Somfy’s TaHomA Lets You Control The House From Your iPad

I'm not a homeowner myself, but something tells me that when I do buy a house, I'm going to want something like the TaHomA home automation system to ensure that I can be as lazy as possible. Developed by a company called Somfy, the TaHomA allows you to remotely control multiple supported products throughout the house, from motorized awnings and blinds to lights and thermostats.Oh, and did I mention you can do it all from your iPad?]]>

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Tired Of Too Many Google+ Notifications? Now You Control Who Can Send Them To You

There is a certain strange person that used to mention me on Google+ and whenever I'd click on the mention (I couldn't resist I MEAN IT'S RIGHT THERE) I'd get slightly depressed. And I'd think, "Why Google? Why can't I do the Google+ equivalent of "blocking" this strange person?"Apparently I wasn't alone on this, as Google has now given Google+ users the ability to control who has the power to up the count on the red blinky notification thingy in the right hand corner of your Plus bar. Hoorah!]]>

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Xbox Companion App Lets You Control Xbox 360 via Windows Phone

Synergy between devices is one of the next major phases in the evolution of mobile computing. We've seen smartphone-as-a-remote apps for both Android and iOS, but today Microsoft announced the Xbox Companion App for Windows Phone 7. When it's released, the Companion App will let you browse for content on Xbox Live, select it and command your Xbox 360 to play it. The Companion App acts as a remote control for your Xbox 360, perhaps solving the issue of having to occasionally type a lot of info via a standard Xbox 360 controller or remote.

No word yet on availability.

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