Building a man cave is like anything else. First you think about how you want it to look and what you want in it and then how it will be set up. Most people will never have a man cave. But for us that do, we know how nice it can be to spend some relaxing time with the guys watching our favorite team. Watching our favorite team kicked up a bit – I might add.
Man caves come in all shapes and sizes. Some are, well – not too bad. Others are done so well and so elaborately that it’s quite scary. The idea is to create a cool place where the atmosphere dictates the mood of what happens in the room. Its usually geared toward football or racing, you know, things that are cool. You invite a few buddies over, eat food, drink your favorite beverage and cheer on the team. Usually these man caves come equipped with large HD TV’s. Usually there is a very loud surround sound system involved as well.
Get ready – there is another toy for the man cave fanatic – and from the looks of it, its going to be a real hit. Now you can not only use your iPod to play your favorite music through the sound system, you can use your iPod or iPad to control all of your man cave devices.
With just a sweep of your hand and a touch, you can now control your HDTV, your sound system and Blu-ray. You can also set up your man cave, or the rest of your house for that matter, so that the iPad or iPod controls even your lights and security system, manage your heating and cooling system and even sprinklers in the yard. This includes turning everything on and off, raising and lowering volumes and adjusting settings on the fly.
To have a system like this, it does take a bit of setup. You may even want to consult a professional company to help with the initial setup. There is a central unit that runs the programming that can usually be hid in a closet. This unit has sensors that are each programmed and directed to each option that you want to control in the house. There are also sensors placed on each unit and system to the corresponding central unit programs. It is then all linked to the iPad or iPod device for central controls.