ComfortClick have announced plans to launch what they describe as “the first building operating system”. ComfortClick bOS will allow users to connect and control any home device…
‘Shortcut’ is a new smart home app just launched this month that allows you to control a variety of home automation systems with your voice. The…
Last month in our Synology 1813+ NAS review we mentioned DSM v5 was undergoing beta testing and was waiting in the wings. Well today Synology have announced…
ImperiHome have announced that the latest release of their Android Home Automation app now supports the Zipato Zipabox. That’s on top of the support for…
Home Automation Systems and Technology Choices was our most visited page last year. We’re constantly updating it and amongst recent new additions is the Open Home…
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…
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…
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…
My (still glorious) Retina MacBook Pro is 15 months old and its relatively small 256GB SSD has accumulated the usual cruft. Time for a clear out….
As we mention in Part 1 of our review, the action of simply plugging in an RFXCOM RFXtrx433 to a USB port on your Indigo Mac…
Reliable occupancy sensing has long been the bane of the home automator. A PIR detects if someone moves, but once they sit down to watch…
We’ve been trying out the Roomie Remote app for a while now, comparing it to our dedicated home cinema remote control. Roomie goes way beyond…
JSJS Designs have announced a new free Android App for their LightwaveRF Home Automation system. There will be an ‘all-new’ Apple iOS app for your…
iRidium is a software package to visualize and control any Home Automation System, AV equipment or Media Server with full two-way communication that enables control from…
14 years after moving into the Automated Home we’re still using those X10 DIN rail modules in the loft. There’s still no status available and…
Today Perceptive Automation has moved their Indigo software from beta to official v6.0 release. We’ve been looking over the Mac OS X home automation application…
Slovenian Smart Home company ComfortClick have released a new version of their ‘Manager’ software. The KNX / EIB home automation manager and app combo allows any device…
Here’s a new Android app for anyone with a Control4 Home Automation setup. Details are a little sketchy so far but there’s a short FAQ and…
Here’s a video from Engadget showing a work-in-progress home automation concept from Intel. The software framework they have developed is HTML5 based and creates a graphical programming environment…
Here’s another interesting presentation from last weeks D11 All Things D Conference. SmartThings founder and CEO Alex Hawkinson demonstrated his “Internet of Things” modules in a variety of home automation scenarios. Knowing…