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Last month we ran a story on a new range of internet CCTV cameras.  Now EyeSpy247 have kindly given us a discount voucher code for a 15% off their camera range for Automated Home readers that would like to try these IP cameras, including the pan tilt zoom model.  Discount code after the jump...

One of our current favourite IP CCTV camera ranges - Y-Cam - now has a new model with a built in SD slot for storing recorded video.  The Y-cam Black SD is now fully Mac and Linux compatible too and was recently featured on an interesting segment on home security on BBC 2's Working Lunch.  Watch the video after the jump...

EyeSpy 247 have just announced 2 brand new IP CCTV cameras for your home - the £100 EyeSpy247F+ and £180 EyeSpy247ptz (pan tilt zoom). Both models feature VGA resolution at 30 frames-per-second, MPEG4 and M-JPEG compression, wired and wireless operation and two-way audio.  EyeSpy 247 say their cameras are uniquely easy to setup and in conjunction with their free web monitoring and alert service you can record movement as well as receive email and SMS notifications.  Read on for the PR...

Here's a set of three videos from Custom Controls showing recent integration projects for smart home lighting and security systems as well as the Spotify streaming music service.  Watch the other two videos after the jump...

Using a Crestron touchpanel to select mood lighting scenes as part of a Crestron Greenlight system. Also shows how easy it is to create custom mood lighting scenes and instantly recall at the touch of a button.

UK smart home security system AlertMe continue to go from strength to strength and last month secured £8M in series B funding.  When we first reviewed the product in May 2008 we said it was an ideal hub for home automation and CCTV with its link to the Net. AlertMe added their SmartPlug product earlier in the year and today have announced their IP CCTV add-on for the system. 

The camera is a Sercomm RC8021 unit with wired Ethernet and wireless 802.11g WiFi capability too.  It's VGA resolution (640x480) 30 FPS, with dual MPEG-4 and M-JPEG streaming plus support for 3GPP to mobile phones.  Read on for the introductory discount offer on the new camera...