March 2002

Digital Theater v1.5 Released

Digital Theater V1.5 has been released which now these new features: * Theme support – make it look any way you want * Completely customizable…


Discount on PC Caller ID Box

Pathway Data Limited are offering a limited time discount on their great Caller ID Products… – 10% off sale – Free shipping – Free evaluation…


ACE Website Gets Facelift

Check out the ACE Client page, it has several new sample screenshots that some of you may find very interesting.There is also a new “User…


VIP Butler

I am the European rep for a US company that has developed a unique home automation and communications system that can be used in the…


iLight

iLight provide solutions based on a comprehensive range of iCAN standard products. These range from the all new, powerful and easy-to-use software to the handsome…


PC BlastIR Development Kit

Just received information from Concept Devices on their newly launched development kit for PC BlastIR… “Our Dev-Kit is now available for PC BlastIR. This consists…


X10 IR7243 Wall-Mount Conversion

Stuart Whyte has updated his site with a new tutorial on how he converted his IR7243 to fit in a wall box. “IR7243 Conversion –…


Voice-Activated Remote Control

“Don’t lift a finger. Tell your technology what to do! Why bother with fiddly little buttons on remote controls when you can speak to your…


Want YOUR House Featured on BBC Series?

I have been talking to Anthony Philipson from the TV Production company “Online Productions” in London. They are looking for someone in the 22-35 age…


Automated Home Featured in US Mag

Just received a copy of “Home Automation” magazine through the post this morning. It features a section on HA related websites (page 16) which includes…



Cold Chips

“…the makers of the Vapochill PC, with an Intel processor clocked at 3 GHz, say their machine is the first commercially available computer to actually…


Mira – Windows for the Toilet

Microsoft wants to put its Windows operating system in every room in the home. Mira is designed to give Windows users the ability to lift…


Linux Watch Counts Down to Launch

“WatchPad 1.5 features a pager-like application for sending and receiving short messages. It also has Bluetooth and infrared connectivity for connection to a notebook PC,…


Kitchen Computers

“As the price of flat panel computer monitors falls, you may soon find yourself using computers in the kitchen. [The] built-in computer also lets people store…


IR543AH Gets Extended X10 Codes

The final tests are taking place on the latest incarnation of the IR543AH, the "Mark2". Newly updated with the extended X10 command set, the IR…


Casios Fuel-Cell Mobile Devices

From CW360 today – “Casio has developed a more efficient fuel-cell technology for mobile devices, which it claims will run a notebook PC for 20 hours. The…


Guide to Tivo Hacking

Tom’s Hardware, THE site on the ‘net for all things hardware, has a guide to hacking & expanding your newly aquired Tivo.  TiVo Hacking  Obviously, don’t…


Yahoo Groups are Down

The UKHA mailinglists (along with all other Yahoo Groups?) seem to be down for unsheduled “maintenance”… “Dear Yahoo! Groups Members, The service is down for…


CCTV on your iPAQ

This looks interesting! Viewing AND controlling CCTV cameras from your PocketPC – “This Viewer allows you to receive live images with PDA and control cameras remotely…