WiFi Plug, the Leeds-based smart home company has launched an iOS app, letting iPhone and iPad owners control appliances from anywhere there’s a data connection. …
Flaws in security for Philips’s Hue smart lights could see your home placed in perpetual darkness. The multicoloured Hue smart lights may seem like a…
American home automation range Insteon has arrived in the UK with networked remote control for appliances, lighting, heating, energy and security. Prices start at £99.99…
Strip-lights, table-lamps and a Disney lamp are the first ‘Friends of Hue’ in an expansion of Philips’ smart lighting that also adds more features through…
Start-up outfit Valta promises to not congest user’s home WiFi networks with its forthcoming smart home energy products. The project, which is still in…
Valta is a fledgling smart home control system that lets you turn off appliances at the mains from your iPhone, iPad or desktop. With Valta…
HAPIfork, the smart fork that tells you when you’re eating too quickly, is now available to pre-order from Kickstarter the UK. Built-in sensors will monitor…
What is Philips Hue? Philips Hue is a collection of up to 64 multicoloured LED bulbs, which you can control from your smartphone. You can…
Owners of iSocket’s SMS-controlled remote power switches can now get alerts if there’s a power cut to their devices. The iSocket GSM 707 models will…
Who makes robot vacuum cleaners? Latest news for Robot Vacuum CleanersIn the UK, three brands of robot cleaners are fighting for your dirt: iRobot Roomba, Samsung’s NaviBot…
What are smart home appliances? What’s new in smart home appliances?Imagine if your fridge could track the use-by dates of its contents or keep track of…
The HAPI Fork keeps track of how fast you eat We’ve written at length about the ‘Internet of Things’ in the past with particular emphasis one…
Anyone who’s visited Japan will return amazed that our medieval crappers haven’t been replaced by their space-aged thrones, complete with warm seats and on-demand bidet….
With top comedy Peep Show back on our screens, Recombu Digital decided to put two of the best robot vacuum cleaners through their paces in…
What is smart lighting? Latest news for smart lightingSmart lighting is any system which allows you to remotely control or automate your lighting when you’re…
What’s new for LightwaveRF? British home automation specialists LightwaveRF have unveiled a set of central heating control products to go alongside their lighting and electrical…
What is a Smart Home? Latest news for Smart Home TechnologyThe original Smart Home device has to be the Teasmade, and the textbooks say that…
