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Earlier in the year I interviewed Avril at The Gadget Show as part of the British Inventors' Project. She was showing off Ding, a prototype smart doorbell, and I'm pleased to say that Ding is now live on Kickstarter. Way to go! Ding comes in three parts, the Ding Button, the Ding Chime and the Ding app (for iOS and
Smart locks have been gradually appearing on the US market over the past few years, with the Kevo Kwikset being one of the more popular. Over on the European side of the pond, it's taken a little longer for smart locks to appear but they're beginning to come onto the market from both established vendors and start-ups. Locks in UK
Is the Amazon Echo coming to the UK on 16 September 2016? Nothing official from Amazon but a Bing search throws up the following link to a pre-order page on Amazon.co.uk which currently doesn't seem to be live. Update: Nah.....looks like Bing actually picked up on the release date of a CD called Echoes by the Young Guns, not Amazon Echo.
Last year I reviewed the Sengled Pulse, a pair of Bluetooth-controlled LED lights with built-in speakers. The Pulse pair sounded surprisingly good but were somewhat indiscreet, being big and bright red. For those wanting something a bit more subtle, Sengled have developed the Pulse Solo, a smaller single LED bulb in white and silver that still provides stereo sound. Let's
The LIFX is available from Amazon and other online retailers. Thanks to LIFX for the Color 1000 to review.
Last night Devolo pushed out a major update to its Home Control platform, providing additional functionality in four new areas. The update occurred painlessly on my system and while I wasn't able to fully explore the new features, I've managed a few screenshots. First, there are three new supported devices with two sensors, flood and humidity, and one actuator, a
In the last of my interviews with participants in the British Inventors' Project, I'm with Avril from Ding Labs and their Ding Smart Doorbell. She tells me more about it. At first glance, the doorbell looks the part, dressed in "on trend" minty green. Broadly, there are two parts, the Ding Chime and the Ding Button. Obviously the Button goes