The Masked Installer – Still in Love with Automation
In his latest post our masked installer considers how he stays in love with automation and talks about managing the expectations of his clients. How…
April 2009
Viewing IP CCTV Cameras on Your iPhone
We love viewing our IP CCTV cameras on our iPhone, but some models don’t play so nice on the Apple device. Our current favourite is…
Mac Home Automation Server Gets iPhone Control
Perceptive Automation today announced the release of version 4.0 of Indigo, their intelligent home control and automation server for Mac OS X. New with this…
Worlds First Dedicated ZigBee eCommerce Store
Vesternet have launched what they are describing as the worlds first dedicated ZigBee eCommerce store. With a huge range of ZigBee equipped products plus their…
Photos Leaked of the HP LX195 MediaSmart Server
Spanish site Gizmologia.com has some leaked pictures of the new HP MediaSmart Server LX190. A much smaller unit the the first MediaSmart and its speculated…
GigaVideo800 Brings Wireless HDMI
The world of HiDef is fab but as someone who has just had the builders in to open the ceiling to run an HDMI…
Mac mini Bargains
Our last video podcast showed what a fantastic media player the Mac mini is when connected to your home cinema. But the new £499 price…
Muxlab Active Baluns Send Component and IR Over Single CAT5
The new VideoEase Active Component Video Balun Kit from Muxlab sends component plus infra red control signals across a single CAT5e / CAT6 cable. The…
Data Robotics Launch High End DroboPro 8 Drive Unit
Last year we talked to Data Robotics and asked them when we could have a Drobo with more drive slots. Today they delivered with the…
Upgrading Your Home Network to Gigabit
We’ve been running a 10/100 Ethernet switch in the Automated Home since we moved in nearly 10 years ago. With more devices on the LAN…
Clipsal to Publish the C-Bus Serial Protocols
News this morning from our forums that Clipsal are going to open up access to their C-Bus protocol. This is the news many custom…
Niveus Launch the ZONE multi-room Media Player
Producers of high-end PC based media centers – Niveus, have just launched their new “Zone” multi-room media solution. The Core 2 Duo powered machine allows…