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At last I've found a downloadable version of Bill Gates Keynote speech from CES2006 last week. As usual there's lots of talk on the digital home (the digital Decade) and Media Center, the Xbox 360 and Windows Vista. Essential viewing for the digital home enthusiast....

The BBC have been following the research project by David Wilson Homes in conjunction with the University of Nottingham...

"It has been built using the latest techniques, full of mod-cons and to highest design specs. A local family was chosen to live in the house for six months and be electronically tagged for some of that time. The idea is to find out how we use houses and what do people really want from their living spaces.

The results which we will have exclusively, ahead of national launch, will help architects, house-builders and designers work out the "perfect home"...

IBM announced a second podcast in its new series...

"George Bailey and Kevin Reardon are two IBM experts on the consumer-electronics industry. In this IBM podcast, George and Kevin discuss how an explosion of new consumer-electronics gadgets, smart home appliances and home network technologies promise to combine together to change the way our homes work and how we interact with them...

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CEDIA Expo 2005 ReviewSHARP INCREASE IN VISITORS FOR "OUTSTANDING" CEDIA EXPO 2005 - The European custom installation sector is in a positive, upbeat mood, following an overwhelmingly successful CEDIA Expo, which saw attendance leap by more than 50% compared to last year's figures.

A total of 4,714 visitors came to the event during four concentrated days of education and three showcase days which saw the leading industry brands pack all the latest innovations into two exhibition halls of Birmingham's International Convention Centre. This number included a high proportion of overseas visitors attend the event, 569 in total from 57 countries outside the UK.

"We were absolutely thrilled and delighted with CEDIA Expo 2005" says CEDIA Chairman, David Hyman. "There was a real buzz about this year's event, reflecting the positive spirit around the industry and the rapid year-on-year growth currently taking place. We saw packed stands, busy aisles, seminar sessions which were very well-supported and, in some cases, completely sold-out. We are confident we can build on this success next year, when we move CEDIA Expo to ExCeL, London. In fact, already 70% of exhibition space has been reserved for next year's event"...

Check this out! - www.jasonbradbury.com - 3 superb 5 minute videos on home automation technology from Channel 5's Jason Bradbury. These are really worth a watch, thanks Jason!

"To everyone at 'Automated Home.co.uk' - Jason Bradbury from Channel 5's The Gadget Show here. I thought you'd appreciate three short videos I've just uploaded to my blog covering the basics of Home Automation; Wi-Fi, X10 and Windows Media Centre. For those of you who are keen on the cutting edge there's some nice kit on show...