It’s that time of the year when I choose my "Digital Product of the Year." Past products are TiVo and the Costa Coffee makers that ubiquitously populate UK service stations.This year I choose the British Gas Hive at Home automation system. Installing this has allowed me to control the heating system in my house whilst I am on a beach miles away. It’s a great piece of kit accessed from Android or iOS. It has also stopped the more lilly-livered members of my family from ramping up the heat or water temperatures when I am out. As a result of my control of the energy expended, these weaklings have been forced to put sweaters on. Consequently, this system has saved me some considerable wedge! On the downside, I thought I was one-up on my mates with Hive. Then one of the more techie blighters installed the rival Google NEST system which it seems remotely controls temperatures at room level (Hive currently has one temperature control point). Something for me to aspire to in 2015 unless BG can up spec The Hive! Go for it British Gas...
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