Dean Anthony Gratton
How the Digital Age has Changed Our Architectural Landscape
Our landscape and its architecture have held me in awe as I’ve travelled and worked over many, many years. But things are changing… A...
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Dean Anthony Gratton
- Aug 10, 2021
- 4 min
The Smart Home: A “Matter” of Simplicity
The smart home, as a concept, has endured a rollercoaster ride for over half-a-century – yes, smart home technology has been touted as...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Jun 21, 2021
- 4 min
The Future of the Electric Vehicle
The UK, has started easing lockdown restrictions and, as such, people will undoubtedly be eager to get back in their cars and travel to a...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Sep 2, 2020
- 5 min
Sustainability Through a Better 5G
I have worked within the R&D wireless and telecommunications industry for almost 30 years and, in that time, I have experienced the good,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Jul 3, 2020
- 4 min
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
- May 27, 2020
- 1 min
The AI Bias
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Dean Anthony Gratton
- May 12, 2020
- 3 min
post-Covid19: A Fresh Perspective on the Future
We are still in some sort of lockdown with a new set of “flexible rules” that have been recently introduced by the British government. In...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Apr 14, 2020
- 4 min
Covid19: The Future of Engagement
If we can’t “connect” with our hands, then let’s be sure that we can always connect with technology.
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Dec 3, 2019
- 5 min
Smart Meters: Do they think we’re green?
In last month’s column, “Smart meters: the bigger picture,” I shared some bad news surrounding the national rollout of smart meters,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Jul 1, 2019
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 5 min
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
- Mar 13, 2019
- 4 min
Digitally responsible or digitally intoxicated?
The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) industries cover a broad range of digital sins, which touch upon most, if not all,...
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- Mar 11, 2019
- 0 min
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Dec 12, 2017
- 4 min
What’s in your smart home this Christmas?
In the UK, we have now seemingly adopted the US’s Black Friday following their Thanksgiving holiday, as well as their Cyber Monday retail...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Nov 18, 2016
- 4 min
Will the Real IoT Please Stand Up?
The internet of things (IoT) hyperbole has taken an unexpected twist – very similar to my all-time favourite conundrum, which is, "How...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Oct 16, 2016
- 3 min
Beam me up Alexa: Delivering the Smart Home
I covered a story back in July, “The Smart home: Is this is as good as it gets?” and pondered the state of play with regards to smart...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- May 5, 2016
- 4 min
The Lawnmower Man Effect: Redefining the Internet of Things
“The Lawnmower Man Effect (LME) represents the consumer’s ability to traverse digital systems across the globe, all captained from their...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Nov 30, 2015
- 4 min
The Green Deal: A Smart Choice?
We're all encouraged to minimise our energy footprint and we're certainly aware of the escalating growth in its cost. I've invested in...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Jun 30, 2015
- 4 min
The Connected Car: Is Big Brother at the wheel?
It’s predicted that in as little as five years from now there will be more than 250 million connected cars on our roads, a fact which...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- May 28, 2015
- 4 min
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...
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