Automated Home Podcast

We chat with Simon Collinson, Commercial Director of Consumer and Home System for Philips Hue in the UK about integrating with more than 700 apps, affordability and adding Hue to John Lewis lighting.

We chat with David Mudd, Business Development Direct of IoT at the BSI, about the new British Standard for IoT devices.

We chat to Nigel Fisher, Managing Director of Yale Retail UK about hitting a new £100 price point for smart locks, retro-fits, proximity unlocking and the 9 volt emergency battery trick.

We chat with Paul Hughes, Head of PR and Communications at Tado, about heating controls, smart thermostats, geofencing and heat pumps in the UK.

We got some face to face time with Abbie Byrom, Director, Global Partner Marketing at Samsung SmartThings. We chatted about integration, Zigbee, AI and the Connected Home tech that's coming to your appliances.

Our review series comes to a conclusion with some interesting running costs comparisons with our petrol mower. Read all the details here - http://autoho.me/2c6WZML

This week there are some weird tufts of grass and some strange patterns appearing on our lawn. So what's happened? Read all the details here - http://autoho.me/2al5BfA

#HusqvarnaAutomowerChallenge
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So far living with the Husqvarna Automower has been an overwhelmingly positive experience. However 1 aspect of ownership gives cause for concern. Read all the details here - http://autoho.me/2a0SYZ6

The Automower doesn't care if it's wet or dry, it just gets on with the job in hand. We also cleaned the machine & replaced the blades. Read all the details here - http://autoho.me/29GNUGm

http://www.automowerchallenge.co.uk
#HusqvarnaAutomowerChallenge
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Automower 'Connect' is Husqvarna's name for their smartphone interface to the mower. The Connect board uses the cellular network and connects to Husqvarna's servers via 2G GPRS. Read all the details here - http://autoho.me/28IcDcm