Zero1 VooMote One iPhone universal remote announced

Zero1.tv has announced the availability of its VooMote One, a sleek accessory that easily slides onto your iPhone or iPod Touch and turns it into a universal remote control. The VooMoteOne pairs with an iOS app to let your iPhone or iPod Touch work as a universal remote control for your home entertainment system including TVs, DVD players, stereo systems, consumer electronics and more.

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FireText smoke alarm alerts you with SMS while your house is smoking

Smoke alarms need to be smarter these days. Other than producing the usual audible alert during emergency, it also needs to be able to alert someone from afar. Here comes the FireText Smoke Alarm, which is able to send text messages to alert you while you’re away during emergency.

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Archos announces Android-based home devices – Archos 35 web radio and smart home phone

If you’re a fan of Android, you may also love to have Android-based devices for your home. Archos, being the first that rolled out an Android tablet back in 2009, has now got two home use devices that are based on the Google Android OS.

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Sound of Light – another light bulb doubles up as a wireless speaker

The idea of making use of home lighting to double as wireless speakers is cool, as it definitely helps save some space and is much neater for installation. The Sound Of Light is a device similar to the Audio Light Bulb, which is a light socket that doubles up as a wireless speaker.

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iRemoTap Power Strip with built-in WiFi, lets you remotely turn on and off connected devices

I could hardly imagine how a power stip could pack so much sophistication. Called the iRemoTap, which is a smart power strip developed by Japanese based Ubiquitous; having built-in WiFi connectivity and the ability to let you remotely turn on and off the connected devices.

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Touch the water to turn this humidifier on

Here comes a water switch humidifier which looks interesting and just needs you to touch the water surface to turn it on, instead of touching an on/off plastic switch.

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Samsung RF4289 Smart Fridge gets a price – $3,500

Samsung has a smart fridge, known as RF4289, which was first unveiled at CES 2011. The smart fridge comes with a touchscreen display and with the capabilities to run various apps for you to pass time, while waiting for your dish to cook. Or it can used to look up some recipes for the meals you want to cook.

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ANDI-ONE Android-powered smart remote

It’s not only your smartphone is powered by Android. A smart remote called the ANDI-ONE is also powered by the Google Android OS, which allows you to control up to 50 devices at once. And it’s compatible with over 10,000 devices.

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JBL On Air Wireless AirPlay iPhone speaker dock, ready to ship

JBL has readied its JBL On Air Wireless AirPlay speaker dock to ship from this month onwards. The JBL On Air Wireless AirPlay is an AirPlay-certified speaker dock, which lets you dock your iPhone, or iPod Touch on it. And you can stream music from the iTunes on your Mac or PC to the JBL On Air wireless speaker dock. It also lets you stream Internet radio directly from your computer via WiFi.

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ShairPort, an open source AirPort Express, lets you stream iTunes music to unsupported devices

An open source AirPort Express emulator, called ShairPort, has been developed by a developer, which is able to let you stream music from iTunes to any unofficial third party devices that are not supported by Apple.

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