How to be home-tech savvy

What apps do we actually need to run our households? We explore the brave new worlds of home technology 

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I BUMP up against sleek intelligent appliances, remote services and strident app-based home control every week in my working life. What really matters? What is just a fad, an ego buy, a distraction from the granular content of our lives? It’s a very personal arena —but let’s start with what we probably all need, with the exception of a small, calm, coveted contingent — broadband.

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