Fuji PT510 UK Users Website

Stuart Poulton has set up a PT510 UK Users Website with lots of info, pics and a user forum.  Check it out Fuji Users Site


UK Newsgroup Created

After a lot of messing about over the last couple of years, there is now finally a UK newsgroup dedicated to Home Automation.  There are…


UK Broadband Plans Slow To Bear Fruit

From the BBC – “Government ambitions for broadband were high. As well as setting itself a target of universal internet access, it promised to make the…


Record Month for Mailing List

Last month saw a record total of 3293 messages on the UKHA_D mailing list… The previous record (3059) was back in June 2001, but all…


KAT5 Website Updated

“Hi all, I have finally got round to updating the KAT5 website. It now includes a brief history on the development of KAT5 and there…


Cooltown Project

It’s five o’clock in the morning. The alarm beeps to life and a soft female voice with an American accent comes over the speakers. “I’m…


Power Line Based Home Automation

Envision a scenario where ALL devices in the home can be plugged into your power lines, are able to communicate at 100Megabit/sec and are aware…


Pronto & DDAR

Kieran Broadfoot has release details of his new script which automatically builds Pronto Panels for his Dell Digital Audio Receiver! “MP3 Library generation for Pronto/Rio…


Smart Homes On Trial

This one spotted by Steve Crick – “In the future, you may never have to worry about forgetting to switch off the lights or locking the…


Xcam2 Instant On

Just received this from Lets Automate – “The camera and built-in transmitter are powered separately, so the camera is always on, whereas the X10 addressable power…


iPAQ MSN & TS Client

Thanks to Tim Morris for spotting this one.  You can now download the MSN Messenger and Terminal Server clients for iPAQs flashed to the new…


Pret-a -porter Computers

What you have here is a head-mounted display that has the same resolution and imagery that you would see if you were looking at a…


Iremote

Just received an email from Mark Majeres, author of IRemote, the software that allows you to control WinAmp running on your PC from your wireless…


TrackerPod

TrackerPod is a small robotic tripod on which you mount a webcam, and TrackerCam is Artificial Intelligence software to control camera movement from your computer….


Palm Butler

Palmbutler transforms your PC into a home entertainment center which can be connected to your antenna network and thereby show the PC’s digital entertainment on…


BT HomeNet

The way we use our homes is changing. Inside the front door, we are surrounded by ever more electronic appliances – PCs, modems, TVs, video…


HomeSeer – HomeVision Plugin

The HomeSeer plugin for HomeVision users is now available! “This plug-in file “hspi_homevision.ocx” allows HomeSeer to display the status of, and control, the following: *…


iPAQ Pocket PC 2002 Update 1

“iPAQ Pocket PC 2002 Update 1 (EUU1) a NEW SoftPAQ SP20130 is now up on the Compaq site. ENHANCEMENTS: Microsoft Server ActiveSync client gives users…


New UK Automators Website

In about 1996 I stumbled across a website explaining how it was possible to control lights and appliances from a PC without having to run…


UltraMote – Turns iPAQ into Pronto

Jon Bhargava posted this link to the mailing list this morning… “UltraMote combines the functions of audio and video device remote controls into a single…