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SWANN ENFORCER 4K
It’s said that an Englishman’s home is his castle, but there are two main
reasons that saying is out of date. First, it’s sexist, and second, it’s
frowned upon to use cannons these days. Besides, it’s not their fault
they work for Yodel. But the need for home protection still applies... and
Swann’s Enforcer 4K kits mean business. The cameras record 4K colour
video day and night to the system’s hard drive, with Dropbox backup
also available. They’re all wired, but use ‘Power over Ethernet’ tech so
don’t need batteries or a mains cable, plus there’s facial recognition,
built-in sirens, rozzer-style flashing lights and two-way audio to make
anyone think twice about attempting to breach the portcullis.
from £349 / swann.com
Switch, don’t kill my vibe
LUTRON ALISSE
You don’t get many switches gracing the hallowed pages of Stuff
magazine – but not many switches look like this. Designed to be used
with Lutron’s HomeWorks automation system, the Alisse range will
do much more than just turn your lights on and off, with a choice of
shapes, sizes and illuminated button layouts meaning you can use
them to trigger various settings for lighting or blinds. Custom engraving
is also an option, so you can label each one with the names of your
specially tuned configurations: ‘Wakey Wakey’, ‘Sexy Gloom’ or ‘Evil
Plotting’, perhaps. Finish options include aged bronze, champagne,
satin nickel, bright chrome and matt black.
£poa / lutron.com
Holy Moley, is the name a giveaway?
Yep, British company Moley Robotics has
launched the world’s first robotic kitchen
that “cooks from scratch and even cleans
up afterwards without complaint”. The
brainchild of Russian mathematician and
computer scientist Mark Oleynik, it can
whip up 5000 freshly cooked meals at
the touch of button using a pair of fully
articulated ‘hands’ engineered to copy
human chefs in motion. It translates those
techniques into digital movements using
bespoke algorithms. The dextrous robot
is considered the height of luxury (and
let’s be honest, downright laziness) and
incorporates Italian design with German
technology. Jackpot.Shouldn’t it be called Gordon RAMsay?
Groan. Actually, the Moley Kitchen was
co-developed with Tim Anderson, the 2011
winner of MasterChef, along with fellow
cooks Nicole Pisani and Andrew Clarke,
who will be adding new recipes every
month. Customers can also record their
own family-favourite dishes using Moley’s
recipe-creator software tool... although
we’re unsure how well it will cope with roast
turducken. On a more practical footing, it
can retrieve ingredients from the smart
fridge, adjust hob temperatures, fill pans
and pour, and mix and plate up using a
combination of cameras and other sensors.You mentioned cleaning up...
Those cameras can spot dropped food to
clean up before and after cooking, while a
UV lamp keeps the cooking area germ-free.
If this all sounds wildly expensive, we’ve
got bad news: it’s worse than that. The full
system including bespoke smart appliances
costs £248,000, roughly the same price
as the average UK house. Yeah, but can
a house cook and clean for you? Exactly.
Anyway, Moley claims to have over 1000
potential buyers, with more affordable
versions to follow. Until then, you’ll have
to keep cooking and start saving up.WTF IS
THE MOLEY
ROBOTIC
KITCHEN?