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Who needs Santa when you have Skype?
I couldn’t feel more festive if you covered me in chocolate, sprinkled me liberally with icing sugar and called me a Yule log! Test Drive...

Dean Anthony Gratton
Dec 20, 20162 min read


The Strange World of Skype Bots
“Fancy a pint?” my colleague Frank exclaimed and, indeed, it was that time of the day – of the week for that matter! 5pm on a Friday and...

Dean Anthony Gratton
Nov 30, 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
Nov 25, 20163 min read


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
Nov 18, 20164 min read


The two differences between internet connected devices and IoT things are purpose and scalability
We spoke to technology author and columnist Dean Anthony Gratton about the present and future of the Internet of Things. This expert in...

Telefonica IoT
Nov 3, 20166 min read


The Skype TX dream team
This month, I’m focusing on a true Skype dream team in terms of bringing great storytelling tools to the masses. Of course, I’m talking...

Dean Anthony Gratton
Oct 26, 20163 min read


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
Oct 16, 20163 min read


Software-Defined Networking: 101
I thought I’d take a look at software-defined networking (SDN) this month, since it’s another topic I regularly see across Technically...

Dean Anthony Gratton
Aug 25, 20164 min read


Shrugging off the bugs: Exploring consumer complacency
I have often been described as a seasoned or veteran engineer – well, I mean, in terms of software engineering and all things wireless...

Dean Anthony Gratton
Aug 23, 20163 min read


Connecting the cows, chickens and sheep through the IoT
I’m taking a rather heavenly perspective while reflecting upon Microsoft’s vision for the Internet of Things (IoT). It seems that when it...

Dean Anthony Gratton
Aug 4, 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
Jul 29, 20163 min read


The Smart Agent: Enabling the Internet of Things
Let me take a moment to provide you with my understanding of the Internet of Things (IoT). Empowering ‘Smart Objects’ Firstly, the IoT...

Dean Anthony Gratton
Jun 14, 20164 min read

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