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In the second of our new "My Automated Home" series, Richard Farthing takes us on a tour of his Green Open Source House.  On a budget of less than £600 the Linux setup looks after property whilst keeping an eye on the carbon footprint too.  Read on for the free software recommendations, the Joggler photos, tips, the what he'd do differently next time and the what's coming next...

Taptile is a new touch based wireless lighting system for bathrooms, kitchens and wet rooms. Its makers say it's 100% waterproof and safe to use throughout wet environments (it can even be used in a shower).  Taptile allows control of up to 3 lighting circuits on several programmable preset 'buttons'. You touch an area of your tiles beside your bath, for example, to initiate a relaxing mood lighting scene.  Prices start around £65, watch the video after the jump...

A few days ago we had a 27 minute power outage during a lightning storm near the Automated Home.  Not an unusual occurrence in itself - but this one was to be more significant.  After a few days of wailing and nashing of teeth here are the lessons learnt and why we now have an in-expensive but effective UPS on our server...

The new RS 485 RTS transmitter brings wireless control of Somfy powered blinds, curtains, screens and lifts to your home automation set-up.  With drivers already available to interface to Crestron, AMX and Control 4 smart home systems, the unit is capable of managing up to 16 groups or individual blinds.  Read on for the full PR...

Want to make that $500 iPad look more like a $5,000 AMX touch screen Home Automation controller?  Take a look at the new wall mounting 'iBracket' from Gravity Switch.  Available in a range of 14 colours (including polished anodized aluminum) the standard unit costs $349.  The 'Gallery' model pictured comes with 4 built in speakers and is $399...