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Control4 Announces New Wireless Lighting Control Family

Mark McCall — Mon, 13 May 2013 07:11:20 +0000

Control4 have announced a new family of of wireless lighting control products. The company says they reduce programming complexity and are ideal for both for retrofit and new build projects. The new Control4 Wireless Lighting family includes Keypads, Switches, Controllers and Dimmers. Make sure to check out both videos below… Control4, a market leader in home automation systems, today [...]

Zipato Zipabox is Expandable Wireless Home Automation Controller

Mark McCall — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:56:18 +0000

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 [...]

Tethercell Brings Smartphone Control to Battery Powered Devices

Mark McCall — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:23:06 +0000

Los Angeles startup Tetherboard created lots of interest at CES last month with their new remote control device. Tethercell adopts the form factor of an AA battery and contains Bluetooth 4.0 powered electronics that allow it to make any battery powered device remote controllable. Enough space is left over to insert a AAA battery to replace power [...]

Video: DoorBot the Wi-Fi Enabled Smart Doorbell

Mark McCall — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:12:01 +0000

A few weeks ago we covered a GSM doorbell system, but here’s an alternative. DoorBot is a Wi-Fi video doorbell with an integrated infrared CCTV camera. It’s compatible with iOS and Android smartphones and tablets and can sync to multiple devices. It runs on four AA batteries which the makers say should power it for up to [...]

ZigBee Alliance Debuts Battery-Free Option With New Green Power Feature

Mark McCall — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:05:12 +0000

This morning the ZigBee Alliance have announced GreenPower, a new optional feature of the ZigBee PRO standard. The new technology will allow wireless products, including switches and dimmers, to now be powered by energy harvesting devices rather than use traditional battery or mains power. SAN RAMON, Calif. – Dec. 19, 2012 – The ZigBee® Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless [...]

New LightwaveRF Video Explains Home Automation Range

Mark McCall — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:28:25 +0000

The guys at JSJS Designs have just released this new 17 minute video. It’s a great introduction to the LightwaveRF home automation range covering lighting, mood / scene switches, mains sockets for appliances, heating control, radiator valves and controlling it all from your smartphone. Check out the full range of LightwaveRF modules on Amazon Want More? - Follow [...]

Spark Wi-Fi Adaptor Brings Internet and App Control to your Lights

Mark McCall — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:22:26 +0000

Here’s another Kickstarter project to control your lighting. Spark is a Wi-Fi adaptor that fits between a light socket and the bulb (incandescent, dimmable CFL, or dimmable LED). With Internet connectivity and an API Spark promise interesting things to come from 3rd party App developers as well as their own free Apps for iOS and Android. The [...]

Video : Transform Your Home into a Smart Home with Lightwave

Mark McCall — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 08:16:16 +0000

Here’s a new video from LightwaveRF that gives a nice overview of their growing range of home automation products – including their new wireless radiator valves… Lightwave is a range of intelligent dimmers, radiator controls, sockets and sensors that are just that little bit smarter. While they look and work just like ordinary dimmers, controls [...]

LIFX is Amazing New WiFi IP LED Multi-Colour Light Bulb

Mark McCall — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 07:30:21 +0000

Kickstarter is always throwing up cool tech these days and this is no exception. LIFX is a WiFi enabled, multi-color, energy efficient LED light bulb that you control with a free app from your iPhone or Android device. The system can address bulbs individually or as a group and they can even be used to flash as [...]

Marmitek BoomBoom 560 Bluetooth Headphones Review

Mark McCall — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:28:12 +0000

Over the ear headphones seem to be all the rage again these days. While the new Marmitek BoomBoom 560 Bluetooth headphones may lack the street cred of having that red ‘b’ on the side they’re certainly worth considering if you’re in the market for some wireless cans. What’s in the Box – Open the packaging [...]