While you wait for your HiFi to come with Bluetooth built-in, here's an inexpensive little gadget that might just make your day.  The Belkin Bluetooth Music Receiver plugs into any mini-jack or RCA phono input and will play your toons from your smartphone, wirelessly to your HiFi.  Watch movies on your Laptop?  How about beaming the sound to the Fi - or 101 other smart home uses you can think of.  Best of all it's currently available at less that half it's RRP, a knock-down £18...

Another day, another offer (you lucky people).  The guys over at UK Automation contacted us with a special Automated Home readers discount.  So if you're thinking of a smart home project for the Spring Bank Holiday now's your chance.  Use the coupon code 'AH125' at the checkout for 12.5% off any order over £125....

Our friends over at Think CCTV have just put together an offer for Automated Home readers.  Use the code 'AutomatedHome' at checkout for a £30 discount off this top spec, H.264 CCTV kit. The setup includes eight (yes 8!) colour Silver Sony CCD cameras with IR Enhance night vision.  A pre-installed 500 HDD, backup Via USB, remotely activate and view via the internet from anywhere in the world...

Almost exactly a year ago we brought you the first of in our series of 'My Automated Home' articles.  It was submitted by Soitjes Soit and took us through v1 of his home brew Digital Server software.  Now 12 months later Soitjes has completely rewritten the application and has released v2, designed to work on any size of touchscreen, for free...

We reported on this 13A mains wall socket with built-in USB last year at £14.99.  Now they appear to be on offer for just £3.99 'while stocks last'.  Run (don't walk) and grab several before they're gone -> http://autoho.me/jzJ1yo 

Our friends at 'Brilliant' were recently invited to participate in the Multiflight / JCT600 event at Multiflight's HQ at Leeds / Bradford Airport.  Rising to the challenge they built a state-of-the-art 8 seater home cinema on site in just 48 hours.  Fast cars, Executive Jets, Helicopters and Home Cinema all under one roof - now that's our kind of event!  Read on for the details and link to the rest of the photos...

Here's an interesting video showing an award winning home automation system powered by Savant.  The Apple based set-up uses wall mounted iPads to control the home, including some fun elements like a virtual 'dinner bell' to call the kids to eat.  Also check out the front door CCTV image superimposed over the TV screen when someone rings the bell.  The audio seems to be out of sync but still well worth a watch...

Savant produce some amazing home automation systems, all based around Apple hardware.  They've just announced that RGB Communications will be the distributor of Savant products for the UK and Ireland...

Automated Home's favourite Media Centre, Plex has today announced a version for user of the Android operating system.  The $4.99 app is available now and brings many of the features from the iOS version to a host of new phones and tablets.  Read on for all the details...

Back in September Plex announced an agreement with LG to integrate their software into all their 'NetCast' equiped HDTV's and Blu-ray players from 2011.  While we wait for the launch at CES in January we asked the team to reveal some more details on the Plex / LG hook up now...