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There have been some very interesting Insteon devices appearing over the last year.  It's backwards compatibility with X10 is a great selling point for those that already have invested in an X10 setup.  So We asked Insteon if they could confirm if they are coming to the UK and Europe.  Here's the word form the horses mouth... 

We've been asked by our readers to setup a forum specifically for the Idratek system.  We're glad to announce our new Idratek forum went online at the weekend.  Karam from Idratek has posted an introductory message and he'll be on hand to answer Idratek queries where he can... 

AlertMe, the UK based wireless home monitoring company is looking for input from users and potential purchasers on some of their ideas for up-and-coming additions to their system.  The survey reveals some interesting ideas like this "Slate".  Watch the video after the jump for an idea on what AlertMe is all about, then take the short survey from the link below (£200 prize draw for one lucky entrant!) and rate their ideas.  Don't forget to tell them what you'd really like to see in the free text entry at the end too...

It’s been a couple of years since I’ve done this, but a few days ago I decided to draw up a list of my favourite technology from the last 12 months.  As I asked myself what items I had been using on a daily basis, the ones I really couldn’t live without, I came to the realisation that the top ten or more technologies I was thinking of, came from just two companies!  It probably won’t be too much of a surprise to find out who they are, but here is my shortlist for “Top Tech” in 2007…

We all know that systems integration is the single biggest hurdle in building complex smart home systems today.  The Amigo Challenge is putting up thousand of Euro in prize money to encourage submissions to their project.  Watch the video after the jump for Amigos glimpse of an integrated, truly intelligent smart home future...