The easiest-to-use, affordable home automation solution for Mac OS X just took a big step forward! v2.0 is a completely new application with a modern design that delivers performance without compromising ease of use.
Thinking Home v2 supports some of the most popular new hardware, including both PowerLinc V2 models, ActiveHome Pro (CM-15A) and more than 75 other models of gadgets and scores of USB serial adapters.
While still the easiest to use, v2 is better equipped to run 24-7 and make use of Mac-only things like speech, Scripts, email, instant messaging and web access.
Here are some of the highlights:
Faster than ever!
In many cases, it can store your schedule in a controller and let you turn off your Mac.
Built-in speech recognition. You Say "Turn on the living room lamp." and it does!
Setup Assistant to help you Get started
Gadget Guide with more than 75 models of hardware
INSTEON and X-10 standards
Events and Responders can operate gadgets, open web pages, Play audio, all kinds of actions
Innovative Desktop Remote operates your gadgets directly from the Finder
Sherlock plug-in for finding answers in home automation forums, wiki's and newsgroups
Web access that fits seamlessly with Apple's built-in Personal Web Sharing
Email and iChat/AOL Instant Messenger, even to cell phones
Scripting with AppleScript and virtually any language you have installed (unix shell scripts, Python, Perl, etc.)
