iHomeTouch is a new iOS app from 1Jump2 for control of your X10 based home automation system.  The software is a universal app for the iPhone and iPad and will also run on the iPod touch.  The intuitive interface allows you to use photos of the rooms in your home with the ability to touch certain parts of the screen for control.  Check out the video below for an example set-up controlling Christmas Tree lights from an iPhone...

The NuVo Renovia uses a home’s existing electrical wiring as the cabling infrastructure for delivering audio and metadata from multiple sources to multiple rooms. The HomePlug based power line carrier (PLC) technology is especially welcomed if you're carrying out a retro fit into an existing property where cutting into walls or running new cables is difficult.  The new Music Port Elite (MPS4-E) builds on the success of the MPS4 but adds several new features including cloud synchronisation plus an IP control protocol that allows for integration with Crestron, AMX, and URC systems...

A very cool video tour of of the Savant Experience Centre in New York City with CEO and founder of Savant, Bob Madonna.  Savant has constructed this 8000 square foot living space to showcase their Apple based home automation system. The video includes demo's of lighting and AV control from the iPad and iPhone as well as touchscreen TVs and back projection screen.  There's even talk of 50 mac minis powering one installation!  Watch and drool... 

The new Panasonic BL-C210 is a pan/tilt IP network CCTV camera that employs H.264 video compression to reduce the bandwidth requirements on your home network whilst maintaining image quality.  The £160 wonder's feature count includes a built-in passive infrared sensor, emailed movement notifications, integrated microphone and speaker, external inputs and PoE (power over Ethernet).  Its wireless sibling, the BL-C230 is also now available for the freedom of locating that Wi-Fi brings... 

Here's a new video preview of the Android client for the HomeSeer smart home HSTouch system. Compatible with Z-Wave, X10, Insteon, UPB and others for controlling your lighting, climate, security and irrigation etc.  Of course you can launch any 'HomeSeer Event' too...

Tee-Boy software have just announce the release of version 2.0 of their WeatherSnoop for Mac OS X.  WeatherSnoop interfaces with a wide range of personal and professional weather station hardware as well as Internet-based data sources.  The software now produces full colour graphs of your historical data for trending an analysis plus beautifully rendered instruments and gauges that show temperature, wind, rain, and more changing in real-time...

We've had an email from the developers of a new Android app for KNX/EIB control - KNXDroid - a client that connects to the bus through KNXNet/IP gateway using the phone's WiFi or 3G connection.  The user can enter manually the KNXNet/IP gateway or have the application find it itself with the "Auto discovery" feature... 

Here's a neat combination of hardware and software to allow you to control your AV system from your iOS device.  The Demopad app provides the customisable front end to your control set-up, while the Keene KIRA128 IP to infra-red module allows you to learn, store and send the commands...

Like us, many of you have no doubt gathered up a collection of tools and software over the years to help you set up your computers.  We've been hearing great things about this little device from the guys in our IRC channel and its something you might like to add to your kit.  The iodd 2501 is a caddy for a 2.5" SATA hard drive - but with a difference.  Connecting via USB or eSATA the unit is automatically detected as both a Mass Storage Device and an External Optical Drive.  This allows you to add all your favourite OS's as ISO files and using it's built in OLED display choose the one you want to install. You'll never have to hunt around for an install CD again or write a disc.  It's also easy to boot and install to devices like netbooks which have no optical drive, plus you can use it as a regular drive caddy for backups etc too...