Adam in a Gadget Show TV interview with Dionne from The Gadget Show Live 2010

Discussing the new Open AV-lite and Open AV-pro home automation systems.

Following on from the Xbox 360 movie options Sony have followed suit with a download/streaming service via the PS3. Yet another reason to select a distributed video system from Install Automation, you could use and control the PS3 from any connected room in the property.

High quality movies, to rent or to own, at the click of a button on PS3 and PSP.

The PlayStation entertainment experience continues to grow with the arrival of the PlayStation Network Video Store for Europe and the PAL territories. Launched in November 2009 in France, Germany, Spain and the UK, with other markets to follow in 2010, the service allows movie fans to download all the latest releases straight to their PlayStation 3 and PSP for viewing at home or on the move.

Movies at your fingertips

The service features a wealth of major movie studios including 20th Century Fox, Disney-ABC-ESPN Television, Lionsgate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Starz Media, Universal, and Warner Bros., in addition to local market studios including Universum Film (Germany) and Constantin Film (Germany).

Hundreds of titles are available including Angels and Demons; Bruno; Crank 2; The Dark Knight; Dead Space: Downfall; Gran Torino; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; National Treasure; Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; Public Enemies; Star Trek; Terminator Salvation; Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Rent or buy

PlayStation users who choose to rent have up to 14 days to watch their movie, and, once playback is started, have a maximum of 48 hours to watch each film. Movie lovers who purchase their favourite films can store them on the PS3 Hard Disk Drive which can be accessed at home via PS3 or transferred to PSP for movies on the go.

Imagine having a CCTV joystick on every panel or desk in your home or office. Open AV’s CCTV telemetry interface now allows control of any CCTV camera from anywhere via the internet. The system is integrated into the overall home automation system and allows the client to control any standard pelco controlled cctv camera.

Integrating an Xbox 360 into your home automation system now transforms the Xbox 360 from a gaming device to a movie and music server. A distributed system allows central location and sharing of all the devices in your home. With the Xbox360 that now means the unit could be selected from any room and used and controlled via an in-wall panel or remote control.

Sky Player is Sky’s online TV service – great TV from Sky on your computer. And now you can watch Sky Player on your Xbox 360. (Xbox LIVE Gold and relevant Sky subscriptions required.)

The system has been designed in response to a study from the Energy Saving Trust that found households would like to see the money they are spending and how much CO2 is being produced on real-time monitors.

Real Time Energy Display

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Install Automation have a solution for those who want the ease of an automated home but do not want the hassle of installing new cables and risking damage to the property. Often, people associate home automation with new builds and complete renovation, but this is changing as retrofitting is now possible and very simple to implement.

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From Engadget

Apple just announced that iTunes UK will finally make films available to British punters. Studios include 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Sony Pictures Television International and Lionsgate UK. At kickoff, about 700 films will be available to purchase or rent. Films cost £6.99 for purchased library titles and £10.99 for new releases. Rentals start at £2.49 for library titles and £3.49 for new releases — “HD” titles for £4.49 without with an Apple TV prerequisite, apparently. [read]

From The Guardian

The DVD is only 10 years old and yet the doom merchants are predicting it could join the likes of VHS tapes – vanishing from high-street stores and household shelves. With reports that Apple is poised to launch full-length film downloads in Britain and other companies offering their own video-on-demand services, even DVD industry insiders admit the format may eventually die out…[more]

The company intends to unveil agreements with Disney, the studio behind the Pirates of the Caribbean series and Paramount, the company behind the Indiana Jones picture… [more]