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Why Your Phone Is the Heart of Your Smart Home Smartphone rankings might seem like a long way from smart home installation. But bear with us. The latest top-ten phone lists from the tech press tell us something genuinely useful about how homeowners are living with technology right now. And it matters, because your phone is the remote control for your entire home. Your Phone Controls Everything When we install a smart …
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Why Your Smart Home Needs a Solid Network First I was reading a review of the new Asus Zenbook Duo this week. It is a laptop with two OLED screens, impressive battery life, and integrated graphics that can handle modern games without a dedicated GPU. Clever bit of kit. But what caught my attention was not the screens or the processor. It was a throwaway comment about how the device switches between modes, connects …
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The Best Smartphones for Controlling Your Smart Home Your smart home is only as good as the device in your hand. Whether you're adjusting your lighting, checking your security cameras, or setting your motorised blinds before bed, your smartphone is the remote control for everything. So it's worth choosing well. Stuff Magazine has just updated their Top Ten smartphone rankings, and it got us thinking. We spend a lot …
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The tech world keeps raising the bar I've been following the latest wave of ultra-portable laptops with genuine interest. Not because we install laptops. But because the thinking behind them is exactly the kind of thinking we apply to every smart home project we take on in Cheshire. The new Asus Zenbook Duo has just landed with a second screen, multiple working modes, and a setup that adapts to whatever you're doing. …
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The phone in your pocket runs your smart home Smartphones keep getting better. The latest batch, reviewed in Stuff magazine this month, shows just how capable these devices have become. Five-star ratings across the board. Flagship cameras. All-day battery life. Screens that are a genuine pleasure to use. But here at Cheshire Smart Homes, when we see a phone ranked this highly, we think about something most reviewers …
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Why Your Home Screen Setup Matters More Than You Think I've been reading about the new Asus Zenbook Duo. It's a laptop with two OLED screens side by side, and it got me thinking. Not about buying one, but about how we use screens at home, and whether most people are getting the best out of the displays they already have. The Zenbook Duo is built around a simple idea: more screen, more context. You get two panels …
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