Intwine Energy have launched their new IECT-220 Wi-Fi communicating thermostat.  The unit comes with a free basic monitoring service for control through the Web with a premium service with more features available for $15 per year...

Steve Jobs took to the stage a short time ago at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.  While much of the fourth generation iPhones secrets were already known through a controversial Gizmodo expose, we didn't have the details until now.  So here's the confirmation of the specs along with some surprises too - check out our iPhone v4 cheat sheet for everything you need to know down the pub tonight...

Here's a useful little device for your smart home set-up.  An Ethernet bridge that allows you to connect your USB devices at any remote location on your LAN.  The interface has 2 x USB 2.0 ports and a gigabit Ethernet socket.  It's compatible with Windows and Mac and allows you to connect up to 15 devices (using a hub) and can be managed and configured using its browser interface.  Its perfect if you are using USB based I/O interface or sensors and would be especially useful if you are running your home automation server on a virtual machine.  the Silex SX-3000GB is around £100, checkout the video after the jump...

We love our Sonos S5. Its neat size and incredible sound are a big hit in the Automated Home. We've just heard from our friends over ar AVJungle that the £349 S5 unit is also now available in Black (as well as the off white of the original unit)...

We've been contacted by Automated Home reader (Mr Flibble) on his interesting step-by-step guide on building a custom iPad web app for the X10 CM15 Pro on Mac OSX.  Even more interestingly he plans to release an open source version soon....

UPDATED - New Images Added.  AlertMe have announced a raft of new new home energy management products and services.  Perhaps most interestingly a new Energy Starter Kit including a previously un-seen Colour Display unit at £49.99 (whilst reducing the price of the kit without the display to just £29.99).  In addition the mobile optimised website is being augmented with a 'proper' iPhone app too.  Read on for the full PR...

Ah, the smell of an Apple rumour in the morning.  Engadget is reporting that the famous Cupertino 'hobby' - the Apple TV - is to be reinvented using iPhone OS with full 1080p HD capablities.  The new hardware is purportedly aimed and sucking content off the cloud - we're hoping that includes stuff outside of the iTunes ecosystem - BBC iPayer, (Hulu in the US) etc and local streaming too.  The device is said to have only 16GB of local flash storage rather than a Hard drive, but this is exactly the sort of hardware that most of us crave.  Best of all the reportedly tiny size of the device is matched by a similarly diminutive price - $99!  All sounds to good to be true?  Let us know what you think in the comments... 

We spotted these beauties on our rounds - HiDef distribution whether from your super digital HDMI or old school analogue component HD. You can use CAT5/CAT5E or CAT6 between points and they are available as free-standing units or in these wall plate versions...

Why the Home Automation Hub?  I’ve always been keen on the notion of Home Automation, but two factors put me off getting started.  One, the cost of a decent HA controller (and I don’t mean a 24x7 PC).  Two, She Who Must Be Obeyed hates wires running around the place.  So, I worked with a friend to develop a low entry cost HA controller which we call the ‘Home Automation Hub’ (or HAH). We are now nearly two years into the project; it has taken a lot of effort (esp. on the software side) but has been great fun.  Best of all it’s based on a re-purposed WiFi router that can usually be purchased on eBay for around £10...

We mentioned the Crestron iPad app back in February but now it's here in all its native 'HD' glory. Check out the hig res screen shots and the video of Crestron Mobile Pro G after the jump.  Makes you want to have a Crestron setup just so you can control it with the iPad...