Crestron have updated their 'Crestron Mobile' and 'Crestron Mobile Pro' apps for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.  The new versions bring support for gauges and sliders plus the ability to stream video from cctv security cameras (or from any video source) directly to the iOS device...

Here's a new video tour of a 4,000 square foot, Control4 powered smart home at a golf resort near Dallas.  Amongst the goodies on show are fireplaces, ceiling fans and thermostats all remotely controlled from touchscreens, keypads and iPads.  There are multiple zones of audio and multiple TVs with DVRs for each family member.  The front door bell pauses your movie and shows you a view from its cctv camera.  A bedside keypad includes a 'Midnight' button to bring the lights up to a gentle 20% to guide you to the fridge for snack.  As the owner arrives home a wave of his RFID fob immediately puts the home into his personal setting, lighting chosen rooms at certain levels, turning the TVs to the sports channel, and the audio to his favourite music...

The new RTS 2020W from Retrotouch allows you to add another light switch in your home at a location you didn't think possible.  The wireless switch has a 20m range and allows remote operation of a wired 'Touch & Remote' switch somewhere else in your house.  The new range is available in either 1, 2 or 3 gang versions and with glass or chrome trim with prices from £85...

We just got an email from the guys over at ThinkFlood as they have announced a beta of their RedEye remote control product for Android.  Read on for the details of the free application that allows you to control your home in conjunction with their hardware...

Crestron have announced their third generation digital AV network technology.  The system will distribute any mix of digital and analogue AV signals over a single cable.  That means uncompressed 1080p HD video, 3D video, and high-definition computer signals, plus HD digital audio, control, data, and Ethernet and even 4K video in the future...

So bulbs are this months thing.  NXP have announced their new GreenChip IP Smart Lighting Solution which allows users to "monitor, manage and control every light bulb from any Internet-enabled device". Their partnership with GreenWave Reality brings intelligent lighting control to CFL and SSL (LED) lamps with support for IP v4 and v6.  The low power IP hardware also includes support for other standards including ZigBee.  Check out the video below...

Here's the news a lot of geeks have been waiting for.  Plex have just released a Linux version of their Plex Media Server software (PMS) .  The initial version is the first product to come from the newly launched 'Plex Labs' and means that servers are now available for Mac OSX, Windows and Linux.  Perhaps best of all, the new Linux release supports some network attached storage devices.  A Plex setup could now be as simple as one of the new LG HD TVs with Plex 'Media Link' built in plus a NAS...

Yesterdays announcement that Google have arrived in the Home Automation world continues to make waves.  This morning Engadget have got their hands on some of the wireless LED bulbs show in the demos and have revealed some interesting details about them...

If you were looking for a global player powerful enough to enter the Home Automation space and finally create a universal standard I guess Google may be near the top of your list.  Earlier today at Google's I/O 2011 event, the search behemoth announce a new framework for smart home applications called 'Android @ Home'...

The Comfort system integrates an intruder alarm, home automation, voicemail and an intercom.  Cyteck have released version 3.2.7 of their Comfigurator software for the panel which adds a new 'Scenario' feature...