Another day and another company jumping onto the smart home bandwagon. This time the French company Archos have announced the originally named, Smart Home Solution. The platform is based around a tablet-like gateway and various sensors that users can place in and around their homes for remote monitoring. The gateway gathers information from up to … Read more
We have been covering more and more on home automation and smart homes recently, it certainly looks like it is going to become a big thing in 2014. Google has now been rumoured to keep tabs on their energy use and adjust accordingly. As part of a project reportedly dubbed EnergySense, the hardware itself seems … Read more
Today we were most excited when we received a package from Tado containing their smart thermostat which is similar to the Nest. However the Nest is not available in the UK at the moment so Tado is getting several months head start before the Nest launch. If you are not aware the Tado is a smart … Read more
As part of our reviews and articles on smart homes and home automation we have been given a HD wireless internet security camera from Ucam247 to review. Consumer CCTV has had a boom over recent years with lower costs of camera and most home owners having fast home broadband with WiFi, as well as increasing … Read more
Home Automation and Smart Homes are things we are very interested in, and 2014 seems like it could be the year where it becomes more mainstream. We have already seen Samsung, Haier demonstrating smart appliances at the IFA in Berlin this year. We have recently posted about doing a serious on Home Automation, and now … Read more
What are your experiences with home automation? We are looking at doing a series of articles on home automation as it is something we fine very interesting. We love the idea of automating simple task and making our home more efficient, and well, we just love being geeks. We are currently trying to source a … Read more