ProntoEdit For The Rest of Us
Submission by Jerome O’Donohoe – A clever chap called Stewart Allen is developing a Java – based Pronto editor (for all versions of the “proper” pronto remotes…
June 2002
More Hope For UK Rural Broadband
An interesting piece on the BBC SciTech site provides hope for those of us in the rural UK of seeing Broadband in the future. Trials…
UKHA Meeting 2003?
Submission by Stuart Poulton Hi All, After the sucess of the Evening meeting in London, how do people feel about a meeting over 2 days…
VIP Butler Video Presentation
“Mark – The first systems are now being released for CompUSA and we will have some units soon for the European market. They will be…
Xbox Plays Divx
The Xbox is looking even more attractive since it’s recent price cut, and now the mod chips are adding more features turning it into a…
Networking Card Taps Into Powerlines
Using the mains power circuit for networking homes is nothing new, but a £100 PCI card due out in September could create a new surge…
IrDa Remote Control Extender
Submission by Simon Caslaw – At last a ntl/telewest compatible IrDa remote control extender! The new innovative way to relay remote control commands from any…
Universal Electronics announce Nevo
Universal Electronics (makers of the one-for-all series of universal remote controls) have announce a new product. Nevo turns a PocketPC PDA into a universal remote…
New HomeAutomator Release
Submission by Graham Howe – A new version of HomeAutomator is now available for download from the files area of the HomeAutomator group. The following enhancements have…
ICENET-NGWs new Phantom HSI Server
Submission by James Sampson I am now the proud owner of an ICENET-NGW Phantom Home Services Integration Server, and I am more than impressed!After paying…
See Your eMail on your TiVo
I saw this while browsing Freshmeat this afternoon, and I thought it might be of interest to those who bought their 99 quid Tivo’s “tivo_mail…
Microsoft Trials Home Entertainment PC
Early versions of ‘Freestyle’ have shipped to beta testers as Microsoft moves up a gear in its eHome strategy. Microsoft has shipped an early trial…
AT&T UK Natural Voices Released
Submission by Mark SJ – Just received this from AT&T. The US voices are amazingly realistic and now they have released UK ones. We are delighted to…
Automated Future Home Software Package
"Automated Future Home software allows your computer to have interactive communication with the X10 devices in your home. Your desktop can communicate with and…
New Version of DivX Player Supports ATI RF Remote
Submission by DesG A new version of the DivX player was released a few days ago, one of the major new enhancements is compatibility with…
Toshiba e740
The new Toshiba e740 is just starting to appear in small quantities in the States. This is the PocketPC you’ve been waiting for! 400 megahertz…
RF2Link – Review
I’ve had some problems with my TiVo signaling the Sky Digibox. I’m using a Pyramid affair to control TiVo from the bedroom upstairs and these…
PDA-ir Now Available
Laser now have the PDA-ir CF cards in stock! The confirmed price is £23+VAT (£27.03) This update has been posted on the PCMCIA sleeve compatability…
Leviton X10 Switch Review
I first looked at these as being a very expensive option to an LW10 or AW10 UK wall switch and, let’s face it, the UK…
Microsoft and Next-Gen Wi-Fi
Microsoft wants to make sure that next-generation Wi-Fi wireless networking equipment is backward compatible, and is using its Windows muscle to see to it. Microsoft…