Video: New “August” Smart Lock
The August Smart Lock was announced yesterday at the All Things D conference. The Bluetooth enabled unit is slated to begin shipping in the U.S. in Q4 at…
May 2013
CommandFusion Confirm iViewer Lite Plus Release Android App
The rumours were true, CommandFusion have just released iViewer Lite in the iTunes Store. The £34.99 app is aimed at the DIY Home Automation market…
New Control4 Driver for the Philips Hue Lighting System
The guys over at C4Store [update – now called the drivers lab] have just sent us an announcement about their new Control4 driver for Philips Hue lights,…
Video: The New Plex App for Android
The Plex guys have just released a major update to the Android app. New features include powerful filters, recommendations between friends, sharing videos through Facebook…
Motorised Radiator Valve Harvests Thermal Energy for Battery Free Operation
German manufactures Micropelt are producing an intelligent thermostatic radiator valve (iTRV) that uses a thermogenerator chip to convert thermal energy (heat) into electricity. This allows them…
My Automated Home: Open Source Automation
Ever since I was a kid and saw my first remote controlled light, I got it in my head that this was something that I…
Video: Lighting with Loxone
We’ve covered some in-depth Loxone Case Studies already, but here’s something really easy to digest. The Loxone guys have put together a quick 90 second…
Control4 Announces New Wireless Lighting Control Family
Control4 have announced a new family of of wireless lighting control products. The company says they reduce programming complexity and are ideal for both for retrofit and new build…
TWiT Demonstrates Google Glass – Home Automation Potential?
There have been plenty of Google Glass reviews already but last Sundays episode of ‘This Week in Tech’ provided one of the best insights yet…
New Trent iCarrier Heavy Duty Dual USB Charger Review
We all have gadgets that seemingly need endless charging and the nature of our favourite mobile devices means that they are often away from a…
Video: Clipsal Colour eDLT for C-Bus
A recent post on our C-Bus Forums highlighted a couple of new videos from Clipsal on their new eDLT (enhanced Dynamic Labelling Technology) switches… The best…
Rumour: CommandFusion to Release iViewer Lite for DIY Home Automation?
We’re hearing on the grapevine that CommandFusion may be about to launch a ‘Lite’ version of their highly regarded iViewer Ethernet control software. Currently users…