HomeAutomation Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

iPort: Wall-mounted home automation for iPad

by Mike Schramm (Aug 20th, 2010)

I have already seen the iPad used in home automation -- Savant is using an iPad app to hook up to some of their home automation systems, using Apple's tablet to control the TV, a whole entertainment system, or even do some remote control of house lights or HVAC, or even monitor cameras remotely ...

TUAW TV: The Savant experience in NYC

by Michael Rose (Apr 12th, 2010)

As we mentioned last week, Savant is currently running a road tour to show off its iPad interface for home automation; Mike Schramm was able to catch up with the festivities in California and got a good taste of the possibilities for replacing 'expensive glass' in proprietary controllers with the ...

Savant: iPad to "Redefine home automation"

by Dave Caolo (Feb 16th, 2010)

Automating one's home with a Mac isn't new. Indigo has been around for a while, as has XTension. Heck, you can even feed your dog remotely. The folks at Savant offer a way to control your home or office's entertainment system, climate, security cameras, lighting and more with an iPhone or iPod ...

Indigo 3.0, increased geekiness for your home

by Brett Terpstra (May 7th, 2008)

Once upon a time, my house was alive. It would wake me up with an hour-long procedure of ramping up the lights and using a zen chime at increasing intervals. Once the hour was up, it would check to see if I had opened the bathroom door yet and, if not, scold me with increasing levels of profanity ...

Have your house text message you via Twitter

by Scott McNulty (Mar 16th, 2007)

We here at TUAW are big fans of Twitter, the simple web service that asks, 'What are you doing?' It is pointless, it is a time waster, but above all it is lots of fun. Gordon Meyer over at the Mac DevCenter seems to like Twitter as well, but he seems to be on a quest to make it useful. This article ...

Indigo Home Automation

by Mat Lu (Jan 18th, 2007)

We just told you about the Lithium server monitoring app but what if, like most Mac users, you're more likely to monitor and control your house (or at least your lamps) than your servers? Adam Goldstein has a nice introduction to the Indigo Home Automation and Control Server over at MacDevCenter. ...