In 2007 we ran a story on the tiny linux PC The Linutop. Now the diminutive system has hit version 2.4 and with it an official launch in the UK. The pint-sized, open source Linux PC is designed to run silently and is highly energy efficient at just 8 watts...
DomotiGa is a new Open Source Home Automation package from the Netherlands. Written in Gambas basic and almost ready for release, DomotiGa supports X10, RFXCom, Oregon sensors, BlueTooth, Asterisk and many other hardware devices...
LinuxMCE is of course a open-source media centre distro. But did you know you can use it as a home automation controller as well? Other goodies are lurking under the bonnet too such as the integrated Asrerisk VoIP system, already pre-configured for many providers and phone hardware. Read on for the overview of this amazing free system...
In the third of our video interviews from this years Smart Home Show we talk to Dave Robinson of Sensible Heat. Dave shows us round the new Web Manager, an embedded Linux PC heating controller. We also talk about the third party home automation companies interfacing to their technology and the reason this year in particular people are taking heating control more seriously than ever...
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Chris Carey has created a front end for watching MythTV recordings on the iPhone. Check out Chris' site for a live demo of the software and watch the video after the jump...
