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We've updated the iPhone to V2.0 and installed a few apps to play with.  Of most interest to Home Automators will be the new free Apple "Remote" application.  Here's a quick two minute video tour showing just how quick and easy it is to install and use...

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Now available for pre-order, the HP MediaSmart Connect costs around $350 and provides full Windows Media Center Extender capabilities.  On top of that it'll play media from computers and other storage devices around your home via its 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi or built-in Ethernet port.  Also included are 2 USB ports and of course it's equiped with HDMI so you can connect it to your HiDef display to play back all the usual suspect codecs (including DivX and Xvid)...

eHome Creation have just released version 5.15 of their eHome Digital Tools home automation software.  The $45 touch screen application includes modules for Audio, Video, Kitchen, Office, Games, Weather and Browser and now supports iPhone style "gestures" too.  Read on for the rest of the features...

The Windows Home Server Team Blog has an interesting piece on the running costs of a modern home server versus a regular PC.  They found the annual running costs to be around £25 versus £295!  This echoes our finding in a piece we wrote a couple of years ago on running a NAS versus a PC.  Even then (in a time with lower electricity prices) our more conservative comparison found then the NAS cost around £17.00 to run for a year compared to around £145.00 for a PC...