Systemline 7 Zoned Music Integrates With KNX Home Automation
Armour Home has announced the latest addition to its custom installation portfolio, Systemline 7. S7 provides high quality audio in up to 24 separate, independent…
June 2014
Google I/O Keynote 2014 – Wearables and Android Everywhere
This years Google I/O keynote just finished. The next ‘L’ version of Android is going to impact users right across all aspects of their daily lives…
Video: Nest Developer Program Integrates IFTTT, Jawbone, LIFX, Mercedes & More
Last week Nest acquired Dropcam and this week their march to become a smart home platform to be reconed with continues. The Nest Developer Program has…
My Automated Home: Heat Genius Smart Home Heating Controls
This months ‘My Automated Home’ feature follows Johannes Jensson’s compressive review of his Heat Genius installation… Nobody has escaped the rapid rise of gas and electricity prices…
OpenSprinkler Raspberry Pi and Arduino Based Open Source Irrigation
We’re well into summer now, in this hemisphere at least, and if you’re lucky enough to live in a region that gets enough sun to need…
Bargain: 200Mbps Powerline Adapter Twin Pack Under £20
You’ve probably found your home LAN expanding over the last few years as more and more devices use IP networks. Unless you’ve been lucky enough to…
Keene IR Anywhere KIRA-CC IP Contact Closure Module with IR & RS232
The guys at Keene Electronics have an interesting new smart home controller in the works. The KIRACC Contact Closure module provides a number of ways to…
Honeywell Reveal New ‘Lyric’ Smart Home Thermostat, Coming to the UK
Earlier this week Honeywell revealed its new smart home Wi-Fi thermostat in the USA. The ‘Lyric’ controls heating and cooling from its LED-illuminated ring. The built-in…
New RFXCOM RFXtrx433E Adds Somfy RTS Motor Control
We use the excellent RFXtrx433 with our Mac based Indigo home automation setup. Now there’s a new version of the wireless smart home swiss army knife,…
Mac Home Automation Software Specialist Rebrands as Indigo Domotics
Perceptive Automation, makers of the highly regarded Mac Home Automation software have a new name. In a move that more closely reflects their product, the company…
Review: The eedomus Z-Wave Home Automation Controller
Bon soirs mes petits topinambours! Bienvenue to the Automated Home review of the latest home automation offering from France, the eedomus Z-Wave Controller. These things…
ComfortClick bOS – The Operating System for Buildings Launches on Indiegogo
ComfortClick have announced plans to launch what they describe as “the first building operating system”. ComfortClick bOS will allow users to connect and control any home device…
The Home Kit Framework – Details on Apple’s Home Automation Protocol
When Automated Home launched in 1996 there were only a handful of smart home systems out there – and none of them worked together. But things…
Apple WWDC Keynote 2014 – Here’s Your Cheat Sheet
After the usual rumour-fest of the past few weeks Apple’s 2014 WWDC Keynote has just finished. We got confirmation of the new smart Home API…