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A lot of attention has been paid to the interfaces of the Smart Tvs and the media software that runs on them but very little has been said about the TV remote. From humble beginnings the average remote now has more buttons than the space shuttle and requires similar training to operate it. As we [...]

If you're serious about home automation then you'll probably want a powerful controller at the heart of your system. Polish smart home specialist, Fibaro have launched just such a device, and the new Home Center 2 is a handsome aluminum clad Z-Wave system which the makers say redefines Z-Wave based [...]

There's plenty of new functionality coming to your TiVo Premiere thanks to the latest update to the software. For starters, you'll be able to search through Hulu Plus offerings
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Just a few years ago, connected devices hit the market in a big way. We saw our first Netflix boxes and streaming capable TVs. We saw Blu-ray players that
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Google has stated that its most recent television version will be receiving yearly software updates, in addition to voice search and customized suggestions. Google said that it is intending to update its Google TV software by the end of 2012, incorporating new content as well as more customized recommendations and keeping its yearly software upgrade [...]

Just as it is with televisions, 3D is becoming a standard feature on projectors. Sharp's latest entry into the projector category is the XV-Z30000, a DLP projector that offers some
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We love a good hardware hack and here's a great one from Automated Home reader Martin Howell. A Velleman IR kit plus a makeup mirror and some Arduino jiggery-pokery allows Martin's home to let him know when there's something in his mail box on the gatepost…

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The new Marmitek Digital TV Anywhere set comprises a transmitter and a receiver pair. Connect the transmitter to the SCART output on your Freeview / Sky / Other set-top box, then connect the receiver to a TV somewhere else in the house. Then the picture, sound and IR commands from your remote control are [...]

The latest preamp and surround sound processor to come out of AudioControl is the Maestro M4. It's capable of supplying you with 7.1 channels of audio and can handle Dolby
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An announcement has been made by D-Link stating that it has been named as an International CES Innovations 2012 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for its amplifi™ HD Media Router 3000 (DIR-857) with SharePort™ Mobile app.  Items that are entered into this exclusive program are evaluated by a leading panel of independent commercial designers, members [...]