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The Californian company, Mi Casa Verde, has introduced a new type of home control system to the European market.  The Vera IP gateway employs the Z-Wave wireless standard and is controlled using any standard web browsers from any PC, Mac or mobile device with internet access.  Users can define scenarios which trigger actions on lighting, heating, cctv and security etc.  The $249 smart home controller is available now in the UK and European from the dealers listed below...

This month's 'My Automated Home' comes from serial hacker Dan McGrath.  We've covered some of Dan's previous projects and they're always fascinating.  This one is no different, employing Perl, Apache and a magnetic door release to automate his garden gate release...

This months 'My Automated Home' comes from Delmar Fadden, a man that's no stranger to electronics.  As a retired avionics and flight deck engineer he's spent a lifetime at the sharp end of control systems.  Now with a passion for home automation, he takes us on a tour of his Seattle smart home system which runs on ECS...

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...