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Horror Movie For The Modern Age: Smart Home Gets Hacked

The video serves as a horror movie trailer for the modern age; a scene from Amazon Prime's Mr. Robot shows a woman’s smart home completely taken over by hackers...

Hive Gains IFTTT Recipe-Based Smart Home Control

The British Gas Hive smart thermostat is now even smarter thanks to a partnership with IFTTT, allowing users to use recipe-based smart home control...

Projecta Parallax Screens Available From Habitech

Habitech has added Projecta Parallax screens to its AV distribution line-up, which includes seven 16:9 screens ranging from 77 to 120in diagonal and seven 2.35:1 models from 96 to 148in diagonal ...

Logitech Pop Simplifies Smart Home Control

The Logitech Pop can control thousands of home automation devices with a single tap - but is it too simple for some users?...

Urmet IP Door Entry System Specified As Part Of £500m Developed In Fitzrovia

Urmet will supply the latest IP door entry systems for a new development of luxury apartments at a £500m mixed-use development at Rathbone Square in London...

Invision UK Announces Home Technology Showcase Date And Venue

Invision UK's trade-only event will feature new products for today’s automated smart home, including home cinema, video surveillance, HD video distribution, AV control solutions, high resolution audio, door entry systems, 4K high-end TVs, architectural speakers and wireless networking devices...