Plex house Brings individual changing as well as Parental Controls

Plex have revealed their new ‘Home’ update that brings one of the most requested features for the extremely regarded media server… I’m pleased to reveal that parental controls as well as much more are offered today in the type of an remarkable function we like to phone call Plex Home….we set out to make Plex …

Keene IR Anywhere KIRA-CC IP contact Closure Module with IR & RS232

The people at Keene electronics have an interesting new smart home controller in the works. The KIRACC contact Closure module supplies a number of ways to control your devices by means of your local network and across the Internet. Keene say commands can be issued simply by accessing the built in web pages by means of any …

Video: Leo Laporte reviews Belkin WeMo home Automation modules

Here’s a terrific little 6 minute video from our much-loved tech podcaster Leo Laporte.  His TWiT network show ‘Before You Buy’ reviews new technology and Leo puts the Belkin system through its paces, demonstrating a setup using the WeMo switch plus motion movement sensor all controlled from an iPad (there’s an Android app in the works too). Leo also …

Gadget of the Week: 13A Mains wall Socket with built in USB charger

We got asked again a couple of days ago about a Mains wall socket with a built in USB port for charging.  These are indeed very handy and for around £18 you can negate the need for a separate ‘wall wart’ plug in transformer, keeping the regular sockets free for other lighting and appliances. There’s …