Media

The BBCs excellent “ClickOnline” program on BBC News24 this weekend featured a piece on a home in Finland that was controlled by a mobile phone…

Remote central have just released their video of the CES 2004 show… “Earlier this month, North America’s largest electronics trade show was held in Las…

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 8, 2004–Consumers planning to create a home network are most interested in sharing digital entertainment content through the integration of PCs and…

Submission by Mark Harrison – From the BBC: Sony forced to clip PSX’s wings – The console bundles gaming and entertainment Sony’s revamped PlayStation console, the PSX,…

“Intel is teaming up with a wireless control network vendor so consumers can control lights, thermostats and other devices through the same interface they use…

Rob Mouser reviews the Connected Home Conference that was held in London in September 2003 – What is it about trade events? You never quite know…

Submission by Chris Bond – As a followup to the recent Slashdot story about X10 losing a 4.3 million US Dollars patent infringement suit over pop-unders, X10,…

Dramatically increased broadband uptake in western Europe is fuelling a boom in home networking activity, recent research has revealed. According to In-Stat/MDR, the growth of…

The BT-sponsored Broadband Challenge final is upon us. Patrick Lidstone won the London regional final, and goes forward. As part of this, BT have made…

“Microsoft is one of eight new companies joining a group dedicated to promoting the connected home. Microsoft said it will announce its membership in the…

From the BBC… Despite the aura of gloom pervading the computer market in 2002, one technology looks like it had a good year. A report…

Submission by Chris Bradshaw – The Register has an interesting article about what TiVo have announced at the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. No wonder they pulled the…

“A new study has shown that more and more people consider the computer the most important device in the home Computers are playing a more…

Just heard about this from Charlie Morton… “Welcome to the wired home – These are exciting times. A new era of digital technology convergence beckons,…

Computer-controlled kitchens, intelligent smoke alarms and electronic delivery boxes could be the norm in every home within the next ten years. Technology to link domestic…

Some of the settings to incorporate this new technology are already taking shape, in so-called smart houses. But it will be some time before the…

Received an email from Stewart Hindle this morning to tell me about an article on HA in the UK in the current issue of “WebUser”…

Campbell Macdonald has found a 4 page article on Home Automation in this months “PC Plus” magazine (Issue 181, October 2001, P34)… Home, smart home,…