X10 – The Next Generation
Submission by Balraj Jassal – If you’re not familiar with X10 technology, you must have been living on planet Ga-Ga or have just discovered this…
March 2006
Harmony 895 First Impressions
Submission by Neil Ball – I decided to try out the Harmony 895, ordered it yesterday from Komplett (great price) and it arrived…
New Home Automation Training Centre Opens
A new training course in ‘Home Automation’ will be offered at East Tyrone College in Dungannon in Northern Ireland. It is designed to offer small…
EHome Digital Tools
eHome Digital Tools have released a beta of their free touchscreen software. Clients are available for PCs and PocketPCs… “This is the first pubic BETA…
Watch a Remote Control Being Made
The Nets home for all thing remote – remotecentral.com – has just released their first documentary… “Have you ever wondered just what goes into the…
iSetBox – Media Player Nirvana?
How do you fancy a Digital/analogue/IP TV receiver, Digital Video Recorder, DVD Burner, Digital and FM Radio, 6-flash-card reader and networked media player – all…
5 Terabyte DIY Media Server
Just spotted this on Digg.com. Similar to our own Jukebox server build, but with even more space! “I have a lot of DVDs, but…
Biometric Fingerprint Door Locks – Offer
We’ve just received this offer for our readers. “Westmorland Fire & Security are pleased to announce that the UK Biometrics range of Finger Print Door…
xAP Switchboard V1.0 Brings XBMC Caller ID Support
One of the items of smart home technology in daily use at Automated Home is xAP Switchboard. The combination of this FREE software and the…
mControl V1.4 Supports Z-Wave
mControl, the Windows Media Centre Edition Smart Home plugin from Embedded Automation has just been upgraded to version 1.4. With the upgrade comes support for…
Garage Door Openers
We’ve just received this special offer for our reader from new Smart Home eTailers – UK Automation… “We’re running a special offer exclusively for Automated…
OpenPeak WiFi SimpleRemote
This looks very interesting…”It almost sounds too good to be a true – a universal IR remote with high-quality LCD screen, built-in WiFi, a handful…
HomePlug Adapter – Review
Submission by Mark Harrison – As all readers of Automated Home know, there is no substitute for the flexibility of CAT5 cabling (see the wiring…
SmartHome Show 2006 – Review
The SmartHome Show 2006 took place in the NEC in Birmingham over the 2nd to the 5th of March. AV was once again a large…
More Finger Print Door Locks
Always a favourite, here are some more door locks that use fingerprint biometrics for access to rooms in your smart home… “When most people think…
New Barix IP Audio Modules – IP Audio Streaming Plus Control
Some new interesting and innovative modules from Barix. “The IP Audio Modules target the increasing demand for audio streaming applications from real-time audio transmission, audio…