Category: Home Appliances
TP-Link introduces new smart wi-fi LED bulb
Control home lighting to suit your mood via your smartphone with TP-Link’s latest smart Wi-Fi LED light bulb. Called the LB130, the Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb is colour-changeable and can timed to come off and on, or dimmed for parties and cosy nights in. It installs like a standard lightbulb and is also compatible with…
Hi tech solutions to protect your stuff. More smart padlocks on the way, including IoT Mobilock
The Mobilock is billed as the world's first smart padlock with IoT connectivity Seems like smart security is one of the fastest growing tech sectors at the moment. Rather than using a key or an easily hackable combination lock to protect your valuables, several manufacturers are introducing smart padlocks which use…
Hive expands connected home range with Active Plug and Window, Door sensors
Complementing the Active Heating System (centre) are the Hive Active Plug and Window/Door Sensors You probably know Hive best for the connected home system that enables you to take control of your heating and hot water remotely using your smartphone. It's been around for around three years now but is steadily…
Now you can control up to three heating zones with your British Gas Hive
Designed by design entrepreneur Yves Behar, the Hive display looks beautiful A couple of weeks ago we reviewed the latest Hive Active Heating System and remarked on how much better it was than previous Hive smart heating systems which were a little difficult to control and, frankly, looked like old fashioned…
Review: Hive 2 heating/hot water control system from British Gas
Designed by design entrepreneur Yves Behar from Fuseproject, the new Hive 2 display looks beautiful I've had the British Gas heating control system for quite a while now, since April 2013 in fact when it was first introduced. See our review here. Back then it was called simply enough the British…
Design of the day: Bang and Olufsen £54,000 BeoLab 90 speakers
To celebrate its 90th Birthday, high-end home audio and home cinema company, Bang & Olufsen, has announced the launch of this stunning looking BeoLab 90 loudspeaker. Set to take sound quality to new levels with a price tag to match, the innovative speaker combines, so the manufacturer claims, world-class design with acoustics. It aims to be…
Aurabox launches Bluetooth speaker with LED light and smart light bulb, Aurabulb
Two new products from Divoom (no I've never heard of them either, but these products looks interesting). First off is the AuraBox, a Bluetooth speaker with added light functionalities (pictured above). It's available from Amazon priced at £69.99. Featuring an integrated LED light board, the AuraBox can be used to create fun light themes alongside listening…
Design of the day: KEF MUO wireless speakers
New from KEF are these colourful wireless Bluetooth speakers. Called MUO, they combine a nice industrial design with, the manufacturer claims, precision engineering and class-leading sound performance. The MUO, which cost £299, have been created by KEF in collaboration with award-winning designer Ross Lovegrove, who previously designed the Muon loudspeakers – a high-end luxury product costing £140,000…
#IFA2015 Sengled introduces smart lighting solution
Sengled, a manufacturer of innovative smart lighting solutions for the smart home, has announced a new product at IFA in Berlin. The Sengled Element is an LED light that be controlled remotely using the dedicated app. It operates using the ZigBee standard, making it possible to program important lighting functions. In addition, users can also monitor…
Smart light bulb LightFreq updated. Available on Indiegogo June 23
LightFreq Square2’s wake up mode can wake you up to light, sound or both As long as you have your phone in your pocket, LightFreq Square2 will turn on and off automatically when you enter or leave a room. Starts playing music in the room you are in, and as soon as you enter a…
