Tag: Home Automation

What is 5G and why do I need it? 5 things you should know about the proposed mobile phone technology

Japan's NTT Docomo's ambitious 5G launch plans include live streaming of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo While many areas of the UK still haven’t got 4G coverage, mobile phone companies are already gearing up for the fifth generation of mobile phone technology which will make our data connections even…
Chris Price Internet Of Things, Mobile phones, Nokia

Lazy blogger's guide to using Twitter to control your light switch


Control Lights with Twitter from Justin Wickett on Vimeo
Our office is fairly obsessed with Twitter, which reminds me of…oh, when we were last obsessed with Twitter, a year ago. It seems to be the one social-networking site that pulls people back after vowing never to return to that Twitter-town again.

I think I’m not the only one who would readily admit to wanting the skills and know-how to set up this home automation service, like Justin Wickett here. Using an INSTEON switch and a computer, whenever he tweets a specific command from his mobile, the PC turns the light on and off. Perfect for lazy bloggers who just can’t be arsed walking five metres to the light-switch, and for…

Katherine Hannaford Web 2.0