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Tee-Boy software have just announce the release of version 2.0 of their WeatherSnoop for Mac OS X.  WeatherSnoop interfaces with a wide range of personal and professional weather station hardware as well as Internet-based data sources.  The software now produces full colour graphs of your historical data for trending an analysis plus beautifully rendered instruments and gauges that show temperature, wind, rain, and more changing in real-time...

Frank Bauer, creator of Kelxi, yesterday released details of what he calls a 'Tech-Demo' that allows a new 2G Apple TV to connect to Plex Media Server.  Its very earlier days and its far from a one click install, but this is great news for anyone wanting to roll out multiple zones around the house feeding from their central Plex library.  Last night iphoneblogr.com released this video tutorial on how to install the proof-of-concept.  Also checkout the video below on how to jailbreak your Apple TV and the original forum post from Frank too...

The guys over at CyberSelect sent us some info on this beautiful wall mount dock for the Apple iPad.  The powered unit charges the Cupertino tablet and creates an in-wall touch panel to rival the top home automation systems.   The motorised slot tilts forward by 20° to allow you to remove the iPad too.  Several additions to the range are due before the end of this year including one with a composite output and another in landscape format.  Read on for the details and specs...

Savant has been using Apple hardware for smart home applications for years now.  Today's latest announcement is the 'Touch Remote' - a device that transforms an iPod Touch into a home automation remote control, complete with hard buttons (often the thing that's most lacking in a touch based remote control).  Savant point out this is a remote that you can also use for VoIP phone calls and FaceTime chat.  Savant’s Touch Remote will be on display at CEDIA 2010 and will ship to dealers Q1, 2011 with an MSRP of $399...