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More beautiful layouts for your touch screens from Cinemar. “With the introduction of GuiGraphix Library 0014 – Cinemar continues its long standing tradition of creating the best looking control interfaces. Over 90 graphics are included in this Library. Most of them take full advantage of MainLobby’s ability to tint graphics. So you can match the [...]

Keith Doxeys very successful KAT5 modules have been upgraded to a new “Mark2″ version. High quality, affordable AV distribution has just got even easier thanks to the added functionality of the new units. Keith hopes to start shipping the KAT5 Mk2′s in June 2005. Many people have already ordered the new units, and for the [...]

James Traynor has released the next version of his xAP application – SwitchBoard. “All things considered this is a big upgrade to beta 2. The most notable changes are instant messenger logging, much better address book, more events that trigger xAP sequences and now raw xAP support in each of those sequences. Switchboard can now [...]

We’ve just received this news on an interesting product that distributes audio over the homes existing mains. The easiest and most affordable solution to multiroom audio. No drilling of walls, no spaghetti of cables, no complicated wireless network settings. Just connect a Powerline Audio device to your hi-fi or active speakers in each room, plug [...]

At last it seems that Europe has a USB version of the CM11! (although not pictured here, a UK version is available too). “Now available from Marmitek: the CM11 computer interface with USB connection! The CM11 is at the core of the X-10 installation. It comes complete with ActiveHome software and offers countless practical applications [...]

    I’m back from a hectic weekend at the Smarthome Show. I’ve just uploaded the photographs I took and a little review of the show… “The first ever Smart Home show ran from 14th to the 17th April 2005 in Hall 9 of Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre – the NEC. On arrival you could [...]

The first ever Smart Home show ran from 14th to the 17th April 2005 in Hall 9 of Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre – the NEC. (click to enlarge) Plasma and MCE were everywhere (click to enlarge) Hall 9 of the NEC- SmartHome Show 2005 On arrival you could be forgiven for thinking the show was [...]

Konnect2.net will have its formal launch at this years Smart Home Show at the NEC (Stand 3110). The dedicated retail portal has been set up by a uk wide network of integrators and a major distributor to promote both the products and services of the respective companies. To celebrate the launch of the site konnect2.net [...]

The BBC are running the following piece on their News site…"Wander into your local branch of Woolworths, B&Q, Argos or Homebase and you will see boxes of CCTV systems stacked alongside more traditional homewares. Prices start at under £30 for a basic black-and-white device. Clearly, you no longer have to be a celebrity, millionaire industrialist [...]

Just spotted this…”UStec, a leader in structured wiring systems for residences, allows you to easily place your Mac mini onto the home network. With our Mac mini-friendly holster, you can easily turn the Mac mini into a server for the entire home, sharing and centralizing all of your digital media. Once in place, it can [...]