Idratek Makes The IoT a Whole Lot Smarter
Idratek are an amazing home automation company built on decades of research. Their impressive system even powers the UK’s smartest home. If you needed any…
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Idratek Releases Cortex V26 Incorporating Mobile Touch Interface
The latest version of Idratek’s Cortex home automation software incorporates an HTML5 based touch interface for use with todays smartphones and tablets… “Version 26 of…
Automated Home 15th Anniversary Special #8 – Dr Karam Karam, Idratek
2011 sees Automated Home reach the ripe old age of 15. To celebrate our quindecennium (yes, really) we’ve asked some friends of the site to…
Idratek Announces Cortex V25 Plus 2 New Smart Home Modules
The Idratek guys have been busy. As well as launching a new version of their website they’ve also just released a major new update of…
Idratek Release Cortex V24
Click Here for Full Size Screen Shot “As well as the usual multitude of detailed enhancements this latest version of Cortex has been influenced by…
New Idratek DFP-H02 Multifunction Module
IDRATEK have provided us with some photos of their (now in production) multifunction user interface module – the £228 DFP-H02. This device is the replacement…
Idratek Release Cortex V23
Idratek have just released v23 of their home automation software, Cortex. The new features include the ability for the system to estimate actual energy savings…
New Idratek Forum Launched
We’ve been asked by our readers to setup a forum specifically for the Idratek system. We’re glad to announce our new Idratek forum went…
Idratek Launch 4 Channel Smart Home Dimmer
Idratek have released the QLD-001. This is a compact 4x 250W/channel DIN rail style dimmer. It uses standard leading edge (phase turn on) technology and…
Idratek Cortex v21 Supports Slim Devices Squeezebox
Idratek have just released V21 of their Cortex home automation software.”Hot on the heels of V20, Cortex V21 introduces several new major features as well…
Idratek Introduce Raft of New Smart Home Features
Idratek have released V20 of their Cortex software. Amongst the many improvements and additional features are support for Rako products, SMS messaging via Skype, new…
IDRATEK Introduced Support for Utility Metering
Idratek have contacted us with news of the additional of a very useful, and often requested feature to their Cortex software… “IDRATEK have introduced support…
Idratek Expanded Range – New Dimmer Module
The UK Intelligent Network and Home Automation company – Idratek has extended their range of modules. For the first time they now have their own…
Idratek Smart Home Installation Blog
Idratek is still a little known brand in the Smart Home industry, but it has an impressive array of hardware modules and software features. The…
Idratek Launch Website
Idratek have finally launched their website – “At IDRATEK, we believe that smart home technology should deliver just that. No gimmicks, nor cumbersome and expensive products,…
Top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year 2014
2014 really was the year you went bonkers for heating controls. There are no less than 7 posts in our top 20 based on these technologies and our Heating Forums have…
The UK’s Smartest Home? Part 2
Here’s the second part of our series on what may well be the UK’s Smartest Home (make sure to read Part 1 first). Over to Chris Hunter…
The UK’s Smartest Home? Part 1
The home of Chris and Clare Hunter has a traditional stone exterior that belies the all-encompassing smart home system that resides within. A house that makes intelligent autonomous decisions rather…
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…
Apple iBeacons Explained – Smart Home Occupancy Sensing Solved?
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…