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Over the past month, I've been using Devolo's smart home system, Home Control. Regular readers of GNC will have seen the previous articles on the unboxing and a more detailed look at the hardware. In the last of the series, I focus on the set-up and usability of Devolo's Home Control. Let's take a look. Getting Started There are two
Powerline specialists Devolo have moved into the smart home business with Home Control, a Z-Wave based system that incorporates powerline networking. Regular readers will have seen two unboxing videos previously. This post has more photos and details of the various components, sensors and accessories available. Central Unit The central unit is at the heart of the Home Control system and
Media streamers are hugely in vogue at the moment with products from Roku, Apple, Google and Amazon, and good a few of these are going to appear under the Christmas tree in a few day's time. Although hard numbers are difficult to come back, it's generally thought that the market leader by a good way is Roku, with Google, Apple and
On review here is the Booq Cobra Laptop Briefcase, a lightweight and high-spec laptop bag. Unlike some of the other Booq bags that I've reviewed here for GNC, it's in the more traditional style for those circumstances where a rucksack looks a little bit too casual. Designed for laptops with screens up to 16", it's made with ballistic nylon complimented by lower leather trim, meaning it looks good but is durable too. As you'll see from the pictures, the YKK zips are mostly on show in bright steel, though the main laptop compartment has a covered waterproof zip.
I've been enjoying Samsung SmartThings for a couple of weeks and it's been an interesting time. The technology is a key factor in a smart home but let's not forget that a home is often inhabited by a family and a smart home has to be used by a family. It can't just be one geeky member (Dad!) who knows
I've been looking at a few Mpow gadgets recently and so far, they've all done well, giving great performance for not much money. Next in line are the Mpow Cheetah Bluetooth 4.1 Sports Headphones to give them their full title. These are sport-oriented headphones, with a neckband to keep them in place. Let's see if these are worth putting on
When it comes to headphones, I'm a firm believer in that you get what you pay for. Undoubtedly there are diminishing returns above a certain price point but the bundled headphones that used to come with mobile phones were complete rubbish in terms of both their build quality and audio characteristics. Fortunately, those days are past and most respectable manufacturers