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Nest’s smart Thermostat is now available to buy in the UK, priced from £179

Apr02
by on April 2, 2014 at 7:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Launches, UK

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Nest, the company looking to reinvent dull-but-worthy household items such as the smoke detector, has announced that its Nest Thermostat is now finally available to buy in the UK. Tony Fadell, ‘father of the iPod’ and founder/CEO of Nest, actually hates the word ‘smart’, which is why Nest describes its unit as a ‘learning’ thermostat instead. In reality, what that means is that there’s very little for you to actually do with it once you’ve got it installed and set up, which is a good thing. The device has been available in the US since back in 2012, but due…

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Sky introduces Buy and Keep movie service in UK with titles from £7.99, including a DVD copy

Apr02
by on April 2, 2014 at 7:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Launches, UK

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UK broadcaster Sky has announced details of a new Buy and Keep service as part of its Sky Store, which will allow customers to purchase digital copies of hundreds of movie titles. However, unlike a straightforward digital download service, buyers will also receive a DVD version that will be sent out three to five days later. It forms sort of an insurance policy for people with unreliable or metered internet connections, or perhaps you just like collecting physical media still. Sky tells TNW that the service will be available “in a few weeks”, and while it’s initially only available to…

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Sky introduces Buy and Keep movie service in UK with titles from £7.99, including a DVD copy

Apr02
by on April 2, 2014 at 7:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, UK

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UK broadcaster Sky has announced details of a new Buy and Keep service as part of its Sky Store, which will allow customers to purchase digital copies of hundreds of movie titles. However, unlike a straightforward digital download service, buyers will also receive a DVD version that will be sent out three to five days later. It forms sort of an insurance policy for people with unreliable or metered internet connections, or perhaps you just like collecting physical media still. Sky tells TNW that the service will be available “in a few weeks”, and while it’s initially only available to…

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