Philips ProntoNeo – Review
Submission by Rob Beck – I imagine that I began my first experiments in home automation in the same way as most people, with a…
March 2003
New Pronto RU950 Now In Stock
Lets Automate have just had their first delivery of the new £250 RU950 Prontos! "The RU950 has an improved 320×240 pixel 3.8" display with 16…
Red Eye – Infra-red Tanslator
Just received this from LetsAutomate.com – “we’re pleased to announce we have a deal with the manufacturer of Red Eye to exclusively sell their product. The…
Free Serial Port Analyser
If you want to build home automation applications/drivers/plugins for any serial device, this is the tool you need it: SPCA Whatsnew in this version? –…
KiSS DP-500 DVD Player (DivX and LAN)
Just got details from Comfort Home Controls on this networked DVD/DivX player. They are expecting stock by this Wednesday. "The most flexible DVD…
Xbox Media Player – Screen Pics
After a lot of people asking questions about using the xbox to play DivX and other video and audio over the network, I've taken…
SensorProbe™ – Intelligent Monitoring Device
Submission by Jim Jeffords AKCP Co., Ltd. a Thailand based company that provides easy-to-use, web-enabled products for remote environmental monitoring, announces the release of its…
Home Automation Sound Clips and Theater Intros
For those of you using MainLobby or any other home automation software (ie HomeSeer) for that matter than can playback either MP3 or WAV format…
ZigBee? Maybe
Submission by Nigel Orr – One for all the copper-haters. A new name to look out for, aiming to improve on Bluetooth, at least for…
X10 LM12 Module – Review
Submission by Stuart Grimshaw – One of the most basic elements of any system that uses X10 as part of it’s control solution is the…
RoboCam – Review
Submission by Steve – Li at Laser.com kindly lent me a Robocam to try out with my existing X10 camera. The robocam is a pan…
New Clipsal C-Bus Neo Switches ID System
“The popular NEO range sees the introduction of rocker switches with identification (ID) windows. The label, which maybe be laser printed is fitted at the…
Clipsal C-Bus – Review
Submission by Frank McAlinden – Over these last few months i have been considering which way to go with my lighting system. Currently all my…
iLight featured on Grand Designs
Submission by Andrew Glossop The Channel 4 program Grand Designs features a barn conversion. The barn is filled with home automation systems, including a comprehensive…
Windows Media Centre PCs set for UK launch
Submission by Jonathan Burt Microsoft is gearing up for a European launch of Windows Media Centre later this year OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) are now…
X10 Garden Spike – Review
Submission by Steve – First a big thanks to Li at Laser.com for lending me the X10+ Light Spike to play with and review. The…
New UK Based Network MP3 Player
Just spotted this – “The NR210H forms an integral part of a HiFi system, receiving transmissions from any radio station on the Internet and placing a…
New Sony RM-NX7000 Remote
From Remote Central… "At a recent dealer show in Paris, Sony publicly revealed some preliminary details on their next top-of-the-line remote control, the RM-NX7000….The RM-NX7000…