Stories from Automated Home
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LG ST600 TV Upgrader - Review
Automated Home &bull Jan 16, 2012
It's no secret that we're big Plex fans here at Automated Home. But while we love our Mac mini powered setup on the main AV system, even a second hand Mac mini of suitable spec is around 350 these days.… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Mac Mini
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BabyPing Wi-Fi Baby Monitor for iOS Debuts at CES
Automated Home &bull Jan 11, 2012
One of the more joyous tasks in the digital home is setting up a monitoring system for your new arrival to the family. BabyPing is a new division of Y-cam Solutions and they aim to make that a much easier… Full Story »
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Video: Belkin WeMo Wi-Fi to JenNet-IP Bridge Gives Every Light Bulb an IP
Automated Home &bull Jan 10, 2012
A quick home automation video demo video of the JenNet-IP system controlling lighting via Wi-Fi. NXP and Belkin WeMo are collaborating to show this system where each light bulb gets its own IPv6 address. The system uses an enhanced 6LoWPAN… Full Story »
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Free App Turns Smartphone into Smart TV Remote
Automated Home &bull Dec 22, 2011
Did you know you can turn your iOS or Android device into remote control for your LG CINEMA 3D Smart TV? Just search for the free "LG Remote App". You'll need to pair the app with your LG TV. As… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Wi-Fi
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Found Video : Savants Apple Powered Home Automation Remote Control
Automated Home &bull Dec 15, 2011
Here's an interesting little video from the guys at Savant showing off their novel take on a universal remote. The 'Select' is a hardware device that you dock with an iPod Touch to create the worlds only multi-touch, retina display,… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Apple
- iPod Touch
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Reserve 1 of the First New Vera 3 Z-Wave Home Automation Controllers
Automated Home &bull Dec 8, 2011
The Vera 2 Z-Wave home automation controller is being superseded by two new models over the coming months. A new Vera 'Lite' will be a cut down version without Wi-Fi, and is expected in a month or two. But before… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Wi-Fi
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Useful Gadget of the Week: Inexpensive Wireless Pan Tilt IP CCTV Camera
Automated Home &bull Dec 6, 2011
Wi-Fi CCTV cameras are so convenient, even better if you can pan and tilt from a remote location while viewing your home from your smartphone. But what if all that was available in a device that cost just 40? Full Story »
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- Wi-Fi
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Marmitek BoomBoom 152 Bluetooth Music Receiver
Automated Home &bull Nov 30, 2011
Marmitek's ever expanding catalogue of useful devices for your digital home gets another new addition this week with the launch of the BoomBoom 152 Bluetooth Music Receiver. The unit employs a similar set-up to many ceiling speakers, using a single… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Bluetooth
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Mac OSX Home Automation Software Indigo 5.0 Released
Automated Home &bull Nov 21, 2011
Perceptive Automation have announced the next major release of their Mac Home Automation software - Indigo v5.0. The OSX application forms the centre of a sophisticated whole-house control system. Of note in the new release is the addition of a… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Apple
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Bargain Alert: HP Cash Back Deal Means Microserver for Just 115
Automated Home &bull Nov 10, 2011
These days everybody needs a home server to store all their music, movies, photos and other media. Now you can all have one thanks to HP's 100 cash back deal on their ProLiant MicroServers. We found this one on Amazon… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Amazon
- Hewlett-Packard

