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ZigBee can run for years on inexpensive batteries. ZigBee allows a variety of low-power devices to communicate wirelessly. ZigBee makes it possible to talk to your devices over a single network. ZigBee is cheap.

Are you not excited yet? I am. Welcome to the future. Actually, not so distant future, as the major companies are already investing in ZigBee. You should see ZigBee devices this year. Sweet. :)

How could you use it? Well, one good usage would be security. You would attach a ZigBee device to your doors. Then, if they're opened when you're not at home, you could set it up so you get an alert (email, SMS, etc), or even notify the police. Basically, you will be able to control devices using your computer network.

How did I hear about it? There was an article about it in the Wall Street Journal yesterday.

Keep an eye on it.