Venue: Mugdock Country Park, somewhere North of Glasgow
Date: 29th November 2003

There are good train links from central Glasgow to Milngavie, and if necessary, transport can be arranged either from Glasgow or Milngavie. If you have any requirements, please let me know asap so we can get them sorted and I'm still looking for additional speakers!

Calum Morrell
www.hascotland.com

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o The perfect piece of hardware for multi-room, multi-source video and line-level audio distribution
o Route any input to any or all outputs simultaneously
o Supports either Composite Video or S Video
o Supports stereo audio

The Kramer VS-4x4YC is a high performance 4x4 vertical interval matrix switch for composite and/or s-Video and stereo audio signals. It is a true matrix, allowing the user to route any input to any or all outputs simultaneously. Since the VS-4x4YC switches during the vertical interval, transitions are glitch-free when sources share a common reference sync. The VS-4x4YC provides composite video and S-Video connectors allowing it to be used for either format. Mixing formats is possible but composite video sources would typically need to be routed to composite video outputs and, likewise, S-Video sources must be routed to S-Video outputs.

It is very important to note that the VS-4x4YC does not perform any signal format conversion. Like most Kramer switchers, the VS-4x4YC can be controlled by front panel buttons or RS-232 serial commands. For applications requiring remote control via a Windows-based personal computer, K-Switch software is provided at no additional cost. It is easy to use, dependable, rugged, and fits in one vertical space of a standard 19" rack...

With WeatherLobby, you can finally answer the age-old question "How's the weather down there?" One-click access to weather information and forecasts for up to 10 locations anywhere in the world, so graphically stunning and easy to read - you'll know instantly if Aunt Edna's up to her eyebrows in snow or crisping in the hot sun.

From the wind speed in Minsk to the temperature in Tuskegee to the dew point in Denver to the visibility in Venice - WeatherLobby has you covered, up to the minute. No more waiting through the lottery results
and sports scores for the news to tell you if you should be packing a picnic lunch or investing in sandbags to protect your home....

Stuart Whyte has just released a new AutoM8it plugin which allows control over the cool AND VERY CHEAP (GBP 8.00) D-Link USB Radio.

The plugin is free to use and allows you to turn the radio on and off and tune the frequency.

Thanks to Stuart Whyte @ www.futureflat.org

"X10 (UK) Limited is part of an international family of companies that has been making innovative, easy-to-use products for more than 20 years. X10 is the leading global seller of home surveillance, security and automation products. Founded in the UK, we design, manufacture, and sell affordable wireless systems that fit many different needs in your home."

The House of the Future: networked via the OSGi Platform
The inHaus Project in Duisburg is test-bed for OSGi Service Platform

San Ramon, California / Munich, Germany - The networked life and working environment is one of today's hot topics, with "Smart Homes" undergoing trials in several countries around the world. A leading example is the Innovation Centre Intelligent House (inHaus) in Duisburg, Germany, where everything is networked, from solar panels on the roof, to the garden sprinkler. The concept of inHaus is to create functionality through the networking of every single device in the home, with the common thread being the OSGi Service Platform. Many of the domestic and automotive innovations developed and trialled at inHaus will be unveiled to the public during the OSGi 2003 World Congress, which takes place in Dusseldorf, Germany, next month.

Here's the press release on the new Kef Ci80. Retail price is around £50 each...

NEW ENTRY-LEVEL WALL/CEILING MOUNT SPEAKER FROM KEF
Model Ci80 Incorporates Smallest Ever UNI-Q® Driver
KEF has announced details of its all-new Custom Installation loudspeaker -Model Ci80. Purpose built for flush mounting into walls and ceilings, the Ci80 is the latest addition to the KEF UNI-Q Custom Installation series. Providing a compact solution to the problem of Hi-Fiquality sound from an in-wall/ceiling speaker, the Ci80 consists of a 75 mm white polypropylene cone LF driver with a 16mm HF unit mounted at the acoustic centre of the LF unit. Its UNI-Q driver is the smallest UNI-Q unit ever made.The UNI-Q drive unit is well renowned for its excellent dispersion characteristics, making the Ci80 perfect for installation in non uniform environments, without compromising the reproduction across the listening area. The 13cm (14cm when attached) deep detachable back-can supplied with the product, provides a sealed enclosure of 0.35 litres volume for optimum low frequencyreproduction. Sprung fixing clips give flexibility of installation in ceilingsand walls varying in thickness from 6mm to 30mm. To conform to architectural specifications, the bezel and grill can be painted to match the interior decor.

HEAT - The Home and Electronic Assistive Technology 16-17th March 2004 Huntingdon Room, King's Manor, University of York.

INTRODUCTION: The Focus of the Workshop
Electronic Assistive Technology (EAT)can support people with disabilities and the elderly to increase their independence and quality of life, but to do so it must be dependable. It must do exactly what it is supposed to do every time it is called upon. It must be designed and installed sympathetically so that it is actually used, and it must answer the real needs and wishes of its users.

The HEAT workshop provides a forum for discussion and debate on issues of dependability as they apply to the different types of EAT in the home:

· standard assistive devices to support mobility and sensory disabilities;
· one-off systems designed to meet specific needs, and
· systems of interconnected devices such as care alarms, telecare and 'smart' homes.

The workshop will be relevant to a wide range of people who have contact with, or use EAT:

· older people and their representatives;
· carers;
· social services department;
· occupational therapists;
· health trusts
· community equipment stores and ICES;
· researchers.

To accommodate this wide range of views the HEAT workshop will have two interconnected threads: the first focuses on the practical, hands-on issues of EAT, dependability and the home; the second focuses on more academic research investigations within theses areas...