TiVo About to Re-launch in the UK
Remember this date all those TiVo lovers in the UK that shed a tear when they retired their Mk1 boxes. According to Engadget TiVo boss…
May 2008
SHS2008 Video 4 – Cytech Comfort
In the fourth of our video interviews from this years Smart Home Show we talk to Chiu Lu Yung from Cytech, manufacturers of the Comfort…
xAP Floorplan 1.5 Released
James Traynor has just released v1.5 of his excellent xAP Floorplan software. You can watch the new automatic devices feature plus the new drag and drop…
Apple Invest in Home Automation App for iPhone
Only 2 applications out of the reported 1,700 submissions have currently been approved to receive some of the $100 Million venture capital in the…
Automating Your Curtains with a PowerCord Motor
Fancy automating your curtains / drapes? What about having them close at dusk each day, or perhaps having them open automatically at a certain time…
Z-Wave Web-Enabled Door Locks
CE Pro have news on a new range of z-wave door locks from Schlage. Having a door lock that can be controlled and monitored from…
World Exclusive – New Sonos ZP120 Photos
New ZP120 on top of ZP100 for size comparison We reported five weeks ago on the new Sonos Zoneplayers under development. We know there were…
OSXBMC Forks!
Well, it looks like after much wailing and nashing of teeth the OSXBMC team has decided to officially fork away from the XBMC group. I’m…
Control4 Interview
Control4 are a relative new comer to the world of home automation but their reputation is growing fast. With reasonable pricing, full integration and beautiful…
USB Net ShareStation
Here’s an interesting little $80 device USB device that supports hard/flash drives, memory card reader, USB webcams, USB speakers and USB Multi-Function printers, all over…
AlertMe ZigBee Smart Home Security System Review
Recently featured on Channel Five’s Gadget Show, the AlertMe is a brand new Smart Home Security system from a UK start-up. After spending a few…
SHS2008 Video 3 – Sensible Heat
In the third of our video interviews from this years Smart Home Show we talk to Dave Robinson of Sensible Heat . Dave shows us…
New CAT5 AV Distribution Amplifier
Keene Electronics have just announced their new Quattro. Another product in the Keene Video over CAT5 family, this unit is like having four transmitters in…
Z-Wave Smart Utility Metering Application
Danish based company Modstroem have developed an interesting new Z-Wave based electricity monitoring system. The device includes a small digital camera that mounts on the…
Refurb AppleTV’s – Only £135 !
OK, it must be the weather, here’s bargain number 2 of the day! Refurb’d AppleTV’s are now £135 (regular £199) on the Apple store. These…
XBMC for Mac – Major Update with Extended Remote Support
XBMC for Mac took another major step forward today with the release of v0.5.0 beta 1. This brings extended support for the Apple Remote as…
Another Dual-Core Home Server Bargain Spotted
We’ve just spotted another potential Home Server Bargain. The £129.99 + vat HP ProLiant ML115 is a 1.8GHz dual core server with 1GB of RAM…
Perceptive Automation Release Indigo v3
Perceptive Automation have just released v3.0 of their Indigo home automation software for the Mac. The upgrade is free for owners of V2 and there’s…
SHS2008 Video 2 – Brilliant Living
In the second of our video interviews from this years Smart Home Show we talk to Iain Shaw, founder of the UK based integrators –…
Check Out My Rack
We’ve just added three new readers racks to our Node Zero Gallery . Some nice work here with a combination of AV components (wired for…