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Here's an interesting device that has home automation applications. The £80 Z-text SMS Modem allows you to sending SMS text messages over a normal fixed Line, so no SIM/contract is required, and also allows text messaging where there have traditionally been signal strenth issues on the GSM network...

UK company Compulogic have just released their new LinkTx product. This unit is an SMS based monitoring unit, with multiple applications, including home automation.

"The LinkTx is an SMS based monitoring unit, allowing a GSM mobile or GSM enabled computer system to receive alarms and other information from remote locations. Additionally, text messages can be sent to turn equipment on or off and receive up to date measurement and alarm information directly to a mobile phone or PC. An optional combined Ethernet and GPRS web server module is also available enabling all monitored LinkTx inputs and outputs to be viewed or changed in a web browser...

"Home Securer 1.00 - GSM based product for home systems monitoring and control - comes with new attractive prices and software improvements. Home Securer 1.00 is a compact product of new generation for home monitoring and control of attached systems, profiting from the GSM technology for improving the reliability of existing security systems..

"T-Mobile unveils Wi-Fi PDA-phone - T-Mobile has revealed that it is indeed planning to offer a third incarnation of its MDA (Mobile Digital Assistant) PocketPC-based phone that will feature a QWERTY keyboard and Wi-Fi support...

According to the press release, Vocera have the system up and running in their office, and it , uses VoIP for transmission. You just tap the badge & say the name of the person you want then away you go, until some erects a level 5 force feild, or whatever...