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The Comfort system integrates an intruder alarm, home automation, voicemail and an intercom.  Cyteck have released version 3.2.7 of their Comfigurator software for the panel which adds a new 'Scenario' feature...

The launch of new Z-Wave wireless smart home devices continues unabated and seems to be turning into an almost daily occurrence.  This time the new goodies are from Eminent who are revealing their e-Domotica home control range...

The new Panasonic BL-C210 is a pan/tilt IP network CCTV camera that employs H.264 video compression to reduce the bandwidth requirements on your home network whilst maintaining image quality.  The £160 wonder's feature count includes a built-in passive infrared sensor, emailed movement notifications, integrated microphone and speaker, external inputs and PoE (power over Ethernet).  Its wireless sibling, the BL-C230 is also now available for the freedom of locating that Wi-Fi brings... 

Cytech's perennial Smart Home Security favourite Comfort has a few updates to report. The latest version of Comfigurator software has just been made available for download.  It now supports the new KT03 touchscreen which has entered production and will be shipping soon.  Cytech have also just relaunched their website with a new simplified design.  Read on for the details...

We've seen some amazing stuff in our time covering the smart home but this is definitely one of the stranger items.  The 'KJB Security SC7000 XtremeLife Artificial Rock Camera/Recorder with Motion Sensor' (to give it its full title) is, as it sounds, a covert recording camera built into a custom housing designed to look lke a decorative rock in your garden. The camera can record up to 1280x960 and supports PAL and NTSC.  With an amazing standby battery life quoted of up to a year the unit records to an SD card and can also be connected to a PC via USB...