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This one definitely appeals to our gadget lust, even though we're not quite sure what it's for.  The motorised kitchen island is raised into place using a hydraulic scissor lift that's triggered from an iPhone app controlling an Insteon switch.  Here's the video of it in action...

Last week we interviewed Andy Stanford-Clark on his smart home integration with Twitter and now we have a document published by computer science student Justin Wickett giving his open source script to do the same.  Read on for the code that gets your home communicating with you via SMS text message to your mobile plus all the other advantages Twitter offers...

Perceptive Automation have just released v3.0 of their Indigo home automation software for the Mac.  The upgrade is free for owners of V2 and there's a free 30 day trial download available...

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... 

Shion is a relatively new home automation application for the Mac.  The OSX software is open source and the latest version includes support for the Apple Remote. 

UPDATE We've just had an email from Shion's dveloper, Chris Karr, on updates and new features coming soon...