RaspLogic Home Automation Software for the Raspberry Pi
Ah the Raspberry Pi and Home Automation, a match made in heaven. Now a new software project “RaspLogic” aims to provide a smart home controller…
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The Plex Media Server and the Mac mini DIY Fusion Drive
Yes yes, I know you’ve heard it a million times before but we love Plex! One of the best new features over recent months, PlexSync…
Hack Your Heating Using an iPhone Geo-fence
Here’s an interesting take on energy saving using the iPhones Geofencing feature to turn off the central heating automatically when no one is at home….
Raspberry Pi Adds Z-Wave Home Automation with Plug-In Module
The “RaZberry” is launching next week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The $59 kit includes a hardware daughter board that snaps onto the Raspberry…
Video: Raspberry Pi and Siri Hack Controls Garage Door
Here’s a nice little hack using Siriproxy running on a Raspberry Pi, connected to a relay attached to a motorised garage door system. Check out…
Home Hacks: Arduino Mail Waiting Alert
We love a good hardware hack and here’s a great one from Automated Home reader Martin Howell. A Velleman IR kit plus a makeup mirror…
Video: Seasonal Siri Hack Brings Christmas Tree Voice Control
We’ve seen plenty of interesting Siri hacks over the last couple of months, but here’s a slightly more seasonal variation. The guys over at iHomeTouch…
7 New Videos From Home Camp 4 “Hack the House”
A couple of weeks ago a group of enthusiasts got together in London for an un-conference, Home Camp 4. A technical community interested in using…
My Automated Home: Tom Lawrence – Home Brew X10 Plus XMBC Control
This months My Automated Home feature comes from Tom Lawrence, a final year student at Staffordshire University. Along with his friend Andy Jackson, he has…
My Automated Home: Nigel Giddings – Installing Broadband in a Rural Location
In this months ‘My Automated Home’ feature, Nigel Giddings shows us his ingenious set-up that grabs a 3G signal from one corner of his rural…
My Automated Home: Dan McGrath & the iPhone Gate
This month’s ‘My Automated Home’ comes from serial hacker Dan McGrath. We’ve covered some of Dan’s previous projects and they’re always fascinating . This one…
My Automated Home : Martyn Wendon’s Four Nodes
In the latest of our ‘My Automated Home’ series, Martyn Wendon shows us round the four Nodes of his smart home set-up. Covering a decade…
LED Door Lock Status Indicator Hack
Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to just glance at your doors and tell if they were locked or unlocked. This Automated Home reader…
Disco Loo Mark 2
OK, so we’re a few hours early for Friday Fun, but we just couldn’t resist showing you this one right away! Long-time friends of Automated…
Hacking a Print Server for Ethernet Home Automation
Submission by Dan McGrath. What’s all this about then? Well, I’ve got loads of home automation, and I love it! However, whenever I show it…
Homebrew DMX Automated Lighting System
Submission By: Dan McGrath Intro – Why automate your lights? Well, to be honest, most of my house is automated, so it seemed the obvious…
HackMyth PVR plus Z-Wave Home Automation
Here’s one we haven’t covered before, HackMyth is described as “the home automation control kit for mythTV” and offers Z-Wave wireless control of your…
xBox Media Center IR On/Off Hack
We’re huge fans of xBox Media Center here at Automated Home, and with 2nd hand boxes available for around £40 theses days it really is…
Parallel Port Lighting Control
Hacked Gadgets brings you schematics and photos of Raphael Assenat’s home built, opto isolated lighting control system… “I had been thinking of controlling my room…
Nintendo Wii Controlled Smarthome
An interesting Home Automation project using the Nintendo Wii as an interface to the home… “This is my Nintendo Wii Controlled Smart Home. Using the…