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Automated Home Readers Offer from AV Jungle PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 17 March 2010

AV Jungle

New website www.avjungle.co.uk has just launched bringing home automators favourites like lighting control, HDMI over CAT5 and the Squeezebox and Sonos ranges.  To celebrate the opening they are offering a 5% discount for all Automated Home readers during March and April - just enter 'Automated Home' at the checkout...

 

 
Project Natal Preview - Home Automation Implications? PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 26 February 2010
The Gadget Show's Jason Bradbury recently attended the Microsoft hosted preview of Project Natal - the next gen gaming interface for the XBox. Watching Jason's first impressions, especially the section on walking into your lounge, being recognised and using voice control, definitely have us thinking of the Home Automation possibilities around the technology.

So after xbmc will the next reason to hack your XBox be to control your entire home?  Will Natal live up to the hype, or will it just be another cute gaming interface building on what the Wii started.  Let us know what you think in the comments below...

 

 
Crestron iPad App PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Crestron iPad Touchscreen App

Crestron have announced their 'Crestron Mobile' and 'Crestron Mobile Pro' apps are now ready for the iPad.  The new versions will be available to run on the iPhone and iPod touch as before, with the addition of the ability to run at the iPads native resolution...

 
The Duke SmartHome PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 08 February 2010

We just spotted this video taken late last year on the Home Depot Smart Home, a live-in research laboratory operated by Duke's Pratt School of Engineering.

 
Over 100 Z-Wave Products Now Available in the UK PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 04 February 2010

 Vestemet UK Z-Wave

We're always on the look out for a better selection of Z-Wave products, so when Vesternet cntacted us earlier this week to tell us they now had over 100 Z-Wave products available – the largest choice in the UK - we had to have a look...

 
Automated Home Readers Offer - 15% off Eyespy247 Home Security Cameras PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 01 February 2010

Eyespy247 IP CCTV Camera Discount Offer

Last month we ran a story on a new range of internet CCTV cameras.  Now EyeSpy247 have kindly given us a discount voucher code for a 15% off their camera range for Automated Home readers that would like to try these IP cameras, including the pan tilt zoom model.  Discount code after the jump...

 
Apple Announces the iPad Tablet Computer PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Apple iPad Tablet Computer

 

A few minutes ago Steve Jobs took to the stage and announced the iPad Apple Tablet.  Much of what was in our article Last month (What will the Apple Tablet mean for the smart home) is in the new device as expected.  Read on for the specs photos and videos as they emerge....

 
Y-Cam IP CCTV adds SD Slot for Recording - Gets Featured on BBC TV PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 25 January 2010

Y-Cam IP CCTV Camera

One of our current favourite IP CCTV camera ranges - Y-Cam - now has a new model with a built in SD slot for storing recorded video.  The Y-cam Black SD is now fully Mac and Linux compatible too and was recently featured on an interesting segment on home security on BBC 2's Working Lunch.  Watch the video after the jump...

 
Smart Home Success Story - A Comfort Case Study PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 18 January 2010

 Comfort Case Study

The Comfort system from Cytech is an Automated Home favourite.  It integrates an intruder alarm, home automation controller, voicemail and intercom all into one compact, reliable package.  This case study gives a flavour of what the Comfort system can control in a real home...

 
Home Automation Videos on the Automated Home YouTube Channel PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 13 January 2010
Automated Home YouTube Channel
 
We're especially pleased to announce our new partnership with YouTube.  Check out our channel at  - youtube.com/AutomatedHome - for Home Automation related reviews and interviews. Click the yellow "Subscribe" button and you'll receive an email every time we upload a new video.
 
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