Top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year 2013
Another year has passed and with it the chance to look back at the state of the union in the world of home automation. There…
2013
Exclusive Interview: The Allseen Alliance and the Internet of Everything
Last week The Linux Foundation announced the formation of the ‘AllSeen Alliance’, a new cross-industry consortium that aims to drive adoption and innovation around the Internet…
NuVo Next-Gen Wireless Multi-Zone Audio System
NuVo Technologies will introduce its next generation IP music player at ISE in February. The new P3500 professional series player joins the NuVo Wireless Audio System lineup…
Video: Garageio Controls Your Garage Door From Your Smartphone
Ohio based Alottazs Labs have a new system for home owners that want to operate their electric garage doors from their smartphone. The ‘Garageio’ system consists of…
New “Invisible” Z-Wave Door Sensor
Aeon Labs have launched a new Aeotec Z-Wave door Sensor. The unit comes in 2 parts, the smaller unit containing a magnet is hidden in the…
Useful Gadget of the Week: USB Audio Cassette Tape Converter Revives Old Memories
In the annual trek to our loft for the Christmas decorations I spotted an old friend – a case of audio tapes from my youth….
Plex Hits v1.0 – ChromeCast Client in the Works? [Updated]
We’ve been following Plex since it was osxbmc, almost 6 years ago now. Last week the developers finally hit their v1.0 milestone with the release…
Review: Snugg iPad mini Ultra Slim Bluetooth Keyboard Case
So you’ve got an iPad mini and you want to do some real work with it. Apple’s little tablet can be a legitimate laptop replacement…
Video: Control4 Demos “Panelized” Smart Home Lighting
Control4’s Blake VanCleave gives a quick behind the scenes look at a condo in Indiana that features a Panelized Lighting system. The panel is inside a cabinet,…
Automated Home People Profile – Steve Edwards
At Automated Home we’re lucky to have a Web Wizard working behind the scenes to keep the site in tip-top shape – Steve Edwards. Steve…
Video: Tado Smart Home Heating Control From Your Smartphone
Tado° launched their smart home heating control system in Germany, Austria and Switzerland around this time last year. Now they’ve adapted their mobile app and developed a new connector…
[Sponsor] Make the Most of Your Laptop Experience
Remember when everyone had to have a big bulky PC on their desktop. Now we all want Laptops that give us the freedom to take…
Caring Home Automation – An Assisted Living Smart Home Case Study
Idratek are well known for their work in building intricate smart home systems whilst reducing the complexity for the user. Director, Karam Karam takes us through a…
Video: Robert Scoble’s Home Automation Interview with Revolv Co-Founder
Here’s the Scobleizer’s half-hour Google Hangout with Revolv co-founder, Mike Soucie. Revolv aim to be the App to unify your home automation systems on iOS (Android coming…
Review: BMW i3, My First Drive in an Electric Car
After technology, cars have always been my other passion. So you’d think the electric car, sitting at the junction of both my interests would be…
SMS Text Message Controlled Heating Programmer and Thermostat
Here’s another interesting smart home heating controller that just hit our inbox. The £180 PT32-GST from Audon Electronics is a room programmer and thermostat and allows you…
Useful Gadget of the Week: Mobile Router with Wi-Fi Account Sharing
After we featured this nano router last month we were contacted by Automated Home reader Ken Watt, urging us to look at the Asus WL-330N3G as an…
Indigo: Home Automation on the Mac – Part 3 – IP Garage Door Control
Adding IP control to your garage doors is a great little home automation project for a wet weekend and it really shows the power and…
Now TV + 10 Minute Hack = £10 Wireless Plex Media Player
We’re a tad late to this party but our Now TV unit arrived today and it’s as good as we’d heard. The little white box…
LightwaveRF Launch Smart Home iOS App
JSJS Designs have announced a new free iOS App for their LightwaveRF Home Automation system. For the first time the ‘all-new’ app for the iPhone…