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Speaking to our speakers
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Amazon Echo has changed the way we listen to music forever, as now all you need to do to play your favourite tracks is to simply ask Alexa. If you’d have tried to speak to your iPod dock back in 2009, you might have received some funny looks. Conversely, plugging an iPod Mini into a speaker dock these days would certainly raise a few eyebrows…
We’ve turned up the heat on oven tech
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We’ve taken cooking to new levels in the last 10 years. Ovens from Electrolux and Hoover now contain cameras so you can keep an eye on your food from your phone, wherever you are. Whilst this is certainly a handy gadget
Robots keep our homes clean
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These days, we don’t even have to lift a finger to keep our homes tidy – that’s what robot vacuum cleaners are for. Using the latest mapping technology, these hoovers autonomously clean up after us – keeping on top of our crumbs and spillages, so we don’t have to.
Time’s up for traditional alarm clocks
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We’ve seen some major alarm clock advancements since 2009. From apps that force you out of bed in the mornings whether you like it or
A sprinkle of tech in our gardens
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Long-gone
The evolution of the doorbell
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Electric doorbells have been commonplace since the early 1900’s, yet only in recent years have they been radically revolutionised. A far cry from a humble door knock, doorbells these days have built-in cameras that link to your phone, so you can see what’s going on at your front door wherever you are in the world.
Who knows what the next 10 years have in store for your new home?