Dean Anthony GrattonJul 3, 20204 minFrom Modern to Medieval: A Journey in ConnectivityWi-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 GrattonJan 7, 20204 minIn 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 GrattonNov 5, 20195 minSmart Meters: The Bigger PictureSomething 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 GrattonJul 1, 20194 minArtificial Intelligence: The Transcendence EffectIn 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 GrattonMay 2, 20195 minA smarter way of looking at energy consumptionThe 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 GrattonJan 10, 20195 minA Brighter Green with Air SourceHappy 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 GrattonOct 2, 20185 minSustainable energy: Switching on the CommunityMore 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 GrattonSep 7, 20184 minThe Psychology of the Connected CarI see many new cars nowadays advertised with connectivity in mind, typically enabled with a smartphone, and this is what brings me to...
Dean Anthony GrattonNov 25, 20163 minPowerline: Gigabit home networking with g.hnNowadays, Powerline Communications (PLC) has become a well-understood and established technology that enables data transfer over your...
Dean Anthony GrattonJul 29, 20163 minThe 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 GrattonAug 27, 20153 minMaking your energy meter smartI 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 GrattonMay 28, 20154 minCan 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 GrattonFeb 23, 20154 minIs 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 GrattonJan 8, 20156 minConsumer Technology Predictions for 2015Happy New Year! I’m sure many consumers are now conjecturing what will ‘technologically’ happen in 2015. Admittedly, I’m also guilty of...