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As we've said many times before, our favourite Media Player by far is XBMC (XBox Media Center). The problem is now thought that the software has outgrown the hardware.  Although the xbox can do an analog HD 720 componant output, people really want 1080 and "proper" DVI/HDMI HiDef output. So, what's going to replace XBMC at Automated Home Towers?  Well, it may just be XBMC, OS X...

Savant, makers of the linix based home automation system, have announced the release of their new Mac based platform.  This allows developers to create control systems based on Apple products, including the iPhone and iPod Touch...

Recently at Automated Home towers, we got a new 24" iMac for the kitchen.  When it arrived we added the wonderful EyeTV 250 Plus USB analogue and DVB TV tuner box and we were able to take out the huge old CRT telly we had in there.  Elgato have just released v3 of the EyeTV software with a new UI and lots of new features.  DigMo have just published their review of the software...  

Here's the official Apple press release on the MacBook Air - "MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO—January 15, 2008—Apple® today unveiled MacBook® Air, the world’s thinnest notebook. MacBook Air measures an unprecedented 0.16-inches at its thinnest point, while its maximum height of 0.76-inches is less than the thinnest point on competing notebooks. MacBook Air has a stunning 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display, a full-size and backlit keyboard, a built-in iSight® video camera for video conferencing, and a spacious trackpad with multi-touch gesture support so users can pinch, rotate and swipe. MacBook Air is powered by a 1.6 GHz or 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4MB L2 cache, and includes as standard features 2GB of memory, an 80GB 1.8-inch hard drive, and the latest 802.11n Wi-Fi technology and Bluetooth 2.1...

Here's the official Apple press release on Time Capsule - "Apple® today introduced Time Capsule, a backup appliance that automatically and wirelessly backs up everything on one or more Macs running Leopard™, the latest release of Apple’s Mac OS® X operating system including the amazing Time Machine™ automatic backup software. Time Capsule combines an 802.11n base station with a server grade hard disk in one small package. Simply plug it in, then easily set up automatic wireless backup for every Mac® in your house to a single Time Capsule with just a few clicks. Time Capsule offers the benefits of a full-featured 802.11n Wi-Fi base station, and comes in two models: a 500 gigabyte model for just £199 (inc VAT) and a 1 terabyte model for just £329 (inc VAT)...