How smart is your home? It actually might be smarter than you think. Smart technology has come on in leaps and bounds over the last few years and now it’s thought that 11% of all homes will be smart by 2014. The annual growth rate of smart technology products is around 20% and it’s been…
Category: Home & Entertainment
The Good: Between 720p HD quality, 7 days of free recordings in the cloud, great night vision and a solid microphone setup, the HomeMonitor HD packs plenty of value. The Bad: There’s a delay of around 10 seconds when viewing live footage via the iOS apps, and it’s quite pricey at £149.99. The Bottom Line: Besides…
The Roku 3 is a great media streamer and generally speaking, it’s a breeze to set up. But during my experience setting it up at home, I found that it had one major flaw: it struggled to connect to my Wi-Fi network. In fairness it isn’t entirely Roku’s fault, it just seems like the Roku boxes don’t play…
Now with Google’s latest update to the Chromecast app (due to roll out in the next few days), you’ll be able to go a step further and completely mirror what’s your Android device.
Elgato’s EyeTV W is a small, portable device that essentially makes it easy for you to watch live freeview TV wherever you are — assuming you have a a good signal, of course — *without* the need to use your internet connection. Instead, EyeTV connects to your device
Y-cam’s Home Monitor HD is a Wi-Fi camera that’s easy to set up anywhere in your home, allowing you to keep an eye on your stuff wherever you are.
In what seems to be a challenge on the Google Chromecast and its compact form factor, Roku today announced a new product to their lineup, the Roku Streaming Stick. Retailing at £49.99 in the UK and $49.99 in the U.S, the Streaming Stick is a small device that connects directly to the HDMI port on your…
Able to sit on a flat surface or extravagantly mounted on the wall like it’s a piece of modern art, the IN2UIT Collage is certain to add a touch of style to your home setup; albeit for an asking price of £399 which leaves it among stiff competition.
Fresh from CES 2014, Sony was keen to show off their latest product line up here in the UK. So, when they sent me an invite to go and play with all the latest tech at their headquarters in Weybridge, Surrey; it was an opportunity I wasn’t going to pass up. Walking in, it was…
If you’re looking for a selection of premium channels and can overlook the file compatibility issues; then the Roku 3 is going to be a great way to upgrade your TV experience at home.