Have yourself a magic toaster this Christmas! Not only does it do all the stuff you'd expect a toaster to do (duh! like toast bread) but it also creates 4 wonderful designs: a sun a cup of coffee...

I was reading in USA Today about this really cool coffee pot that uses a SPOT technology, developed by Microsoft. A new coffee maker hitting stores for the holidays can display real-time weather data,...

MIT's House_n project takes the smart home concept to the Nth degree. House_n is an MIT research group that explores how new technologies, materials, and strategies for design can make possible...

Ever found yourself wishing you could have a conversation with your thermostat? Probably not, which is why I call the Kelvin Talking Thermostat a solution in search of a problem. Is there a market...

What to wire, or make wireless? These days, almost any device in the home can be controlled remotely and networked with other devices. Smart Homes for Dummies offers a summary: • Household items:...

Thanks to the guys over at eHomeUpgrade for spotting this one for us. What do Thomas Roszak, Michael McDonough, Bruce Denny, Tim Cohen, Joe Quesada, and Michael Douglas all have in common? They all...

Gordon Meyer, on his blog Nothing Up My Sleeve, appears optimistic of the Z-wave home automation protocol. He writes his thoughts about this Chicago Tribune article (a must read). You can find more...

Digital Home Canada has added a new Home Automation forum to their thriving community of over 75 forums with over 15,000 members. The forum is focusing on users in Canada and the United States, but...

One of the reasons most new homes constructed today aren't wired up to be Home Automation friendly is cost. The average home-builder isn't willing to pay extra on the off chance that the...

New to Home Automation? This assortment of Wikipedia entries will help clarify things for you. Home Automation "Home automation is a field within building automation, specializing in the specific...

Open source software is software that is free. Free as in no cost to obtain, and free as in freely modifiable. A screen shot of the software can be found here. From the author: A decent portion of...

Plugin for Homeseer V2.0 allows INSTEON CONTROL Homeseer is a PC based software program that allows users to control home automation devices from different manufacturers using different protocols...

In the past, we've talked about the Mac Mini as a media server. Now Mundy.org has an excellent three part series that shows you how to set up a low cost home automation server using a Mac Mini....

I found an interesting article and video from CBS 5 in Green Bay. It's about an Experimental Smart Home for seniors in Gainsville, Florida. The article states (this is a direct transcript of the...

There's so many home automation wireless protocols out there, it can get downright confusing. The thing to know about Z-Wave from Zensys is that's it's supposed to be extremely cost...

There's a new home automation book on the scene. The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Home Automation is available for preorder at Amazon.com and the description states: Get the home of tomorrow,...

If you're interested in automating your home, you've got to start somewhere. CNET has a really nice section that breaks down your options for each room of the house. CNET explains what home...

It's amazing what you can do with your PlayStation Portable. LiquidIce's PSP Hacks has an article that states: I've taken it a step further. I now have the ability to turn my lights on...