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Freedom is a new open source home automation project on Google code.  Written in Java it runs on Windows, Linux, Mac and Solaris and it's distributed under GPL2 license.  It supports X10 devices, Android, Arduino, BeagleBoard and more, and can be deployed on a network of cheap peer-to-peer hardware. It is scalable and provides automatic load balancing across nodes on the network.  If you are a professional developer or interested in do it yourself (DIY) building automation, Freedom can help to easily create your own building automation system without starting from scratch.  The team describe the system as a CMS for home automation...

This months My Automated Home feature comes from Tom Lawrence, a final year student at Staffordshire University.  Along with his friend Andy Jackson, he has created a bespoke C# home automation system which controls X10 and XBMC with clients for Android and Windows Phone...

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...

Here's a useful little device for your smart home set-up.  An Ethernet bridge that allows you to connect your USB devices at any remote location on your LAN.  The interface has 2 x USB 2.0 ports and a gigabit Ethernet socket.  It's compatible with Windows and Mac and allows you to connect up to 15 devices (using a hub) and can be managed and configured using its browser interface.  Its perfect if you are using USB based I/O interface or sensors and would be especially useful if you are running your home automation server on a virtual machine.  the Silex SX-3000GB is around £100, checkout the video after the jump...

The guys over at 'We Got Served' have got their hands on the preview beta of the next version of Windows Home Server, codenamed 'Vail'.  With dozens of screen shot and details on what's new, the WGS low-down on the new WHS is pretty all encompassing.  Head on over and check out each of the Deep Dives along with the forum posts from users putting the beta through its paces...