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Dean Anthony Gratton
Jul 3, 20204 min read
From Modern to Medieval: A Journey in Connectivity
Wi-Fi has greatly improved over the years and last year we celebrated20 years of the technology in 20 years of Wi-Fi: What did we ever do...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jan 7, 20204 min read
In the Year 2020...
When I was a little younger – okay, I mean, a lot younger – the year 2020 seemed so far away. It was a period of nothing more than a...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Nov 5, 20195 min read
Smart Meters: The Bigger Picture
Something has happened to the smart metering rollout here in the United Kingdom and, whilst I don’t necessarily want to be the bearer of...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jul 1, 20194 min read
Artificial Intelligence: The Transcendence Effect
In last month’s column, “Artificial intelligence: I think therefore I am?,” I felt I only scratched the surface of what we understand to...
Dean Anthony Gratton
May 2, 20195 min read
A smarter way of looking at energy consumption
The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change is in the throes of rolling out a smart metering initiative, where all domestic and...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jan 10, 20195 min read
A Brighter Green with Air Source
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and an excellent start to 2019. It’s time to retire the GEC NightStor Well, for...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Oct 2, 20185 min read
Sustainable energy: Switching on the Community
More and more, we are encouraged to be mindful of our energy use and with its increasing cost, I dare say, it’s become somewhat difficult...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Sep 7, 20184 min read
The Psychology of the Connected Car
I see many new cars nowadays advertised with connectivity in mind, typically enabled with a smartphone, and this is what brings me to...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Nov 25, 20163 min read
Powerline: Gigabit home networking with g.hn
Nowadays, Powerline Communications (PLC) has become a well-understood and established technology that enables data transfer over your...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jul 29, 20163 min read
The Smart Home: Is this is as good as it gets?
The smart or connected home is a notion that has been bouncing around in our noggins since the 1960s according to a former, yet more...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Aug 27, 20153 min read
Making your energy meter smart
I mentioned in last month’s post that I was all IoT’d out, yet I find myself looking at ‘smart meters’ this month and, alas, the...
Dean Anthony Gratton
May 28, 20154 min read
Can the Internet of Things save Edna?
Dear sweet Edna. She’s 84 years young, independently-driven and with an amazingly sound mind. She’s determined, and crikey, she bakes...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Feb 23, 20154 min read
Is This the End of TV as We Know It?
Perhaps I should start by explaining the premise of TV here in the UK, for my non-UK readers. First and foremost, any viewer of TV in the...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jan 8, 20156 min read
Consumer Technology Predictions for 2015
Happy New Year! I’m sure many consumers are now conjecturing what will ‘technologically’ happen in 2015. Admittedly, I’m also guilty of...
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I dispel the rumours, gossip and hype surrounding new technology
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