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This months "My Automated Home" feature is from Keyvan Rahimian who shows us around his DIY IPad based home automation set-up. The system uses an impressively professional looking visual interface in conjunction with with a hardware Ethernet to IR gateway from Global Cache to control his AV and Sonos whole house audio systems...

We've had a lot of people ask about the Marware EcoVue iPad case since mentioning on Twitter we had one on order.  We originally saw the EcoVue winning the round up of iPad cases on the Daily Giz Wiz show - see the video below - and ordered one from Amazon.  Even thought the Amazon delivery date still says '1-3 months' ours was despatched just 9 days after we ordered it.  Checkout some quick photos and our initial impressions after the jump...

In the second of our new "My Automated Home" series, Richard Farthing takes us on a tour of his Green Open Source House.  On a budget of less than £600 the Linux setup looks after property whilst keeping an eye on the carbon footprint too.  Read on for the free software recommendations, the Joggler photos, tips, the what he'd do differently next time and the what's coming next...

Automated Home reader and contributor Ant Skelton takes us on a tale of intrigue, mystery love and automation as he installs a microchip controlled pet access system.  Read on for the CCTV hilarity as the local feral population's attempts to break and enter are foiled once and for all...

AlertMe started life as a security company, offering their on-line wireless alarm system.  Now it's clear from the very front page of their website that they are focussing their future on Energy monitoring.  They've employed their Zigbee technology, already refined in their security product, to create their latest offering - AlertMe Energy - a £49 hardware package along with a subscription to a monitoring service.  So, does it live up to the promise and can you really save money using the system....?