Tag: Hive
Brands failing to tell customers when smart appliance support will end
Hive has switched off support for many of its security cameras making them obsolete, just a few years after launch Big brands behind expensive smart appliances, including washing machines, dishwashers, TVs and security cameras are keeping customers in the dark about how long it will be before they abandon products by…
Social media users swarm to Hive after Twitter takeover
In the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, users have been fleeing to other social apps like open source microblogging platform Mastodon and niche communities like CounterSocial. Now, another social app called Hive is seeing a boost in sign-ups in response to the upheaval at Twitter. The app today finds itself in the top 20 on the U.S. App Store after seeing…
Tech Digest daily round up: Meet the robots running Tokyo Olympics
The Olympic Games may be taking place a year late because of the pandemic, but it will still be a chance for host nation Japan to show off its world-class robotics technology. And despite spectators being kept away from the events by Covid restrictions, there will still be a string of robotic participants to help run the Tokyo…
Smart thermostat tops smarthome gadget list, survey shows
A smart thermostat, available from companies such as Google and Nest, tops the list of smart home products that Brits expect to own this year, according to a survey from house buying company Sellhousefast.uk It surveyed 1,462 UK households to discover the smart home products they intend to own in 2020 and found that thermostat…
#IFA17: tado° launches next generation software for smart heating solution
Just in time for the upcoming heating season, intelligent home climate control solutions tado° has launched its next generation software at IFA in Berlin. From today, tado° customers can access a brand-new Energy Savings Report which shows on a monthly basis how much energy tado° has saved. For example, “last month you have saved 29% on…
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…
