New Vista Media Centre Book
Ian Dixon (of the Media Center podcast fame) has just released his new book – "Using Microsoft Vista Media Center". Written along with Tony Campbell…
April 2007
Home Automation Gun Turret
I’ve often joked with friends about motorised gun turrets in my Home Automation setup, but Vaughn Rupp has actually done it! A combination of a…
PC Motherboard Smaller than a CD Jewel Case
Damn that’s small! There’s no excuse not have a PC anywhere you need it now with the latest minuscule “Pico” ITX form factor. “Chip-maker Via…
Windows Home Server Community Technology Preview (CTP)
From the Blog run by the Windows Home Server team at Microsoft… “Great news! Today we’re broadly rolling out a new test build of Windows…
Jumbo Remote
Touchscreen remotes are great, but sometimes for an older person, or even a younger technophobe there’s nothing to beat a back-to-basics, big-assed-buttoned-remote. Now you can…
4 Channel CCTV Video/Data/Power Combiner Hub
Here’s an interesting product if you are considering installing a CCTV system in your home. The new Vi1204VPD from Vigitron allows the video signal, Pan…
Controlling Hidden Equipment with IR/RF
In this age of minimalism and clutter free living, it’s very much the fashion to have all your AV gear hidden out of sight in…
iRobot Announce new Pool Cleaning Bots
iRobot, famous for bringing the first affordable range of vacuum cleaning robots to the masses have just announced two new products. The Verro robots are…
Storage Robot for your Home
As our appetite for data storage in our automated homes continues to grow, here’s a device that looks interesting. Billed as the worlds first “storage…