Monthly Archives: March 2008

Home automation system gains Linux-based controller

Control4 has added to its line of Linux-based, ZigBee-compatible home automation/media networking products with a new controller. The Control4 Home Controller HC-500 interfaces with home theater appliances, multi-room music access, lighting, thermostats, and security systems, and comes with a Linux software development kit (SDK). Continue reading

New Apple Airport Express

The Apple AirPort Express is the world’s smallest portable wireless access point with the size of a power adapter for a MacBook. This small package has a lot to offer, it can act as the center of a wireless network, an extension to an existing network’s range, as a multi-room music machine for iTunes and a wireless printer-sharing device. The E Continue reading