As momentum continues to grow in the Z-Wave smart home wireless mesh networking system we interview their Director of Sales, Bent Sorensen.  We pose your questions from Twiiter and Facebook and discuss the evolving protocol, TV gateways, openess and the carbon footprint...

If you missed the half price deal on the Bye Bye Standby Energy Saving Kit at Amazon earlier this week, it's back!  No clue on how long it will last this time but if you're in the market for three one remote socket and a controller the deal is HERE .

UPDATE - we're hearing this deal is for ONE socket and remote.  People that ordered are starting to receive this email - "There has been an error on the Amazon listing whereby an old image and description of the product has been shown" 

UPDATE 2 - Thanks for your comments.  This is all starting to look very fishy to us too! The Amazon Marketplace seller "AllThingsGreen" is still displaying a description for this article as "Box Contains - 3 x Bye Bye Standby Smart Socket, 1 x Bye Bye Standby Remote Control".  Also - how can 1 socket and 1 remote be £29.99 for Half Price £14.99 (+P&P) when Amazon sell that pack at £11.99 without discount!

Christmas is just around the corner so if you're looking for some ideas for your other half, or you're a banker wondering how to spend that fat bonus on yourself then look no further.  We've picked out 99 gems to adorn any smart home and enhance your digital lifestyle.  Check out our gadget lovers gallery including tiny silent PCs, home automation modules, Whole House Music systems, Massive hard drives, flat screen tellys, universal remotes, wireless headphones and more.  Oh and don't forget the batteries on the last page along with a favourite in the Automated Home, our highly recommended Ansmann charger...

One of the things we hear a lot at Automated Home is that people would love an opportunity to buy into a Z-Wave home automation system if only it was a bit less expensive.  Well good news, the guys at Vesternet have just given us two new deals exclusively for Automated Home readers.  Both of Vesternets Z-Wave packs included the Vera controller - the powerful box that is the centre of a fully automated Z-Wave home automation system.  Both offers are only available until the end of this month (Nov 2010) so if you've ever considered starting a Z-Wave system this is the opportunity you've been waiting for.  Read on for the links and the voucher codes you need for up to 40% off...

Cytech's perennial Smart Home Security favourite Comfort has a few updates to report. The latest version of Comfigurator software has just been made available for download.  It now supports the new KT03 touchscreen which has entered production and will be shipping soon.  Cytech have also just relaunched their website with a new simplified design.  Read on for the details...

The Masked Installer mulls the recent death of the Philips Pronto and considers how much a certain Cuppertino tablet was to blame.  He considers the Control System alternatives and ponders what it means for the Custom Installation industry...

Frank Bauer, creator of Kelxi, yesterday released details of what he calls a 'Tech-Demo' that allows a new 2G Apple TV to connect to Plex Media Server.  Its very earlier days and its far from a one click install, but this is great news for anyone wanting to roll out multiple zones around the house feeding from their central Plex library.  Last night iphoneblogr.com released this video tutorial on how to install the proof-of-concept.  Also checkout the video below on how to jailbreak your Apple TV and the original forum post from Frank too...

Sponsored Post So, you've just won £40,000 to spend on kiting out the digital home of your dreams - what are you going to buy first?  That's the delightful dilemma that could be facing the lucky weekly draw winners of the PayPal Win a year's salary competition. 

Every week from now until 5 December 2010, PayPal are giving you the chance to Win £40000. That's nearly a quarter of a million pounds to be won by online shoppers just like you.  You're automatically entered every time you buy anything using PayPal, and the more times you buy, the more chances there are to win - www.paypal.co.uk/win

What better time than at Christmas for the opportunity to win a life-changing sum like this.  If you are looking for a little inspiration here's our top five suggestions on what to buy with PayPal for a chance to win that 40 grand...

If you fancy an early visit from Santa with a Sonos multiroom music system, then this week may be what you've been waiting for.  Amazon are giving an additional 10% Off Sonos products for one week only.  Read on for the voucher discount code and the link...