Hack Your Hand – DIY RFID Tagging Your Body
Bored sitting around eating all those Turkey leftovers? Why not Hack your hand by implanting your own RFID tag! This is certainly one way…
December 2005
MediaNet – Common Server for Media Players
Submission by Andy Powell – Many moons ago Graham Howe flew many a miles to organise the shipping of the Dell (DDAR) and Rio (the original)…
At Last – Refresh iTunes DB Easily
Now this is good! Our MP3 library is held in Node Zero on our Jukebox server (see how we built it HERE ). The music…
First Home Robots Delivered
The first of these £8,000 Home Robots were delivered to their new owers in Japan a few days ago… “The launch has been widely anticipated…
UK Home Automation – Streaming Video
While we’re talking about IP TV I thought I’d upload our little UKHA2004 movie to the Google Video service. It’s now much easier to view…
Asterisk – The VoIP Solution for the Smart Home
The latest episode in the excellent IP TV series "Systm" has just been released for download. Essential viewing for all home automators it gives a…
Mac mini Kitchen Installation
A very nice article on how this guy remotely mounted his Mac mini under a kitchen unit, then extended its ports onto a UK double…
New Style X10 Mini Controller (MC10U) – Review
It’s not often there’s a new style X10 device around to review, but as it’s Christmas. The new X10 Mini Controller (MC10) is an all…
Fuller UK Z-Wave Range on the way
We’ve just received an update from ZenSys on the availability of new UK Z-Wave products. The bad news is there’s not much firm information yet….
New Package Service for Smart Home Self Builders
Simply Automate have just announced their new service designed for self builders. The package includes a number of elements including design consultancy, hardware, software, installation…
BBCs iMP Trial Extended
We’ve just got an email from the BBC to say the trial of their Integrated Media Player (iMP) has been extended. They will be releasing…
HomeSeer Releases PRO-100 Home Automation Controller
The HomeSeer Pro-100 has now been released. This is Home Automation in a box, a PC based hardware/software system dedicated to smart home control… “HomeSeer…
New Optima Matrix AV Switchers from AutoPatch
Monster AV Switchers now available from AutoPatcher. "The new Optima line of matrix switchers has just been rleased, designed to provide the competitive price of…
New Helvar Touchscreen Lighting Controller
European lighting control manufacturer, Helvar, will be exhibiting at the ISE (Integrated Systems Europe, Brussels February 2006) for the first time. The company will be…
WebBrick 6
o2m8 have just announced the latest incarnation of their WebBrick” smart home device… “Call it a Leviathon, Nemesis or Elephant project, but any way we…
HomeSeer Update – iTunes Support
HomeSeer is releasing support for Apples iTunes. Now you can access your iTunes music library from you home automation system… “HomeSeer Technologies announces the release…
Cortexa Technology Launch New Home Automation System
Here’s an interesting new Home Automation system that promises to bring smart home controls that were previously only enjoyed by the rich and famous, into…