Top 20 Automated Home Posts of the Year
The end of another year and time for a customary glance back at the 20 most popular posts from 2010. 5 of our top 20…
2010
LG ST600 Smart TV Adds DLNA, APPS & Web to any HDTV
What's this? LG just released PR on this little black box – the ST600 – which bears a striking resemblance to the Apple TV. At…
iHomeTouch is New X10 App for Your iPhone – Christmas Tree Control Ensues
iHomeTouch is a new iOS app from 1Jump2 for control of your X10 based home automation system. The software is a universal app for the…
New NuVo Renovia Distributes Home Audio via Mains Wiring
The NuVo Renovia uses a home’s existing electrical wiring as the cabling infrastructure for delivering audio and metadata from multiple sources to multiple rooms. The…
Plex and LG on Windows, Linux, Android and the Media Centre Setup You’ll Be Using in 2011
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…
Found Video : Tour of the Savant Experience Home Automation Showcase
A very cool video tour of of the Savant Experience Centre in New York City with CEO and founder of Savant, Bob Madonna. Savant has…
My Automated Home : Keyvan Rahimian’s DIY iPad Plus Global Cache Setup
This months “My Automated Home” feature is from Keyvan Rahimian who shows us around his DIY IPad based home automation set-up. The system uses an…
Affordable Panasonic Pan/Tilt IP CCTV Camera with Audio and H.264
The new Panasonic BL-C210 is a pan/tilt IP network CCTV camera that employs H.264 video compression to reduce the bandwidth requirements on your home…
Video Preview of Android Home Automation Client for HomeSeer HSTouch
Here’s a new video preview of the Android client for the HomeSeer smart home HSTouch system. Compatible with Z-Wave, X10, Insteon, UPB and others for…
WeatherSnoop 2.0 Weather Station Software for Mac OS X
Tee-Boy software have just announce the release of version 2.0 of their WeatherSnoop for Mac OS X. WeatherSnoop interfaces with a wide range of personal…
Z-Wave Interview with Bent Sorensen – Home Automation to Save You Money?
As momentum continues to grow in the Z-Wave smart home wireless mesh networking system we interview their Director of Sales, Bent Sorensen. We pose…
Half Price Bye Bye Standby Energy Saving Kit is Back
If you missed the half price deal on the Bye Bye Standby Energy Saving Kit at Amazon earlier this week, it's back! No clue…
WebBrick Smart Home Waterfront Retreat Case Study
Home owner Julian Stone chats about the extensive refurbishment of his waterfront property that has been extended twice in previous centuries. He talks about how…
99 Smart Home Christmas Gift Ideas
Christmas is just around the corner so if you’re looking for some ideas for your other half, or you’re a banker wondering how to spend…
KNXDroid Brings KNX Home Automation to Android Users
We’ve had an email from the developers of a new Android app for KNX/EIB control – KNXDroid – a client that connects to the bus…
EDF launches “Energy TaskForce” Challenge for Engineers
“EDF ENERGY and EDF launches “Energy TaskForce”, a serious game for young engineers who are passionate about energy! “Energy TaskForce” is a serious game that…
Demopad Software Brings IR Control to Your iPhone or iPad
Here’s a neat combination of hardware and software to allow you to control your AV system from your iOS device. The Demopad app provides the…
Vesternet Vera Z-Wave 40% Discount Offer for Automated Home Readers
One of the things we hear a lot at Automated Home is that people would love an opportunity to buy into a Z-Wave home automation…
Useful Gadget of the Week : iodd 2501 Portable Virtual ROM
Like us, many of you have no doubt gathered up a collection of tools and software over the years to help you set up your…
Comfort Smart Home Security System Updates
Cytech’s perennial Smart Home Security favourite Comfort has a few updates to report. The latest version of Comfigurator software has just been made available for…