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Lagotek will present its “HIP1 Modes” Sideshow home control gadget working on iPhone and iPod touch at the up-coming CES 2008... "The ability to run Vista Sideshow gadgets on Apple’s legendary devices to control the home was made possible by Lagotek Corporation and Ikanos Consulting Ltd. working together to merge cutting edge Vista Sideshow technologies with Apple’s famous devices for home automation use...

It’s been a couple of years since I’ve done this, but a few days ago I decided to draw up a list of my favourite technology from the last 12 months.  As I asked myself what items I had been using on a daily basis, the ones I really couldn’t live without, I came to the realisation that the top ten or more technologies I was thinking of, came from just two companies!  It probably won’t be too much of a surprise to find out who they are, but here is my shortlist for “Top Tech” in 2007…

The Ricavision VAVE100 is a new $300 Windows Media centre remote that's due in early 2008.  Of particular interest to home automators will be the Vista SideShow "Gadget" capability of this remote, potentially allowing Smart Home information to be fed back to the device and appear in your hand.  With a 2.4" QVGA screen this is a backlit remote too and features bluetooth...

The Norco DS-520 Home Server Appliance supports Windows Home Server amongst other OS's and with 5 hot swap bays plus a additional 3 eSATA ports, can provide up to 8 terabytes of Network Attached Storage...

Here's more on the new HP Windows Home Server that's just 30 days away from shipping .  The machine is much smaller than we thought, and this video gives you a good understanding of the power of this little device, and how convenient it is to simply slide drives in or out...