Top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year 2012
Our annual look back at the top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year for 2012 reveals even more interest in energy saving technologies with heating…
2012
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…
Insteon Home Automation Modules – Now Available in the UK
After a ‘soft launch’ this month it appears Insteon is off to a great start in the UK as the initial batch of 150 Hub…
panStamp Open Wireless Home Automation Platform
panStamp is an open wireless home automation platform forming a complete ecosystem of wireless nodes and IP controllers. This solution mainly consists of panStamps, low-power wireless modules…
ZigBee Alliance Debuts Battery-Free Option With New Green Power Feature
This morning the ZigBee Alliance have announced GreenPower, a new optional feature of the ZigBee PRO standard. The new technology will allow wireless products, including switches and dimmers, to now…
New LightwaveRF Video Explains Home Automation Range
The guys at JSJS Designs have just released this new 17 minute video. It’s a great introduction to the LightwaveRF home automation range covering lighting,…
Mac Home Automation Software Indigo Now Supports Z-Wave
Perceptive Automation have released beta v6 of Indigo, their Home Automation suite for Max OS X. Amongst a raft of new features there’s now support for…
Smartbel Directs Your Door Bell to Your Mobile Phone
Here’s a new system that accomplishes an often requested smart home task, that is connecting a caller at your front door to wherever you are in the…
Plex Now Available for 2012 Samsung Smart TVs
Plex have released another raft of update goodness in the last few weeks including a new web based media manager, offline media syncing to your…
New HeatSave Wireless Retro Fit Radiator Valves
Here’s a new retro-fit wireless TRV system from Heat-Save. Swap your existing radiator valves for these battery powered motorised versions then schedule and control your heating…
Crestron Expands its DMPS Family with Two New Models
Crestron have announced 2 new models in their “DigitalMedia Presentation System” line of AV matrix switches. The DMPS-300-C and DMPS-200-C models are available now and the 100-C model…
Affordable Klarstein Cleanfriend Robot Vacuum Cleaner Reviewed
Vacuuming droids have been one of the first domestic robots to catch on. The Klarstein’s Cleanfriend will be familiar to anyone that’s seen a Roomba in the…
Video: OpenRemote Demos Application Integration on iPhone and iPad
This new video from the guys at OpenRemote demonstrates an integrated home automation scenario controlled by their open source software. They’ve created and integrated four…
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,…
Aviosys Announce Next Generation IP Power 9258
The Aviosys IP Power 9258S/T (4 port) delivers higher reliability quality at competitive cost and has been selling well in worldwide remote power management market since 2004….
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…
Ubiquiti mFi – Home Automation Monitoring and Control
The guys at LinITX have sent us some information on an interesting new range of home automation hardware from Ubiquiti. The range consists of ‘m’ class networked devices…
Apple Announce iPad mini – Here’s What You Need to Know
Amongst a huge raft of other announcements, Apple have just launched their latest iOS device, the “iPad mini”. With a lower cost and a smaller…
KNX Interview with Joost Demarest – Home Automation in the 21st Century
As one of the big forces in the home automation world we were delighted that the KNX Association Director Joost Demarest kindly agreed to take time out…
Ube Launch New Home Automation Modules and Free App for IP Control
American start-up Ube have just announced a new range of home automation modules. Their IP based smart dimmer, smart wall outlet and smart plug can…