Spare Pronto Batteries
Just been told by Lets Automate that they have just received a small batch of spare re-chargable Pronto batteries. These are pretty hard to come…
March 2001
CEDIA UK Expo 2001
The CEDIA UK EXPO 2001 has been announced for the 21 to 24 May. This year the show will be open to the public (in…
Home Automation at The Ideal Home Show 2001
Just received this press release from Digital Cybermasters… "AUTOMATE & PROTECT YOUR HOME AT THE IDEAL HOME SHOW 2001! – Visitors to the Daily…
Pronto TSU2000 Firmware
From RemoteCentral.com – “TSU2000 firmware! Well, here it is – the downloadable firmware update program for all Philips Pronto TSU2000 owners! If you’ve managed to incapacitate…
Intel Moves from HomeRF to 802.11b
Extract from an article on The Register this morming… Intel has dealt a severe blow to a wireless networking standard supported by industry heavyweights such…
Dell Digital Audio Receiver – New Lower Price
Dr John Tankard has just informed me that the DDAR is currently in the Dell “Sale”. Still no sign of International shipping but if you…
Pronto News from RemoteCentral.com
News from the Webs greatest Remote Control site. “Pronto happenings…Sure, it’s taken a few months, but I’ve learned that a firmware upgrade for the Pronto…
Interesting New WAP and SMS Control Products
Just received this – “We are glad to announce that our company has developped a brand new series of products : WAP-Engine: a standalone single board…
64Meg iPAQ Officially Confirmed
“Compaq on Friday unveiled two new iPaq handhelds, including one equipped with 64MB of memory . The company also announced the release of a dual…
New Hardware Webserver Addon for Comfort
It appears there are more interesting developments are in the pipeline for the Comfort home security/automation system. "We should be shortly releasing a hardware module…
Web Server for Winamp
This from Paul Miller on the ukha_d mailing list this morning. “You may want to check out the link below. The latest WebAmp update has…
Smart Home Design Software
Just received this – “Thought I would drop you a line to let you know that a new piece of software is available for download. The…
Stowaway PDA Keyboard Review
Adam Stevens review of the Stowaway PDA Keyboard is now on-line – “If James Bond used a keyboard, he’d use a Stowaway. If you want to…
HP Jornada 548 Review
Adam Stevens review of the HP Jornada 548 is now on-line… “There are a number of Windows CE Pocket PCs on the market, probably the…
New UK Site for Disabled Automators
Just received this – “Just a line to let you know that my website has been launched this week. There have been a few changes…
Pronto Price Reduction
The release of the new 2 meg Pronto (SBC RU940) has meant a reduction in the price of the standard Pronto (SBC RU890). Lets Automates…
BX24-AHT All Housecode Transceiver
Just spotted this on the news group. “The BX24-AHT is a DIY project that utilizes a BasicX-24 microcontroller, one of several RF receivers, and one…
Another Home Delivery Solution?
Just found this – “eleTrunk (patent applied for)…a stylish, safe and secure repository to accept mail order and other deliveries when you’re not at home. And…
Toshiba 2 Gig PCMCIA Drive
Toshiba have just launched their 2 Gig PCMCIA hard drive. I’m trying to find out if it’s compatible with the iPAQ as this would give…