renovation and Design

13 hours ago Jan. 10, 2014 - 5:48 PM PST

After a visit from home entertainment robot Keecker last week, it was obvious that CES 2014 would host some exciting robots. Here are a few that offered unusual or just plain awesome applications:

Watch the video; these things look fun. The MiniDrone is all the fun of a drone in a design that wont destroy the inside of your home (well, maybe a little), while the Jumping Sumo is like a modern remote controlled car that can actually leap several feet into the air.

These should appeal to both kids and adults. Ive got my eye on the MiniDrone mostly, which can be attached to a set of large wheels to roll on the floor, wall or ceiling.

The WinBot seemed to win the most media attention this week, as it tackles a universally hated task: window cleaning. Its a Roomba for your windows. It adheres via an internal vacuum and has a backup system to prevent it from falling. It looks like it takes more work to keep up than a Roomba, but for people with large or tall windows, this could be a nice tool.

What else do people hate cleaning? Grills. Enter Grillbot. This little guy chugs along the surface of your grill cleaning it with a spinning brass or stainless steel brush.

Unlike a Roomba, Grillbot isnt smart enough to keep itself from falling off a ledge. So if your grill doesnt have a lip, youll have to close the cover and let it do its work in peace.

The FamiBot, which, like the WinBot, is made by EcoVacs, reminded me a little bit of Keecker. Its a general-purpose bot meant to assist the entire family, whether thats by playing music or monitoring the home for intruders. It has some unexpected features like the ability to detect smoke and purify air. It can also integrate with other electronics to turn them on or off.

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CES robots take on cleaning, fun and personal assistance

(PRWEB) January 11, 2014

The Holiday Inn Resort, Panama City Beach, kicks off the New Year with several projects to enhance the resort and the vacation experience for springtime of 2014. During the month of January the resort will be working to enhance Aqualand - their kids water playground - with new water toys, as well as adding additional seating in the large lagoon style pool, enhancing the WiFi experience, and installing new tile on several floors of the resort.

We are working hard to keep our resort at the level of excellence our valued guests deserve, while evolving for their future enjoyment, says Jay Canales, Director of Facilities Maintenance for the Holiday Inn Resort.

Its out with the old and in with the new for Aqualand as the resort team replaces a few of the older water features with fun new water toys for kids to explore. These new toys will include an Aquawave and Aquatips Tippin Pirates; the team hopes to have all the new toys in place by February 1st, 2014.

We are very fortunate to have so many of our guests that have become a part of our resort family and visit year after year. We do our best to keep our resort fresh and full of new, exciting features and activities for our loyal guests to enjoy each year, says Philip Colvin, Director of Marketing for the Holiday Inn Resort.

Last year the resort enhanced their large lagoon style pool with underwater speakers, LED lighting, and underwater bench seating. The underwater benches quickly became a favorite spot to relax and it didnt take long for the resort to see the need to expand the seating area, and that is exactly what they plan to do.

During the busy spring and summer season the underwater benches became a prime location for relaxation, and by the middle of the summer we already started making plans for expanding the in-pool seating area so that we could better accommodate our guests. Were also looking to place the Dive-Inn Movie Screen up above the waterfall, so that guests can sit and relax in the pool while watching the movie, Colvin said.

The small fountain pool will remain open and heated for guests to enjoy all month, but for a short time the large pool will close to install additional underwater seating.

As the resort amps up for the spring and summer season the resort team is working hard to make sure that everything is in its best shape from top to bottom. Some of the other projects around the resort will enhance the aesthetic, with new slate tile on the higher level guest floors, as well as increase functionality with a stronger Wifi system and more throughput for all of the guests connected devices.

We hope to have these enhancements completed quickly for you and your family to enjoy, but during the process there may be some noise that comes from these projects between 9am - 5pm. We tried to pick a time of day where there will be the least amount of guests in their rooms, and we will do our best to cause as little disturbance to our guests stay as possible, says Colvin. The Holiday Inn Resort team is aware that our guests have other accommodation options, and are thankful for our guests loyalty to our resort and for their understanding as we work through these enhancements.

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Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) January 10, 2014

Fine Design Living (http://www.FineDesignLiving.com), one of the Greater Toronto Areas leading boutique design and build firms and specializing in high-quality exterior and interior custom renovations for residential and commercial clients, is announcing its top cost-effective way to prevent expensive patio, walkway, and driveway repairs as a result of seasonal buckling.

No matter what time of year it is, stone projects such as interlocking stone driveways and natural stone walkways and patios can shift and buckle due to changes in temperature. This is due to seasonal freeze and thaw cycles that occur every year. says Braden White, owner of Fine Design Living. Unfortunately, having to make repairs, sometimes annually, can be extremely expensive and time-consuming.

With the extreme seasonal temperatures experienced in the GTA, White explains, its imperative that property owners hire contractors that are familiar with and use the latest construction trends. When it comes to enhancing the appearance of a propertys landscape with interlocking or natural stone, using the proper base material is one of the most important steps. Using the most advanced base material increases the strength, durability, and longevity of a project; cutting corners by using improper, inadequate or outdated base material can result in costly repairs.

Over the years, there have been many different types of materials used for the base of interlocking and natural stone projects such as driveways, walkways, and patios, he adds. Only the most experienced and knowledgeable companies use the kind of products that ensure a projects longevity.

Fine Design Living uses Ultrabase, a roller-compacted concrete (RCC) that turns into a concrete base once compacted; this prevents the unwanted shifting of stone that can occur after just one season. Although there is a premium to use this kind of material, it typically pays for itself, as customers dont have to worry about the expense of unwanted repairs.

Hiring a contractor that uses an RCC base for stone projects helps reduce the worry of shifting or any deformation of a newly installed stone project. Unlike the base products used by less experienced contractors, using an RCC base can increase the sustainability of an outdoor project up to 10 or more years, White concludes. Those interested in a new backyard patio or other outdoor project should contact an experienced design and build firm like Fine Design Living to help them better understand the benefits of using an RCC base for their next stone project.

Fine Design Living is a boutique design and build firm, specializing in high-quality exterior and interior custom renovations for both residential and commercial clients. From unique landscape designs and landscape construction to custom interior renovations, Fine Design Living is committed to providing the highest-quality workmanship, backed by a personalized approach to service excellence. Based out of Markham, Fine Design Living serves customers in Toronto and the GTA, including Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Vaughan, Newmarket, Unionville, Aurora, and Stouffville. More information about Fine Design Living is available by visiting the firm's web site at http://www.FineDesignLiving.com or by calling 416-817-6128.

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BELLEVUE In Southern Idaho, EJ Harpham is well known for her ceramic cups and platters. Many boast intricate carved images of Idaho trout and wildflowers that are sold at places like Silver Creek Outfitters in Ketchum.

But outside of Idaho, shes known as a tile artist who creates and paints large-scale tile murals that adorn the walls of the Hollywood race track jockey lounge or the exteriors of three-story buildings facing the Pacific Ocean.

Harpham painted more than 2,000 tiles for a 2,000-square-foot mural depicting Our Lady of Guadalupe that she installed on an exterior wall of Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in Los Angeles.

The mural featured not only the vision of the Virgin Guadalupe as she appeared to an Indian peasant, but it featured the flags of the Americas, two famous volcanoes located near where the miracle occurred and the extinct lake where Mexico City is now located.

My work is everywhere but here, for the most part, said Harpham, who works in a spacious studio attached to her home south of Bellevue.

That mural was blessed by the archbishop of the Diocese of Guadalupe. More than 35,000 worshippers came to pay their respects when it opened, so many the fire department was going to shut it down as a fire hazard, she added.

It all started when Harphams parents gave her a potters wheel to mark her high school graduation.

Here, my friends were going to Europe or driving around in a new VW Beetle, thanks to their high school graduation presents, and I got a potters wheel, Harpham said, turning on her native Long Island accent at will.

It turned out to be the best thing Harphams parents could have given her.

Harpham took a couple pottery courses and finally ended up at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts in 1977 when the art center was bringing in the countrys foremost potters.

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