Hi all, Has anyone installed a Solar PV system in their home? I've been doing a little research into it and the costs but would be interested to learn if after...
We've always been fans of AlertMe, the UK company has brought innovative products to the market over the last few years . However a couple of things have...
X10 have launched the 'AirPad', a new 7 inch Android powered tablet for $199. Powered by Cortex A8 with 4GB of on board memory - expandable with the addition...
Hi All, I am looking for intercom recommendations, preferably wall mountable, though this may not take place on day 1. We have recently moved from living in a...
Hey, here is a good news i want to tell you i bought NEW SAMSUNG 55" LED LCD HDTV MODEL UN55D6050 1080P TV, from this site.:www.simsimshop.com .it is original...
I saw this article and thought of Phil! <http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/38440/?p1=A3> I think it will be a year (decade?) or two before we need this...
I've got a number of outdoor day/night cameras connected to a Geovision DVR card. The ones I'm using now are Vantage VSCM520IR domes which started out as fine...
Hi All, I am looking for intercom recommendations, preferably wall mountable, though this may not take place on day 1. We have recently moved from living in a...
Running speaker cables to your rear surround speakers isn't always easy. In an increasingly wireless world here's a gadget that might improve the look of your...
Hi All, I’ve got a couple of bits to give away, first up is a rackmount PC I got from someone else on this list. It’s been stored “awaiting use” ever...
Helvar has launched new control panels for their DIGIDIM range of smart home lighting products. They say the new designs refresh the look of existing plates...
Hi all, Our living room wall and ceiling lights are powered by X10 LD11's and mains halogen lamps. If I converted the ceiling halogens to 12v (as there's space...
In the eighth of our special series, Dr Karam Karam looks back on the lofty goal of turning a house into a 'living organism' whilst hoping intelligence plays...
Hey all, Short version: Has anyone created a _completely_ wireless infrastructure, connecting node0 to their laptops, media streamers, et al? If so, is it...
Hi all, Does anyone have any recommendations for a *GOOD* ( ideally multi-point so that it can connect to two phones at the same time ) Bluetooth headset? This...
Hi all, Given the massive cost of the CBUS Spectrum colour touchscreen in the UK I am looking at importing one from Oz. I am however having a few challenges...
Crestron has announced the launch of its new 24" V-Panel touch screen which combines full touch screen navigation, high performance graphics and HD video with...
Hello All, since we've built an extension on the side of our old house, I cant find a 'sweet spot' for the base station to allow all the hand sets (5) to work....
Here's a neat little mount that has moved from a Kickstart project to become a real world product. The patent-pending TotalMount Apple TV Bracket provides 3...
I'm currently getting quotes to have some solar PV panels installed. Our roof is between west and north west facing so not ideal but on the positive side is...
Must be my day for posting today :-) I have freesat from sky and would like a recording feature. I’ve found out the hard way that an off-contract Sky+ box...
Can anyone suggest a cheap simple device for running 4 to 8 channels of LEDs controlled from a USB port? I want a number of dimmable channels, with a Windows...
Hi All, Quick question for all you iPhone/iPad users. Yesterday I posted a couple of ads on my local Freegle group. The email I have Freegle set up for is my...
In a quest to make our MacBook last out until next years rumoured major redesign (carbon fibre anyone?) we decided to do the trendy thing and install an SSD....
Many home automators have legacy systems linking to external control hardware via RS232. As times and (OS's) have moved on many if us that ran multiple PCs...
