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We're getting pretty tired of waiting (and waiting) for LG to update the ST600 firmware so the Plex Media Link app can actually play the popular video formats we all use.  It's entirely possible that the lack of love LG are showing the ST600 may even mean it's hurtling towards being cancelled!  That would be pretty sad as it's never even got the chance to show what it can do yet.

Meanwhile back at the ranch we're looking around again for that magic £99 box to bring our Plex library to secondary zones around the house (bedrooms etc).  The guys working on Plex for Samsung have made great progress and their widget is looking really polished.  Perhaps best of all, in addition to Samsung TV's it also works on Series C and Series D Samsung Blu-Ray players which you can pick up for as little as £89.  Check out the video of Plex for Samsung...

xAP is an open protocol aimed at connecting disparate Home Automation devices. Last week James Traynor released his 'xAP Viewer', a free iOS App aimed at xAP users...

Home Automation software makers, HomeSeer, have just put a 45 minute webinar video of an introduction to HSTouch - their touchscreen interface software.  If you're a new HSTouch user or even thinking of going with this UI for your smart home control then check out the video below...

Slingbox inventor, Blake Krikorian and Crestron today announced the release of the R2 Control App for Crestron, a software app that turns virtually any Android smart phone or tablet into a fully-functional Crestron touch panel for residential and commercial applications. Utilising the R2 app and Crestron processors, customers can now control AV, lighting, thermostats, security systems, and thousands of other products via their Android device from anywhere in the world.  Check out all the details and the video after the jump...