I am all for home automation but I draw the line at the suggestion it enables us to wake up in the morning with a pot of coffee freshly brewed all while still fast asleep!  For some that might be the nearest thing to heaven but there are more useful things to automate in my opinion.  For starters, the ability to control or dim certain lights is a good idea.  Or to switch on otherwise inaccessible devices around the house.  And certainly the ability to simplify the control of home entertainment devices.

Let's have a look at the Winplus Home Automation and the Ultimate Starter Kit which lets you do all that.
We will also have a quick look at the capabilities of the Security Kit which ties into many of the functions as well in addition to being a full-fledged security system.

That's a pretty big claim but one that the folks at Das Keyboard promote openly on their website. While it certainly looks the part, underneath its skin the Das keyboard features German-engineered gold-plated mechanical key switches - I had to read that twice too - providing both audio and tactile feedback.

The Das Keyboard also features blue LEDs and two USB 2.0 ports and can record an amazing 12 key presses at the one time! And just in case that wasn't cool enough, the Das Keyboard comes in an "ultimate" version featuring completely blank keys.

We'll try to secure a Das Keyboard in the next few weeks to test how good this keyboard really is, but for the moment we are happy to suggest the Das Keyboard is certainly one of the coolest typing implements on the planet!

Both the Das Keyboard Professional and Das Keyboard Ultimate are available directly from Das Keyboard for $129US.

Beneath our placid everyday world lies an entire realm we rarely stop and think about, let alone examine. Brando’s DigiMicro USB microscope allows us to glimpse this interesting and sometimes totally gross realm.

Read on for our microscopic digital review..

Video glasses are one of those items that are supposed to be relegated to science fiction movies, books or perhaps merely the idle mind. Pity nobody told Vuzix.

Read on for our real life review of a pair of AV920 video glasses.

Another Adata USB flash drive has arrived on my desk and like the others, the N702 is compact, stylish and innovative. With a nifty twist retraction mechanism and elegant metal casing, the N702 does its best to stand out from the crowd.

Read on for our take.

I haven’t seen any data but the number of digital cameras floating around on phones and dedicated photography equipment must be staggering. With digital photography firmly entrenched, the LCD photo frame aims to complete the digital transition.

Read on for our take on Brando’s budget 7 Inch LCD photo frame. 

We’ve already taken a look at a number of Adata’s USB drives but this time Adata have outdone themselves. Put simply, the microSD Trio is an SD Card adapter for microSD cards; with one important difference - At the non business end, the SD Card has a small cap, which when removed, reveals a standard USB port. Ingenious!

Read on for our impressions of this clever device.

In a break from the technology side of gadgets, DigitalReviews takes a look at the Led Lenser Aviator V2 Torch.  It is advertised to be used by pilots and professionals the world over, "the Aviator torch from Led Lenser is one gadget you shouldn't be without!"

Newer Technology, developer of PC, Macintosh, iPod and iPhone upgrades and accessories announced their new Guardian MAXimus "Triple Interface" FireWire 800/400/USB 2.0 model.  The company claims the Guardian MAXimus to be the fastest and most reliable Plug & Play RAID-1 mirror external storage solution available on the market for consumers and business professionals.

How does one try to standout in the Bluetooth headset market?  Bluetrek, a consumer electronics company specialising in Bluetooth technology, claims to have the world's thinnest Bluetooth headset.