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• HAI Launches Developer Support Program and Website

  HAI have launched a developer program for their home automation solution, they have a  Media Center UI for their system so interesting to see how developers can make use of the SDK and Media Center Press Release: New Orleans, LA - July 30, 2008 HAI Read More... Posted 30 July 2008 17:00 by Ian Dixon | 1 Comments Filed under: Home Automation

• The Media Center Show #165 - mPanel

  Listen Here This week I am talking to old friend of the show Ted Singh from Embedded Automation . Ted will be talking about mPanel a new wall-mountable touch screen that you can play music from and control the home, Ted will also be updating us on mControl Read More... Posted 17 July 2008 12:00 by Ian Dixon | 3 Comments Filed under: Windows Media Center, Podcast, The Media Center Show, Home Automation Attachment(s): http://thedigitallifestyle.com/audio/TDL_MediaCenter_20080717_165.mp3

• How do you use Home Automation?

  On The Media Center Show we talk about Home Automation frequently, with packages like mControl home automation is affordable and can scale from a single light switch all the way to full security systems and environmental control. I want to know how you Read More... Posted 22 May 2008 13:42 by Ian Dixon | 4 Comments Filed under: Home Automation

• Want to find out more about Home Automation?

  Chris Lanier is definitely getting in to Home Automation! If you want to know about using software like mControl for home automation and don't know where to start then head over to Chris' blog and ask him in the comments. It could be about controlling Read More... Posted 13 May 2008 16:33 by Ian Dixon | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Media Center, Home Automation

• mControl adds two-way control of Vista Media Center and Extenders

  I am still catching up on my RSS feeds and spotted this on Engadget HD: Embedded Automation have launched a new addin for mControl that enabled two way control of Media Center. With the addon you can control Vista Media Center and extender sessions from Read More... Posted 12 May 2008 14:43 by Ian Dixon | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Media Center, Home Automation

• Channel 10 video of Media Center and Life|Ware at CES

  As I showed on this video and on last weeks Media Center Show Life|ware and Microsoft built three demo homes to show off Media Center, Home Automation and Life|ware at CES Channel 10 have have a video up showing Media Center and how it's integrated with Read More... Posted 30 January 2008 10:01 by Ian Dixon | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Media Center, CES, Life|ware, Home Automation

• New Blog: Media Center in Aviation and Marine

  On TheDigitalLifestyle.com we have a new blog by Ray Casey of Arestar (R*) . The Media Center in Aviation and Marine blog will focus on Media Center in a Marine environment. There is a lot of potential for Media Center in this environment, with home automation, Read More... Posted 26 January 2008 09:13 by Ian Dixon | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Media Center, Blogs, Home Automation, Marine

• Control Media Center via macros

  One of the interesting things I saw at CES was home automation linked to Media Center so thanks to Ted from Embedded Automation (more from him on future show) for sending me details of a new addin for mControl. Need to start a music playlist upon sunrise Read More... Posted 15 January 2008 08:52 by Ian Dixon | 0 Comments Filed under: Windows Media Center, Home Automation