Spark Wi-Fi Adaptor Brings Internet and App Control to your Lights
Here’s another Kickstarter project to control your lighting. Spark is a Wi-Fi adaptor that fits between a light socket and the bulb (incandescent, dimmable CFL,…
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Video : Transform Your Home into a Smart Home with Lightwave
Here’s a new video from LightwaveRF that gives a nice overview of their growing range of home automation products – including their new wireless radiator…
LIFX is Amazing New WiFi IP LED Multi-Colour Light Bulb
Kickstarter is always throwing up cool tech these days and this is no exception. LIFX is a WiFi enabled, multi-color, energy efficient LED light bulb…
Marmitek BoomBoom 560 Bluetooth Headphones Review
Over the ear headphones seem to be all the rage again these days. While the new Marmitek BoomBoom 560 Bluetooth headphones may lack the street…
Netatmo Launch Personal Weather Station for iOS iPhone and iPad
French start-up Netatmo have just launched a new personal weather station for your iPhone or iPad. The system comprises of a mains/usb powered indoor station…
Belkin WeMo Home Automation Modules to Hit UK this Year
The new Belkin WeMo home automation range has been making waves in the USA since its launch earlier this year and even IFTTT has got…
New RFXCOM USB RFXtrx433 Transceiver Supports LightwaveRF
RFXCOM have announced their new USB 433.92MHz home automation transceiver – the RFXtrx433. This device has replaced the USB receiver and USB transmitter and has…
Phantom Bluetooth Keyless Home Entry System
Here’s some car technology headed to the smart home. This $200 system from Phantom brings keyless entry to your house using any Bluetooth equipped mobile…
Wireless LED ‘Google’ Bulb for Android at Home
Yesterdays announcement that Google have arrived in the Home Automation world continues to make waves. This morning Engadget have got their hands on some of…
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…
Sony Launch HomeShare Wi-Fi Universal Remote Control
With Philips announcing the death of their entire range of Pronto remotes a few weeks ago, and UEI following suit at CES cancelling their…
New AMX Smart Wi-Fi System Employs Ruckus BeamFlex Technology
The new Smart Wi-Fi system from AMX uses Ruckus BeamFlex technology which promises up to a four-fold improvement in signal range. This is especially…
GSM Auto Controls Anything From Anywhere with your Phone
This little beauty from GSM Auto contains a mobile phone and two 30 amp relays. Using the supplied T-Mobile SIM – (or a different SIM…
HomeEasy Wireless Home Automation – Review
Submission By: Ant – This morning I was primed to settle down to a normal day’s work when Chaos on the UK Home Automation IRC…
Bye Bye Standby Review
Back in January we reported on the new Bye Bye Standby units form Domia. Now Martyn Henderson has reviewed the units that are designed to…
UK Launch for CBus Wireless
At last it seems that C-Bus Wireless will be available in the UK very soon. This is especially great news for anyone that needs to…
ZigBee Sensor Networks – Wireless Congestion
An interesting quote from a spokesperson for ZenSys, (makers of the Z-Wave home automation system). “Networks that operate in the 2.4GHz band, such as that…
ZigBee Promise Grows
Jeremy Watson’s piece in Scotland on Sunday at the weekend featured an article on Home Automation . Once again ZigBee is mentioned… “Do you wake…
RF Kit for Pronto – Review
Submission by David Pullen – I have had a Philips Pronto for quite a long time now but it has not been the most popular…
Linksys Launches 802.11g ADSL Gateway
London, United Kingdom – 3 March 2004 – Linksys®, a division of Cisco Systems, Inc., the leading global manufacturer of broadband, wireless, and networking hardware…