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With our penultimate visit to the British Inventors' Project at Gadget Show Live, I'm with Lesley from KiddieRail. She saw that for children banisters on stairs were too fat and too high for them to use comfortably so it's hardly surprising to see that children under 5 have over 58,000 accidents on stairs every year in the UK, with larger numbers in
When I arrived at Gadget Show Live, household and kitchen appliances weren't at the forefront of my mind, but I was astounded by Morphy Richard's transparent toaster and iron. Yes, you read that right - transparent - you can see right through them. Impressed and with thoughts of transparent aluminium, I chatted with Leon about the new "Redefine" range.
Todd Cochrane talks with J. George Land, Executive Director of Nexia Connected Home Solutions. Nexia Connected Home Solutions is a software provider that works with selected products from a select number of different home automation manufacturers integrating everything into one voice-controlled software application. Nexia offers Z-Wave gateways. The Nexia Z-Wave bridge sells for $67.00 on Amazon and can handle up to
When Apple announced the launch of HomeKit, its platform for the connected home, hopes began running high that HomeKit would become the one platform to "rule them all" in the Internet of Things space. And while the rollout of HomeKit has progressed somewhat slowly, more companies have begun releasing products specifically made for HomeKit. One such company is First Alert,
I have always been fascinated by the idea of generating my own electric power. Back in late 1998 I installed a solar power system that has sixteen 75 watt solar panels, along with a 4,000 watt power inverter/charger and a bank of expensive deep-cycle batteries. Mention solar power, and most people think that all of these elements are necessary, including
I recently started looking to purchase a remote IP camera that would allow me to remotely view my home via the Internet. There are quite a variety of remote IP cameras that offer a number of different viewing options at widely varying price points. After a bit of looking, I ended up purchasing a Loftek CSX 2200 wireless IP security
If you think CES is all geeky gadgets and gear, think again: many household names take the opportunity to show off their latest technology-driven product developments. Home appliance manufacturer Maytag talks to Courtney about their latest innovations. Self-cleaning ovens are associated with high temperatures, long waits, clouds of smoke and bad smells as the deposits burn off. Maytag's new self-cleaning