Roomie Remote: Your iPhone & iPad Smart Home Controller
We’ve been trying out the Roomie Remote app for a while now, comparing it to our dedicated home cinema remote control. Roomie goes way beyond…
September 2013
Energenie LAN Power Management System – 4 IP Controlled Mains Sockets
Submission by Tim Hawes : So it was a forum post right here on Automated Home that first alerted me to this unit. It’s a 6-way…
HomeSeer Announce HomeTroller Zee Z-Wave Home Automation Controller
HomeSeer have announced a new smart home controller. The HomeTroller Zee is a Z-Wave enabled home automation gateway that’s accessible via free apps for Apple…
LightwaveRF Launch Smart Home Android App
JSJS Designs have announced a new free Android App for their LightwaveRF Home Automation system. There will be an ‘all-new’ Apple iOS app for your…
Laser Brings Automation Home
Laser Business Systems have been supplying the UK and European market with home automation products since 1995. As the business has continued to expand over…
Bluetooth CableJive dockBoss air Brings Music Back to Your 30 Pin Dock
Apple’s move from 30 pin to the new Lightning connector may have caused you some consternation if you had invested in a nice speaker dock….
eQ-3 MAX! Affordable Wireless Heating Control with your Smartphone or Raspberry Pi
As the days begin to shorten and the leaves start to fall thoughts turn to the winter ahead and the ever increasing energy bills. Heating…
Energenie Remote GSM Mobile Phone Controlled Power Socket
The Energenie Remote GSM Controlled Power Socket (ENER022) allows you to control an appliance with an SMS text message from your mobile phone. The Energenie Remote…
Apple iPhone 5S & 5C – Here’s Your Cheat Sheet
Here’s our regular quick glance cheat sheet on the new iPhone news from todays Apple announcement… iPhone iPhone 5S S for ‘Security’ or ‘Sensor’? – Silver,…
HDMI over Cat5 – A Home HDBaseT Extender Review
Automated Home regular Tim Hawes recently moved his telly out if range of a standard HDMI cable. This created the opportunity to try out one of…
Samsung Unveil Galaxy Gear Smartwatch
Samsung have just revealed their new Galaxy Gear Smartwatch at IFA in Berlin. The new wearable device will be available in 149 countries on 25th September and world…
iRidium Release V2.1 with Support for C-Bus, MyHome & Helvar
iRidium is a software package to visualize and control any Home Automation System, AV equipment or Media Server with full two-way communication that enables control from…
[Sponsor] 5 Ways to Automate Your Home
Photo from: ADT Home Security Smart Security Alerts – One of the best features of home automation systems are the “smart” security alerts – alerts that can be…
Indigo: Home Automation on the Mac – Part 1
14 years after moving into the Automated Home we’re still using those X10 DIN rail modules in the loft. There’s still no status available and…