The grandfather of all Mac home automation programs, XTension, celebrates its 12th anniversary with the GM release of v6.0. This release includes plenty of goodies and fun features, including:
A new multi-interface model that allows you to integrate many interesting controllers and data receivers, such as Wi-Fi and USB sensors.
A new XTdb module that stores and graphs data from your sensors.
A new version of X2Web, the module that lets you view and control your home via the Web.
A new video-input module for integrating live cameras.
The base price of XTension 6 is $149, with a free "lite" version to try out. See www.shed.com for more detail about the changes.