Mac-based home automation software provider Perceptive Automation today announces the release of Indigo 5. New with this update is a Python-based Plugin API that allows Independent Software Vendors (ISV) to create native device types, trigger events and actions which are fully integrated into the Indigo User Interface and server.
Gone are the days when a computer power is judge by the size of its case. Once upon a time when you need a powerful computer you would go out and buy the biggest mother board, a big case to fit it in and a big PSU (Power Supply Unit) to run it all; thankfully this is not the practice anymore. Thanks to Moors Law, Apple is able to give us a high performance computer in the form of the Mac Mini.
Elgato, the maker of EyeTV 3, the award winning TV software for Apple Mac has released the world’s first Digital Video Recorder (DVR) solution wich provides full access to premium cable or satellite TV on a Apple Mac – EyeTV HD. With EyeTV HD and EyeTV you can watch, pause and rewind TV programs; you can also search the program guide and create Smart Series Guides* to record the entire season of a TV series.