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Witti are reasonably well-known for their Beddi collection of stylish bedside clocks and lights which both help the sleeper doze off and wake them gently in the morning. Expanding their product portfolio, Witti is introducing Sleepi and Todd finds out from Alfred what it can offer snoozers. Sleepi is a sleep monitoring system, comprising of a bedside light and clock, a sleep
You might think that a switch flip is a skateboard move but in this case Switchflip lets you control new power outlets from a wall switch with no extra wiring. Todd gets a demo from Ryan on maximising those hard-to-reach sockets. Currently seeking funding via Indiegogo, the Switchflip works like this....let's say you have a power socket that is controlled
Sengled has a history of winning awards at CES and this year is no exception with two Honorees in the 'Best of Innovation' and 'Eco-design and Sustainable Technologies' categories. The former was won by the Sengled Pulse Link, which is an interesting way of improving television audio with the need for wires or expensive AV amplifiers. By way of explanation, the
Devolo has rounded out the range of sensors in its smart home system, Home Control, with the addition of two new sensors for humidity and water (flood). Although previously announced over the summer, these devices are now available for purchase through several on-line and high street stores. The folks at Devolo were kind enough to send two units for review.
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.