Tag: Smart home
Smart home payments to exceed $164 billion by 2025
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total transaction value of smart home payments - those that occur via smart home devices - will exceed $164 billion in 2025, up from $22 billion in 2020. Increasing use of voice assistants via smart speakers for eCommerce, propelled by rising user and merchant acceptance, will…
Virgin Media launch Google Nest Smart Home trial
Virgin Media trials Google Nest Smart Home packages that complement its ultrafast broadband Expert installation and tech support available to ensure smart home devices work seamlessly Virgin Media customers in Cardiff, Manchester and Southampton to trial the new service Devices available on flexible payment plans starting at just £10 per month Virgin Media has collaborated…
Yale launches Smart Water Sensor to warn of home leaks
Security expert Yale has launched a Smart Water Sensor that lets homeowners know if their property is in danger of flooding, in order to combat the devastation left behind by leaks. Research from the Association of British Insurers states that the UK insurance industry pays out £2.5m every day for escape of water home insurance…
Ranked: Smart home products Brits MOST desire after lockdown
Smart thermostats like Nest (above) are at the top of the list of smart devices that Brits want after lockdown Spending more time indoors than ever before has given us the opportunity to reflect on various parts of our home – with many of us wanting to make it more eco-friendly/energy-efficient…
LeakBot partners with Hiscox to prevent home flooding
Smart water leak alarm system LeakBot has announced a partnership with specialist insurer Hiscox. LeakBot uses thermal technology to protect against water leaks in domestic properties. The partnership is significant as it sees Hiscox become the first UK insurer to rollout full-scale claims mitigation insurance technology across all new and existing buildings insurance customers. With…
New rules could require security labels for connected devices
Smart TVs and other connected devices could be made to carry labels telling people how secure they are from cyber attacks, under plans announced by the Government. The labels would be initially introduced on a voluntary basis to help consumers identify which products are secure, before eventually becoming mandatory. Under the plans, announced by digital…
Neos announces partnership with Roost for remote home protection via smartphone
Roost Smart Water and Freeze Detector UK-based smart home insurance provider Neos has partnered with US smart home company Roost to offer consumers remote home protection from their smartphone. Claiming to be the UK’s first Smart Home Insurance provider that incorporates smart technology as an integral part of its home…
Lightwave adds two new Apple HomeKit compatible smart dimmers to ‘Smart Series’ lineup
Smart home automation company Lightwave has launched three and four-gang dimmer switches to grow its existing ‘Smart Series’ range of lighting products. As well as fitting rooms with multiple lighting circuits, customers can programme spare gangs as “magic buttons” to control additional lamps and light fittings in the same room or anywhere in the house. In fact, they…
Wiser Radiator thermostat awarded 2018 Red Dot Design Award
The Wiser Radiator Thermostat has been awarded a prestigious 2018 Red Dot Design Award for its design and functionality. The international accolade was presented to Wiser for its outstanding innovation in the Product Design category. The radiator thermostat is part of Drayton’s Wiser heating control system; a smart multi-room package that allows you to control…
Can smart home security measures prevent burglaries? Ring claims 100 arrests from video doorbell
In a smart move designed to promote its video doorbell system, smart home security company Ring has just released video footage captured by its device of burglars caught in the act. Using footage from Ring video doorbells as criminal evidence, it claims that police have made approximately 100 arrests in the past year. Suffolk Police…
