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In the fourth of our video interviews from this years Smart Home Show we talk to Chiu Lu Yung from Cytech, manufacturers of the Comfort smart home security system.   Chiu shows us round some of the new additions to the range, including the Z-Wave serial interface we announced last month.  We also look at the new design of the door station as well as a biometric interface and a new CCTV option...

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We've just got some details through from Pulse Living on their new smart home system.  We're being teased with some beautiful publicity shots of their new kit.  Three touchscreen options are available for example, two in-wall and 1 stand alone.  Features include widescreen and potrait options, LED backlighting, Wi-Fi and some models can be powered over CAT5.  The system controller runs on embedded Windows CE 5 and includes Z-Wave / KNX/EIB, 2 ethernet ports and RS232...

Home & building automation supplier Ivory Egg is to launch Sensolux, the world’s first self-powered occupancy sensor, at ECO Build - the UK’s leading green building event...

Submission by Andrew Hempsall and Colin Price

Located in a quiet Derbyshire village, this cottage had been uninhabited for more than 20 years and was virtually derelict when the current owners decided to buy it. The oldest part of the cottage was originally built in 1799 as a single dwelling, and the original parchment title deeds show that the house, garden and orchard were bought for the princely sum of £60.

Before renovation work began, the ground floor consisted of four very dark rooms. Now the house includes two bright reception rooms, a conservatory and three bedrooms. The house boasts a new oak staircase, along with oak internal doors and floorboards, giving a feel of the traditional, but that belies the secret - all the lighting, heating, air conditioning, audio and security are controlled by an EIB/ KNX system that is anything but old cottage. The system's finish has been carefully selected to bring modern life choices to perfect 'olde worlde' surroundings...

"EIBshop.co.uk teams up with Theben, the acknowledged European leader in EIB/KNX heating control, multi-channel dimming and timers - Theben, a well-established Germany manufacturer of EIB/KNX (European Installation Bus) products, have teamed up with EIBshop.co.uk to provide products and technical support to UK users. "We are delighted to be able to showcase our control products with EIB Shop", says Edwin Soltek, Export manager for Theben, "I believe the EIB market in the UK is about to take off, and EIB Shop is a great way for us to get our new devices to the people that need them"...