What Will the Apple Tablet Mean for the Smart Home?
The Apple rumour mill is reaching a tablet-tastic crescendo. If even one tenth of the chatter is correct then we’re on course for an announcement…
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Readers Touchscreen Controlled Home Automation Setup with Photos
Automated Home reader Kevin Warner has been building a comprehensive home automation system based on a HomeSeer backend controlled from touch screens using Cinemars MainLobby…
Apple Macintosh Z-Wave Home Automation System
Asian manufacturers, TrickleStar has launched an Apple Macintosh Z-Wave-compatible system. Using their USB stick and software widget, the Mac can now be used as the…
xAP Plugins for CeBotics HouseBot
Edward Pearson has launched new xAP Plugins for CeBotics HouseBot that lets the software work with any xAP-enabled device on a home automation network, like…
AH0016 – The xPL Home Automation Protocol
This time we’re joined by Ian Lowe and Mal Lansell of the xPL Project. We discuss how the open source Home Automation Protocol came about,…
iPhone Smart Home
Well, it looks like Apple are set to make the UK iPhone announcement tomorrow in their Regent Street store in London. I was lucky enough…
Harmony 2007 Home Automation Software Launched
Here are some details of the newest release of the Domia Harmony 2007 Home Automation software product. Harmony 2007 is a ground-up rewrite of the…
Prontonic – Virtual Extender for Pronto TSU9600!
Within a couple of weeks of its release, Joakim Eriksson has created a protocol analyzer and extender simulator for the new Philips Pronto TSU9600. This…
Installing a Back up Power System
Submission by Nigel Giddings – I am currently building a house in North Kent and have caught the Home Automation bug. The intention is to…
Z-text SMS Modem
Here’s an interesting device that has home automation applications. The £80 Z-text SMS Modem allows you to sending SMS text messages over a normal fixed…
Z-Wave ZIR010 PIR Motion Sensor – Review
Submission by James Clabon – Out of the box the ZWave ZIR010 PIR Motion Sensor seem to be well manufactured. They have a quality feel…
X10 – The Next Generation
Submission by Balraj Jassal – If you’re not familiar with X10 technology, you must have been living on planet Ga-Ga or have just discovered this…
Netiom-xAP – Review
Submission by David Pullen – Some of you will know that I am a big fan of the VIOM from Phaedrus. I use 4 VIOMs to…
Cinemar Releases New GuiGraphix Library
More beautiful layouts for your touch screens from Cinemar. “With the introduction of GuiGraphix Library 0014 – Cinemar continues its long standing tradition of creating…
RFID Home Automation
The first commercially available RFID kit aimed at the home automation market is now availale… “This RFID Starter kit inludes virtually everything you need to…
MCE 2005 Mini Review
Jon Whiten recounts his recent project building a Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 PC… “I recently built a MCE2005 machine and have been using…
Automated Disco Loo
Q: What happens when a man with entirely too many gadgets lying around decides to renovate his bathroom – A: Disco Loo! You know those…
Z-Wave – Review
What is Z-Wave? – Submission by Len Marten – Z-Wave is networking protocol developed by Zensys. It’s not, as some might think, a tangible product,…
Geek-Free Home Automation
A nice little article has appeared on the PC Mag site, even if it is a little uncomplmentary to us automatiors… “One of life’s ironies…
UKHA2004 Review
INTRODUCTION – The UK Home Automation community have been meeting annually since 2001. The “UKHA2004” event was held on the 15th and 16th May 2004,…