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Just found this, looks very interesting. Converting US Dollar price works out at around £250ish.

The Zanware PC Controller is a powerful, yet low cost remote TCP/IP controller for your personal computer. Each controller mounts in a standard UL 3-gang box, and is powered through the Cat5 Ethernet cable. Just like any networked computer, each controller has an IP address, and communicates through the TCP protocol to your networked Windows (and soon Macintosh) computer. Think of these controllers as "terminals" to your personal computer. Through TCP, the controller "talks" to server software running on your PC. That server software, through the use of XML, provides a powerful menu system, that lets you control a variety of media, Internet, home automation, and other such tasks. With the right software support, anything that runs on your PC can be controlled with a Zanware PC Controller...

"From the BBC Technology website... The radio, currently a working prototype, makes online radio easier to use, and could change listening habits. When a wireless network is available, the radio connects to the internet, making thousands of stations available at the touch of a button...

"RemoteCentral.com have just published photos of the next generation of Philips remotes!

"Preview of new Philips remote - and it's not a Pronto! - In a break from Philips' normal "Pronto" branding of advanced remote controls, the company will be releasing a completely new RC9800i activity-based model under the Philips "Home Control" and "Connected Planet" labels. Here's an early pre-CEDIA preview...

"Zurich, Switzerland, September 7, 2004 -- Barix today introduced Exstreamer Gold, one of the first networked digital audio players with a built-in amplifier. The device offers custom home installers and integrators even greater flexibility when designing multi-zone distributed audio systems and digital audio streaming applications, because speakers may now be directly attached to the device without using external amplifiers...

... and by all accounts that's the least of it's problems: "While the Zoombot's robotic intelligence and floor-covering algorithms aren't bad, Applica has skimped on a few key areas that make this a less than stellar robotic vacuum..