Using two fingers can control multiple lights and using the familiar pinch-close gesture turns off all the lights in your home using machine-to-machine communication between multiple dimmers.

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There is active 3D television with goggles and loaner blu-ray discs, surround sound, multiple wireless tablets that control everything from lights to curtains to room service menus - in seven languages, internet radio with thousands of choices, free international phone calls, the list goes on and on.

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Cascading velvet curtains, marquee lights, distressed hardwood and grand staircases set the illusion of an elegant 1920s theatre, while multiple stages spotlighting feather-headressed burlesque dancers complete the vintage spectacle.

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