Dean Anthony Gratton
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...
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Dean Anthony Gratton
- Jan 7, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 5 min
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, 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
- Jan 10, 2019
- 5 min
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, 2018
- 5 min
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, 2018
- 4 min
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, 2016
- 3 min
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, 2016
- 3 min
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, 2015
- 3 min
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, 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...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Feb 23, 2015
- 4 min
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, 2015
- 6 min
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...
