What Do We Mean By ‘Smart’? What is a smart home? It’s a question that’s being asked more and more, and often we find that it means different things to different people. So let’s start by taking a look at what the officials say. According...
It is safe to say people are talking about Smart Homes and Home Automation. We see it advertised on TV commercials, hear about it on the radio and read about it in magazines. But what is Home Automation and what exactly makes a Smart Home smart? By definition, Home...
We managed to get our hands on one of the new iKettles and thought that it was definitely something we wanted to have controlled from Loxone. In theory the iKettle is a great idea, as having devices that are controllable over the network makes it simple to control...
When you hear about ‘solar’ you’ll probably think of photovoltaic panels that generate electricity (the one the government rather annoyingly cut the feed-in tariff on…). But there’s another form of solar, one that’s been around for...
The recent spell of dreadful weather and flooding has once again brought about some pretty depressing images of people’s homes being ruined by water on the news. Our homes are the most expensive things we’ll ever invest in, so to see them wrecked by water...
Did you know that most burglaries happen in winter between 4pm and 9pm? The cold season, with its dark afternoons and evenings, is an attractive time for intruders. So it pays to be smart. Well, it pays for your home to be smart, at least. If you’ve ever...
