“Awhole new world opens up when you get these various systems all talking to each other”

Paul looks at the various ways to join home automation, IoT and other connected systems together

PAULOCKENDEN

As I sit here at my desk, I can see an electronic radiator valve that’s part of my Evohome setup, an Arlo camera just outside the window and a Wi-Fi controllable aircon unit on the wall. Naturally, me being me, there’s loads more stuff like this all around my home and back at my office. These pieces of tech work just fine in a standalone manner. Some need internet access (such as my Arlo cameras), while some will continue to work without external connectivity (thankfully, my Evohome heating fits into that category; if the internet goes down, my radiators stay toasty). But none of these systems need to be interfaced with anything else to work properly. You can just treat them as individual, unrelated products. I’m sure that many people who buy…

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