Archive for September, 2011

Star Trek: The Next Generation Goes Blu-ray in 2012

Posted September 30th, 2011 by Admin | No Comments

Sure 'Star Wars' has made the jump to Blu-ray, but if you fall into the hard sci-fi camp, you'll probably be a bit more enthused about the coming release of
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Sharp Goes Even Further With an 80 Inch TV

Posted September 29th, 2011 by Admin | No Comments

The folks at Sharp came out with a 70 inch Aquos TV not too terribly long ago and we were all impressed. It's not every you see a TV that
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Universal remote control for football fans

Posted September 29th, 2011 by Admin | No Comments

This universal remote control should be very attractive for all football fans not just because it’s made as a football ball. But also because it’s soft to do not break your TV and durable to do not break itself in case you throw it if your team plays not good.
The football remote control can control [...]

X10 Going into Receivership

Posted September 29th, 2011 by Admin | No Comments

It seems the rumours of the last few weeks are true and X10 is really heading into receivership. We've heard on the grape vine that Marmitek may have done an exclusive deal with ShangHai Super Smart Electronics to continue to supply X10 products. We also spoke to a couple of UK Home [...]

Amazon Launch Kindle Fire Tablet - iPad Has Competition at Last

Posted September 28th, 2011 by Admin | No Comments

Amazon have just announced their new Kindle 'Fire' tablet. So far other tablet computers have been similar in specification to the iPad (or in lots of cases not nearly as good) yet they've been the same price. With inferior UI's and Apps stores too there's been [...]

Viewsonic Announces 720p Portable Projectors

Posted September 28th, 2011 by Admin | No Comments

Sure, when you're stocking your home theater, you're going to look for the absolute best. You'll want something that can handle everything you throw at it with the finest quality
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Warners May Expand Redbox and Netflix Delay to 90 Days

Posted September 27th, 2011 by Admin | No Comments

Right now there's a deal in place that makes the folks at Redbox and Netflix wait until 28 days past the release of a DVD or Blu-ray to start renting
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HeatSlave Turns Your Heating on from Your Mobile Phone

Posted September 27th, 2011 by Admin | No Comments

One of the most common questions we've heard over the years on Automated Home is how can I control my heating when I'm away from my house or holiday home. Well here's a really interesting new product that offers a solution at a price that's more more affordable than the systems we've looked [...]

Comcast preparing AnyPlay live TV streaming service for the iPad

Posted September 26th, 2011 by Admin | No Comments

Comcast has been promising for some time now that it would bring live TV to the iPad, and the cable giant looks like it’s getting closer to its goal. According to a story on MacRumors, the company is readying its AnyPlay service, which will use a special Motorola box to relay broadcasts to your iPad [...]

IP camera based Smart Scene Controller

Posted September 25th, 2011 by Admin | No Comments

Interesting solution for home automation I received recently to my email – IPUCam. Basically it’s a mix of IP camera and controller. It might be connected to the home LAN via WiFi or Ethernet and can control various devices via IR. To control system consumers may use any PC with web browser or iOS devices. [...]