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Kostas Stergiou

Kostas Stergiou is a Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was the former Director of the Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters of HCMR (2013-2021).He has research interests on fish and fisheries ecology, modeling and forecasting, ecosystem management, and bibliometrics. He has contributed more than 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals and several other publications (see https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=k8hb4pIAAAAJ).Since 2008 and 2015 he developed the home cinema and smart home hobbies and has installed different home cinema setups in two different houses which have lately been transformed to smart ones.
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Smart lighting 3/4

Reading Time: 3 minutesContinued from post here     For all smart light brands, the brightness and color of installed lights as well the behavior of accessories (e.g., motion sensors, remotes) are controlled with an app. Generally all apps are user friendly and guide you through a step-by-step instruction set. Thus, the average user Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 2 yearsNovember 18, 2023 ago
GOAT movie scene

Four nines, four jacks

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe movie The adventure, crime movie The Sting directed by George Roy Hill, was released in 1973. It has a top-of-the-line cast: Paul Newman and Robert Redford are supported by Robert Shaw, Charles Durning and Eileen Brennan. It is a masterpiece. The atmosphere is excellent. The scenario is marvelous, with Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 2 yearsNovember 15, 2023 ago
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Smart lighting 2/4

Reading Time: 2 minutesContinued from post here   Installation For all brands, the installation of smart bulbs, strips, plugs, switches, and sensors is done through the brand’s app. Albeit not perfect, all apps are constantly improved and make the process simple. In addition, there are numerous YouTube videos on the installation of almost Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 2 yearsNovember 10, 2023 ago
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Smart home naysayers – Batteries

Reading Time: 3 minutesSmart home and smart home cinema are very creative hobbies. Smart devices and the platforms in which they are embedded allow us to set automations that make our everyday life easier. We save time, money, and energy, protect the environment, entertain ourselves, and last, but not least, exercise our mind. Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 2 yearsNovember 7, 2023 ago
Smart home cinema

Smart lighting 1/4

Reading Time: 4 minutesPlugs, switches and bulbs Light is everything. It is the most important aspect of home decoration and atmosphere that drastically changes our emotions and mood. Thus, any (smart home)  cinema starts from smartening the lights. The way to achieve a smart light environment is by using smart plugs/switches and/or smart Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 2 yearsNovember 5, 2023 ago
Smart home cinema

Home cinema is also magic and can be smart

Reading Time: < 1 minute  In movie theaters, there is always someone, who for us is the anonymous staff, making sure that lights turn off,  on or dimmed when required, the temperature within the theater is pleasant, the screen opens wide, the projection of the movie starts, and the volume and other aspects of Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 2 yearsOctober 25, 2023 ago
Movies, actors and directors

Going to the cinema is magic

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCertainly, home cinema  complements the cinema entertainment activity. Nothing replaces the experience of a movie theater. This is true both socially and in terms of entertainment satisfaction and immersiveness. Going to the cinema is magic. We enjoy the big screen, the loud sounds, the dialogues and the music coming from Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 2 yearsOctober 25, 2023 ago
Movies, actors and directors

Movies are a key form of art

Reading Time: 2 minutes    Cinema cannot exist on a blank screen, no matter how good a 4K or 8K screen is and how deep the black is. We must project something on the screen and this something is most often a movie. Movies are a key form of art, an important source Read more

By Kostas Stergiou, 2 yearsOctober 25, 2023 ago

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