Logitech Reveal New Harmony Elite Smart Remote with Home Automation
As part of refreshed line-up, Logitech have announced their new top-end universal remote, the Harmony Elite. Logitech say the Elite delivers the same feature set as the…
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Our Cheat Sheet From Apple’s iPhone, iPad & TV Announcements Today
Apple have just finished their most important keynote address of the year “Hey Siri”. The annual Autumn announcement that brings details of their latest iPhones and iPads….
Wirelessly Link TV or Computer to your HiFI with Marmitek Audio Anywhere 685
Flat screen TV’s are great, but more often than not they sound terrible. Now the Marmitek Audio Anywhere 685 allows you to wirelessly link your TV to…
CommandFusion Announce New Solo Home Automation Controller
Ozzy smart home specialists CommandFusion have just announced a new all-in-one networkable controller known as the Solo. Designed for the home automation and commercial market spaces, the…
Kickstarter: MOVE Solar Powered Motorized Blind & Shade Controller
We’re back from holiday relaxed and refreshed and ready to hurtle towards an Automated Autumn (looking out the window at the UK ‘Summer’ that’s not…
Loxone Integrates Your Electric Car With Your Home Automation System
From today Loxone are offering the KEBA KeContact P20 electric car charger. The wall box can be integrated with the Loxone system (including a PV system) to…
Zipato Z-Wave Mini RFID Keyboard Tracks Who’s Home & Away
Here’s a cool little RFID keypad ideal for tracking who’s at home and who’s not. The wall mount Z-Wave unit can trigger powerful macros too… Device…
Sim Racing Setup – 21st Century Mid Life Crisis?
Technology has given us so many ways to spend our spare time these days and now the Automated Home has a room dedicated to one of them….
Watch This: Mat Smith’s DIY Arduino Home Automation Control Panel
Back in January we checked in with Mat Smith on the progress of his home brew control panel. Now after a year in development Mat has his first…
[Sponsor] Schneider Electric Marries Style and Functionality with Next Generation of Wall Switches
Schneider Electric’s new Saturn eDLT range builds on the success of the C-Bus DLT switch by taking it to a whole new level of sophistication,…
Popp Z-Weather is World’s First Solar Powered Wireless Z-Wave Weather Station
Z-Wave Europe revealed their new smart home weather station early this year and now it’s shipping under the Popp brand. With its solar power the makers claim Z-Weather…
Video: Meet Nest Cam and the New Nest Protect
Nest’s latest announcements were far from earth shattering but here’s a couple of quick videos to introduce you to the latest versions of their smart…
Review: Jabra Revo Wireless Bluetooth Headphones
Wow, headphones, where do I start. I seem to have some weird fixation with them and I own quite a few pairs. I have my…
Z-Wave Greenwave Extension Lead Has 5 Addressable Sockets
New in at Vesternet is the Greenwave Z-wave PowerNode, a mains socket extension board with 5 sockets that are individually addressable for your home automation projects….
Broadcom WICED Platform Offers Full Apple HomeKit Support
Broadcom have announced that its ‘Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices’ (WICED) software development kit now offers full HomeKit support. Broadcom claim to be the first…
Useful Gadget of the Week: iOttie Easy One Touch 2 Smartphone Car Mount
Since getting my big-ass phone (update: I’ll never go back to a smaller screen) I needed something suitable to hold it in my car. My…
Loxone Reveals Nano IO Air Plus Touch for Nano
The guys at Loxone have brought you more retro-fittable goodness in the shape of two new wireless products for your home automation system. The ‘Nano IO Air’…
GreenIQ Smart Irrigation Hub is “Nest for the Garden”
Israeli IoT startup GreenIQ produces what they describe as a “Nest for the Garden”. The smart hub for the outdoors controls irrigation based on current and predicted…
Loxone Touch Air Is Retrofit Anywhere Touch Switch For Your Smart Home
One of the shortcomings of the Loxone home automation system has been its reliance on switches from third parties. But today they’ve have fixed that with the…
Review: Xclaim Wireless AP – Enterprise Class 801.11ac Wi-Fi For Your Home?
The Automated Home Wi-Fi network is critical. If there’s even a blip in service the family seem to go into melt down. More and more…