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Power4Less IHP Geyser, 12 months in

Nafisa Akabor, 16/11/2024 16 min read

I’ve been testing the Power4Less IHP Geyser for a month now. It’s the 200L geyser that promises “savings of more...

Recharged, 16/08/2024 3 min read

Approximately one in ten smart home apps share user data with third-party advertising networks, and the biggest offender in this...

9.5

Nafisa Akabor, 09/07/2024 7 min read

I’ve been testing the Plentify HotBot gadget for my geyser for the last seven weeks now. It promises to reduce...

Nafisa Akabor, 09/01/2024 5 min read

A smart home is a setup where appliances and devices are linked to a network and controlled remotely using voice...

Nafisa Akabor, 15/08/2023 4 min read

I’ve been tinkering with smart home products for years now and occasionally share on my socials what I’m playing with....

Nafisa Akabor, 07/08/2023 6 min read

The Hobot Legee D8 and the 4-in-1 Legee Lulu cleaning station is now available in South Africa through its distributor...

7.5

Nafisa Akabor, 09/06/2023 5 min read

Amazon-owned Ring Security released its newest video doorbell in South Africa in May. I’ve been testing the Ring Battery Video...

Nafisa Akabor, 23/09/2021 2 min read

The iRobot, which has sold more than 30-million Roomba vacuum cleaners worldwide, is now available in SA. The local range...

Nafisa Akabor, 01/06/2021 5 min read

I’ve finally got down to writing this beginner guide on how create a smart home. If you’ve been wanting to...