How to effectively integrate innovative technologies in your house in 2022?

These days, home is no longer just a place where people live, dwell and sleep. Thanks to the goodness of the internet, we like to spend more of our free time at home. This is a reality that seems to be gaining momentum, and which also seems to be consolidating worldwide. Streaming services such as […]

Creating a Multi-Entertainment Living Space

A multi-entertainment living space needs to be able to do many things. From seating to storage to snacks and beyond, you need to ensure it is just right. Nowadays, we no longer want to just sit down and watch TV. Our living spaces need to be able to handle multiple types of entertainment. When planning […]

Clean your home with lasers

That’s right, lasers. Now you can pretend you’re a Stormtrooper while you vacuum, except you’ll be far more accurate. Metropol’s gadget guru Ian Knott looks into the clever tech included in Dyson’s latest stick vacuum cleaner. I joke, of course. The Dyson V15 Detect doesn’t zap the dirt off your floor with futuristic lasers. If […]

Huawei? Yes way

While it may conjure up concerns about privacy for some, there’s one thing for sure – the biggest electronics company on the planet, Huawei, produces a quality product. Metropol’s gadget guru Ian Knott looks at its latest fitness band. When it comes to battery life, Huawei absolutely wipe the floor with the competition. Most smartwatches, […]

Don’t waste that waste

Several ways exist to dispose of household food waste, but few of them are as convenient as Breville’s FoodCycler®. Metropol’s gadget guru Ian Knott puts the clever product through its paces.     Not everybody has the space for, or time to nurture, a worm farm or compost bin to dispose of food scraps. And […]

Transitioning to a digital workplace: Ricoh

In 1888, lawyer Thomas de Renzy Harman was busy in central Christchurch when a 50-second long earthquake shook the city, causing the spire of Christchurch Cathedral to collapse.       More than 120 years later, the firm of Harmans Lawyers was even busier, still operating within the central city when the 2011 earthquake struck. […]