Wow, what a coup for AlertMe. They've just announced a partnership with a little Internet company you may have heard of - Google! Their brand new "Energy" product is a combination of a clip-on meter reader, wireless hub and the online goodness of Google's PowerMeter.  This will enabling users to monitor their energy consumption via their iGoogle homepage.  Watch the video and read the full release after the jump...

Here's another reason to love all that CAT5 you sunk into your walls.  The £90 set of CAT5Blaster Wallplates from Keene Electronics allow you to send two independent video channels (either 1 x S-Video or 2 x Composite) plus audio over CAT5 cable for up to 100 metres...

Aimed squarely at the audiophile, the new Folio music server from UK based Pinnacle Audio uses FLAC Lossless compression.  Their built-in CD ripping engine also features RAID technology to make sure your music is automatically copied to two hard drives - sparing you the pain of ever having to re-rip your collection.  The Sonos like control comes via the Nokia touchsreen tablet and some custom software.  Watch the video after the jump...

Sonos have just announced a new all-in-one zone player.  The single box contains digital amps and 5 speakers and brings the the entry price of Sonos down to £349 / $399 if you already have an iPhone or iPod touch to control it.  Watch the video after the jump...

Marmitek has recently launched the EasyTouch Panel10.  The 10 inch touch screen can easily be wall mounted and as it runs on 2 X AA batteries there's no requirement to track walls or run cables.  It wirelessly controls X10 modules around the home from its built in transmitter.  Users can add their own background by creating a graphic, printing it out and slipping it under the glass front for a look that's personalised to their own home...

Elgato have just released their iPhone app (£2.99) for the EyeTV Mac tuner range.  If like us you watch and record TV with something like the superb EyeTV 250 Plus then you can now stream live TV or recordings to your iPhone, schedule recordings when you are away from home and browse the EPG...

Back in 2007 we heard a rumour that Sky were working on developing a new server that would record all the families shows and distribute them around the home to a client box in each room.  Today the rumour is back, changed slightly, and this time with more details...

Remember that keyboard where every key was a little screen? Well here's a couple of beautiful new home automation friendly keypads that use similar technology. Taking the Clipsal DLT idea a stage further, the Waci Pads are available with tiny LCD or beautiful OLED screens, which can dynamically change...

Marmitek have just released their latest remote control and as the name suggests, the X10 Easy Icon 10RF will appeal to home automators with X10 setups...