Iron Man: Armored Adventures - Season 2 Volume 2 Soars to DVD

Marvel Animation, Vivendi Entertainment, Method Animation and DQ Entertainment will bring volume two of the second season of the hit CG-animated series, Iron Man: Armored Adventures to DVD September 25, 2012, timed to coincide with a little release called The Avengers.

Iron Man: Armored Adventures - Season 2 Volume 2 compiles the next six episodes of the 26-episode season (which just concluded in July). They include:

• Titanium vs. Iron
• The Might of Doom
• The Hawk and The Spider
• Enter: Iron Monger
• Fugitive of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• All The Best People are Mad

No tech specs or bonus features have been listed for this release. Iron Man: Armored Adventures - Season 2, Volume 2 will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.93. Amazon has the disc up for pre-order for $9.99.

We'll keep you posted on any news/reviews for the show. You can check out our Iron Man: Armored Adventures page over at IGN TV for reviews, features and more. Also be sure to read our DVD review of Iron Man: Armored Adventures - Season One.

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What is a smart switch?

I was looking at this question which mentions smart switches. What are they? What are there uses?

1 Answer

I believe those are switches that can be controlled remotely. The method varies - some can receive commands through power lines, some use radio, some need a separate cable.

You use these when you want to build a "smart house". That is, all the electrical devices can be controlled remotely. For example you could connect to your house from your work through the Internet and turn off the light in the kitchen that you left on. Or you could switch on the coffee maker before departing for home, so that you have fresh coffee when you arrive. Or maybe have your washing machine send you an SMS when the laundry is done. The possibilities are limitless.

The technology isn't anything new, but such devices are still a lot more expensive than traditional electrical networks. They are trying to make it cheaper of course, but it's nowhere near the point where it could be made ubiquitous.

Also they are not problem free. As always - the more stuff there is, the more something can go wrong. And both radio and power-line based communications suffer heavily from noise. Separate cables don't have this issue, but they are difficult to lay out, not to mention expensive. Naturally, progress has been made here as well over the last decades, so the latest types of devices are already quite reliable.

Last but not least - not only are there different methods for communication, but several different protocols as well for each method. So whichever you choose it will severely limit the devices available to you. Of course you could always use the traditional "dumb" devices, but then you'd loose all the benefits of a smart house.

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