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AV Custom Design company Polar Bear Solutions has announced a new in-wall docking station for the Philips Pronto TSU9600. As well as holding/charging the remote the dock also has four hard buttons of its own which are available even if the Pronto is not docked.  These can be interfaced to a 3rd party lighting system for scene control for example.  The dock is currently in the final stages of testing and should be available by September '08....

Cytech Europe Limited announces the launch of new door stations and keypads for their Comfort Intelligent Home System.   Comfort links voice prompted home security with all aspects of smart home technology in one system...

Here's a great little device that promises a 10 minute plug & play DIY installation to your existing access control system.  You can authorise up to 2,000 users and restrict them by day, date and time.  The system also holds a log of access details and you can use your own SIM card or buy a low cost plan with the unit.  Use it to replace your existing keyfobs or even as a backup to them, it's available now for £195+vat...

Threshold Corp have been developing their new smart home system for around 4 years now and they're due to launch to market in the next few weeks.  The system uses a central controller to talk to a range of Wi-Fi based wireless modules all of which can be added to the secure network in seconds using their new "ConfigSpot" technology.  Check out the video after the jump...

Now available for pre-order, the HP MediaSmart Connect costs around $350 and provides full Windows Media Center Extender capabilities.  On top of that it'll play media from computers and other storage devices around your home via its 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi or built-in Ethernet port.  Also included are 2 USB ports and of course it's equiped with HDMI so you can connect it to your HiDef display to play back all the usual suspect codecs (including DivX and Xvid)...