Automated Home

  Zipato is an all in one home automation solution from Croatia.  Out of the box it supports Z-Wave, however it’s not tied to a single smart home technology. It can be expanded to support ZigBee and KNX and there’s also promised future support for Insteon plus technologies based on 433MHz such as LightwaveRF. Zipato have [...]

After a ‘soft launch’ this month it appears Insteon is off to a great start in the UK as the initial batch of 150 Hub Controllers have sold out already.  UK distributor BMB Electronics has more stock on the way and you may be lucky enough to still be able to pick up some units [...]

One of Insteon’s engineers is currently in the Automated Home doing some final field testing of UK modules and the units have performed flawlessly around our home.  Here are some photos of some final engineering samples and a quick video… Insteon refer to their system as “Dual Band” as every command gets transmitted over both [...]

After last weeks Insteon Bulb announcement lots of you contacted us asking if it was going to be available for the UK. We reached out to Insteon and the great news is they are working on a version for the European markets. We’ve also got the list of the first modules scheduled to be available in the UK in the next 30 to 90 days…

US Smart Home company Insteon have revealed a new 8 watt remote control dimmable LED light bulb.  With an amazing price of just $29.99 the bulbs can also be controlled from smartphones and other computers over the Internet with the addition of a SmartLinc Hub. With Insteon committing to entering the European market this year [...]

Almost 4 years ago we ran an article on the news that 220v Insteon was coming to the UK and Europe.  For one reason or another this didn’t happen but today we’re delighted to be the first blog to be given the exclusive news direct from Joe Dada that “The long wait is near its [...]

Show AH0014 features an interview with Matt Bendiksen from Perceptive Automation. We talk about their home automation software solution for the Mac – Indigo.  Even if you’re not a OS X user there’s plenty of interesting chat including the differences between X10 and Insteon hardware, what it’s like being a developer of a home automation [...]

There have been some very interesting Insteon devices appearing over the last year.  It’s backwards compatibility with X10 is a great selling point for those that already have invested in an X10 setup. So We asked Insteon if they could confirm if they are coming to the UK and Europe.  Here’s the word form the [...]

  New from Simplehomenet, the EZX10RF all-house transceiver will receive signals from X10 RF transmitters and either rebroadcasts the X10 codes or, uniquely, convert them into INSTEON messages over the power line. “The EZX10RF is the latest addition to the Simplehomenet family of INSTEON enabled devices introduced this past year. This is the first transceiver [...]

“Control Any INSTEON-Compatible Device Remotely With This Wireless Remote Control – Have you ever wished you could control lighting scenes with a handheld remote from the comfort of your couch? The RemoteLinc is the first wireless remote to send INSTEON commands to your lighting and appliances to control them remotely, turning any INSTEON-compatible device in [...]