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What's this? LG just released PR on this little black box - the ST600 - which bears a striking resemblance to the Apple TV.  At just 11cms square the Wi-Fi equipped unit gives any old flat screen DLNA streaming playback as well as a web browser and various other LG apps (any of this sounding familiar?).  Read on for the skinny ahead of the launch at next weeks CES....

Back in September Plex announced an agreement with LG to integrate their software into all their 'NetCast' equiped HDTV's and Blu-ray players from 2011.  While we wait for the launch at CES in January we asked the team to reveal some more details on the Plex / LG hook up now...

Fancy sending HD FreeSat channels to the PCs and Macs around your home?  How about watching live telly over Wi-Fi on your iPad, without the need for a PC to be powered on to do the heavy lifting?  Well you're in luck as this little box of silvery goodness does all of the above and more.  It's the £180 Elgato EyeTV Netstream Sat and it is due to ship on 22nd November 2010, read on for all the details...

Plex + Indigo + Harmony Remote = Home Automation Bliss      Why do it?  About a year ago, I decided to take the home automation plunge and sought out ways to automate my home's lighting, entertainment and HVAC systems.  After doing a good deal of research, I concluded that the most cost-effective and flexible solution would be to utilitze Perceptive Automationís Indigo software and Smarthome's Insteon modules for the lighting and HVAC. 

Once I installed all the Insteon devices (which also included a garage door opener), I installed the Indigo software on an iMac in my study, connected the iMac to the Insteon adapter which plugs into the wall and my home automation dreams were off and running...