May 2002

UKRocketMan

Here’s a link to Richard Osbornes superb Home Automation website. I’ve been interested in home automation for a while. The concept of an intelligent house,…


Dimmer Lighting

Submission by Rob Collins For anyone looking to add a remote control dimmer switch for their home cinema lighting setup, I can wholeheartedly recommend the…


Bitchar-G – Review

  Well, Christmas is upon us once again, and recently it's all been very serious here at Automated Home what with talk of X10 this…


Rackmount DDAR

Quinten Uijldert has successfully rackmounted Andy Powells DDAR (Dell Digital Audio Receiver) in a 2U case… “A number of DDARs could be mounted in the…


Sony VAIO PCG-SRX41P – Review

  I first saw this Ultra-Compact laptop on the net, I had no idea just how compact the machine actually was as you do not…


BlueTooth – Review

My BlueToothed Life! – Okay, I gave in and bought the laptop with all the bells and whistles, more connectivity than you can shake a…


AutoM8it Beta

This looks like a very exciting new home automation software product! AutoM8it looks like it has the potential to be a HomeSeer type system and…


Home Automator Info

Here’s more Home Automator Information From Graham Howe… For those of you that don’t know, HomeAutomator is a web based front end to HomeVision. In…


FutureFlat Updates

Stuart Whyte has just added new photos to his tutorial on how to convert an IR7234 for mounting in a standard 2 gang wall box….


PDA-ir – Review

The PDA-ir. Small package, Big fun Weak IR For many of us, the PocketPC seemed like the perfect instrument to use as a universal remote…


AvantGo News

Receive the latest Home Automation News on your PocketPC, Palm or Handspring device… The Automated Home UK channel for your PDA carries the latest stories…


LinkSys 802.11b – Review

I’ve been steadily watching the price of 802.11b wireless LAN gear drop over the last 18 months. Like most other technology, its cost is on…



X10 RF Remote (RW694) – Review

(The module tested is the US unit, this operates on frequencies that are not allowed to be used for this purpose in the UK. When…





X10 Keyfob Remote (KR19E) – Review

X10 have never been known for their aesthetic designs. Indeed it’s has been pretty obvious to any X10 user that the company haven’t exactly been…


X10 RF Transceiver (TM12U)

The TM12U transceiver module operates on the new UK supported frequency of 433Mhz and acts as the receiver to a range of wireless transmitters. These…