Touchsoft Bring Home Automation To iPhone TouchSoft, a Melbourne based developer of Home Automation Software has released an iPhone/iPod Touch Application available for download from the Apple App store.
AVD Win Award For Energy Efficient House AVD Australia has won the AMX Best Projects Award 2009 for its innovative and ground-breaking energy-efficient residence.
Google Helps Manage Home Power Usage Google is developing a tool that can track electricity use in your home, allowing homeowners to manage their power use and therefore reduce power consumption.
Should Automation Systems Be Compulsory? As politicians look at legislating to get better power efficiency in both homes and commercial businesses control, companies like AMX, Lutron, Switch Automation, Control4 and Crestron are starting to ramp up new software offerings that allow users to better manage power and water usage however this is not enough says Australian automation Company Switch Automation.
Crestron Offers Automation Package Gear If you are looking for an affordable automation system for your home, you are in luck. Crestron and Australian Monitor are about to provide users with an automation package at a great price point.
Touchscreen Keeps Vandals And Weather At Bay Sydney-based Switch Automation believes it has a solution for those who don’t want a touchscreen to be at the mercy of vandals or the weather, which is especially true of automated apartment complexes that can have several screens exposed to the elements and undesirables.
Dynalite’s ‘intelligent’ Ethernet Gateway Trio Dynalite’s 100BT Ethernet gateway series permits Ethernet connectivity between the manufacturer’s peer-to-peer communications serial bus network, DyNet, its control systems, as well as third-party technologies, such as audio-visual and building automation systems.
Dynalite Revolution Control Panels Upgraded Revolution Series 2 control panels are an upgrade of its first Revolution series and feature a variety of grid and button configurations, including dynamic text display, and can be provided in nearly any fascia finish.
AMX Budget Touch Panels For AV Control Market Designed as a lower cost alternative to the 5.2-inch Modero MVP-5200i, the MVP-5100 and MVP-5150 widescreen touch panels are still built on the same lightening fast processor as their predecessor.
Telstra Consider European SmartHouse Platform EXCLUSIVE: Several European vendors have developed a new software platform designed to “simplify and accelerate the adoption of residential services and home automation. Among the Companies looking at adoption of the technology is Telstra.
Mitho Offers All-In-One Automation Solution BPT has released two Mitho colour touchscreen multipurpose terminals, designed for the management and control of electric home automation, security and video entry system.
New Roller Blinds Block Off Light Designed Blinds Australia has launched Overlap, a bracketing system that allows roller blinds to overlap each other to completely eliminate light gaps.
New Home Automation Guide For Developers AVD Australia and Project Connection Australia have released a much-needed White Paper for the home automation industry, providing a comprehensive, 7-step guide for smart home project-builders on the importance of enlisting a home automation designer, trends and techniques in home automation technology, and even product selection.
The A-Z Of Home Automation - Part Two Have you ever wondered what companies like Crestron and Clipsal actually do? To make things simpler, we've put together a who's who of the home automation space, covering home control systems, lighting, multi-room entertainment and powerline networking.
The A-Z Of Home Automation - Part One If you have been wanting to automate your home, but didn't know where to start, look no further. Here is your guide to what you need to know about creating a truly Smart House.
AMX Launches Keypads For Decora-Style Wallplates AMX has expanded its keypad line with the two new Metreau models that fit in any Decora-style wallplate and promises to provide a convenient, flexible, and cost-effective way to communicate with any AMX Control or Distributed Audio System.
Easy Kits For Automation In order to make simple tasks easier, TecHome has introduced the Easy Kit, a product designed to control single appliances like lights, shutters, garage doors, and even gates.
Home Automation Market Growing Revenues generated through the custom integration/installation channel are projected to grow eight percent to nine percent from 2007 to 2008, based on research conducted jointly by Parks Associates and EH Publishing.
2007 CEDIA Custom Installation Award Winners At a Gala Dinner on the Gold Coast, CEDIA has announced the winners its 2007 Custom Installation Awards. The event held in conjuction with its annual CEDIA Expo was attended by over 250 attendees.
Smart Energy Saving Air Conditioner Australian company Advantage Air has developed a smart reverse cycle air conditioning system that not only saves on your energy bill but is also able to be fully integrated into a home automation system.
Smart Fully Automated Parking Garage Although parking in Sydney is not as difficult as New York (yet), we all know the frustrations of finding a spot in the city of a Saturday night, when even all the parking garages are full. Of course, we could follow the example of New York, where an apartment building has recently been equipped with a fully automated parking garage to maximise the number of cars that can fit in the space.
Automating Windows Is A Breeze The new Altair Powerlouvre window from Breezway promises one touch control, increased air flow through your home and integration with sophisticated automation systems.
Home Plug Gets Serious Backing Home Plug is starting to take off as a home automation technology with several major Companies now set to back the technology,
AMX Unveils New Product Line Up AMX has unveiled its latest range of home control solutions and software as well as a new partnership with Pioneer.
Control System Translator Calypso Control Systems has unveiled the UT-500, a tool offering protocol conversion for any combination of IR and serial commands.
More Home Control From AMX AMX has launched several new products, including additions to its remote control, keypad and controller range.
Western Digital Books In For Storage The problem many people report with some external storage units is that they look unsightly – particularly when you have more than one unit.
Western Digital Throws The Book At Storage Western Digital has launched a new line of external hard drive storage systems called My Book. Designed to be as easy to use as common household appliances, the My Book Essential Edition is available in capacities from 250 GB ($299) to 500 GB ($559).
Home Servers Are Set To Be Hot Annual sales of home media servers will reach nearly 50 million units in the U.S alone by the end of 2010 with the rest of the world set to top 100M, according to Parks Associates' new report "Media Servers: Analysis and Forecasts."
HomePlug AV Coming Soon Could the forthcoming HomePlugAV standard be the connectivity answer that your digital home has been waiting for?
How To Create Your Digital Home The concept of the digital home seems straightforward enough – it’s all about networking and device interoperability right? well, its actually much simpler than this.
Creston Preview New Product Range Crestron has unveiled several new automation products at a European trade show. They include new lighting control system a fully expandable entry-level multi-room audio system, as well as the new TPMC (Touch Panel Media Centre) series which integrates touchpanel control with embedded PC functionality.
Smarter House Control Genisys Automation system owners can remotely alter home systems over the Internet or by SMS, including, air-conditioning, security and other home applications.
Sony Kills Dog Robots It never made it to Australia, and now it never will: Sony’s newest generation AIBO may have captured the hearts of millions, but not so many wallets.
We Have The Technology – To Bring You A Beer Cutting-edge robots costing triple figures now posses the fine motor skills to achieve the most impressive feats for humankind, such as serving a cool, quenching beverage.
Nokia Controls The Home Phone giant Nokia has announced a plug and play phone able to play back through and control consumer electronics devices such as DVD players and TVs.
Cheap Home Automation DIY home automation technology might finally be coming of age as new Z-Wave technology looks to replace X-10 and the shonks who sell it.
Blonde For Sale With SmartHouse Deborah Hale is selling her $700,000 SmartHouse on eBay. Furnishings include a big rear projection screen TV, Media room and home theatre kit, lawn tools and a lawn mower and a good looking blonde bride if you want her.
Wireless Homes Is The Future Survey A recent consumer survey demonstrates that while respondents with existing home networks are fairly evenly split between Ethernet and Wi-Fi, future home network deployments are largely planned as Wi-Fi networks.
Room By Room - Whole House You wouldn't dream of having a plumber install a separate well for each room of the house. Electronic systems follow the same philosophy. A single system can serve every square inch of a house, but you need to decide now which rooms make the most sense.
Systems - Home Control Close the drapes, dim the lights, bring up the music -- the good life has never been so simple.
Systems - Networking Whether wired or wireless, you can coordinate your electronic house with good networking.
How To Wire And Network Your Home Every home deserves an ample amount of wiring to handle computers, music systems, video systems and security.
Making your house smart Most of the hard work in building a smart house is best left to the professionals, but it pays to do some research so you can understand what you want, how to get it and how to use the technology to its full potential.
