Touchscreen Kitchen Install Photos
John Nye has added photos of the touchscreen Kiosk he recently installed in his kitchen. These are the units some of our reader recently purchased from…
March 2004
A Handheld for the Networked Home
From the connectedhomemag.com website…You finally got your home networked. You can share files between computers, and you can print from any computer in your home….
Competition – 4 Books to Give Away
We have four copies of “Inside the Smart Home” to give away to our readers! All you have to do to enter is sign up…
Sony Reveals Two New Remotes
From RemoteCentral.com… Quietly and without any sort of official press release, Sony has recently “announced” two new touchscreen remote controls: the RM-AV2500 and the RM-AV3100….
The Future’s Bright – The Future’s C-Bus
I’m sitting in the departure lounge of an Airport waiting to fly home after an exciting day at Clipsal headquarters in the UK. The technical…
RF Kit for Pronto – Review
Submission by David Pullen – I have had a Philips Pronto for quite a long time now but it has not been the most popular…
ZoneMinder v1.19.0 Released
ZoneMinder has just had a major update, including MPEG video streaming, MJPEG capture, bulk frame recording and a whole pile of bugfixes. ZoneMinder is a…
Star Trek Badges Become Reality
Forbes.com is running a story about Vocera, a company that has developed a Star Trek type communication device, and we’re not talking about those lame…
Digital Home Offers Tame Vision
From the BBCs Technology News pages… Go Digital presenter Tracey Logan despairs at the home of the future on show at the Ideal Home Exhibition…
New UK Building Regs. Will Outlaw DIY Wiring
Part P of the UK building regulations is intended to reduce accidents due to bad wiring. The new Regulations that are due to come into…
Charmed Quark Software Releases CQC v1.1.3
Charmed Quark Software is proud to announce the 1.1.3 release of CQC (The Charmed Quark Controller), its Windows based, distributed control and automation software suite….
Touchscreen PC – Photos
I received my 2nd Touchscreen PC this morning from John Nye. **UPDATE** More photos added – Here’s a link to a few photos of the unit…
Weather Station for your HiTech Home
The modern home-builder is looking for the best in terms of quality and reliability when designing his dream home. An environmental control system is increasingly…
Intel wants PCs to double as VCRs
Intel wants desktop PCs to double up as network hubs and video recorders, in a move that could make life tough for the companies that…
Connected Home 2004 Event – Review
After what was perceived to be a relatively slow start for the industry – things are finally making progress. The Connected Home Conference – September…
Linksys Launches 802.11g ADSL Gateway
London, United Kingdom – 3 March 2004 – Linksys®, a division of Cisco Systems, Inc., the leading global manufacturer of broadband, wireless, and networking hardware…
AKCP SensorProbe2, With 10 Dry Contact Inputs
AKCP, an international company that provides easy-to-use, web-enabled products for remote environmental, power and security monitoring, today unveils an enhanced version of sensorProbe2D with multiple…
PARC Labs Links Up Home Devices
Researchers at the pioneering PARC labs have developed software that allows all consumer-electronics devices to communicate with one another, making networked home devices easier to…
Probe Zone Hub & Monitor – Review
Submission by: Mark Goodwin Introduction – This project is to address a major problem faced by many Home Automators, who are looking for a more intelligent way…