The Smart Life
The Smart Life
Beacon Agency
The Smart Life is a podcast looking at all things Smart Home and IoT. From the latest tech to the bigger questions around the role tech has to play in our lives, each episode, hosts Jess and Thomas will be joined by industry experts to break down the news behind the headlines.
Smart Home & the 'Do It For Me' Market
This episode, Thomas is joined by Roamler UK's Pete Gilbert to discuss how the gig economy is shaking up the customer experience for smart home, as well as the impact of privacy concerns, and what the millennial generation might expect from their home and devices in the future.
Oct 1, 2020
42 min
The Impact of Smart Home and IoT on Future Generations
This episode, Thomas and Jess are taking a deeper look into the opportunities and dangers of smart home, IoT, and other technological developments impacting future generations. With guests Adam Williams (Lightwave) and Nikesha Davis Shanks (City Farm Systems), the episode covers everything from the changing nature of technology in education, our right to privacy, and the social gap and elitism driven by who can afford to interact with technology.
Sep 17, 2020
48 min
How Smart Home Technology can Assist an Ageing Population
Jess & Thomas are joined this week by Natalie Wathan from Schneider Electric to discuss the opportunities the smart home presents to help an ageing population live independently in their homes for longer, ensuring they're safe, connected, and healthy.
Sep 10, 2020
42 min
Using Smart Technology to Improve our Health and Wellbeing
Jess is joined this episode by Daniel Bastone from Airthings to explore the impact that smart home and wearable technology can have on our health and wellbeing, as well as the importance of data, privacy, and what the future holds for our home lives.
Aug 27, 2020
38 min
How we Improve Care in the Community
Hosts Jess and Thomas are joined by Caroline Laurenson, Managing Director of TL Tech, and Kris Gamble, Director of Customised Ltd to discuss how society can harness smart home technology to deliver and improve care within the community. We also take a look about how far the industry has come, but also the challenges that retailers, manufacturers, designers, and policy makers need to face to improve the lives of everyone, no matter the type of care they require.
Aug 20, 2020
49 min
Getting to Carbon Zero
Welcome to Season 2 of the Smart Life podcast! We kick off this season with one of the biggest questions we're facing: how do we get to carbon zero? Thomas is joined by Remi Volpe from Schneider Electric, Stephen Pattenden from the UK Smart Homes and Buildings Association, and the podcast also welcomes back John Bradford from Delta Dore.
Aug 13, 2020
49 min
Live at SH&BA June 2019
Episode 4: In this episode, Thomas chairs a panel at the June 2019 Smart Homes & Buildings Association event held at BOSCH's brand new Innovation Hub. He's joined by a panel of experts from across the smart home industry discussing the importance of security and privacy in the smart home.
Jul 23, 2019
44 min
Energy Efficiency, Diversity, and Energenie
Episode 3: Jess and Thomas are joined by Abi Coften and Oliver Tadd from MiHome at Energenie to discuss their smart home solutions, as well as talking about energy efficiency, diversity in tech, and how different demographics are responding, and buying in, to the smart home.
Jul 4, 2019
44 min
Energy & Security in the Smart Home
Episode 2: Live from the first Smart Home Expo at the NEC in Birmingham, Jess and Thomas are joined by Charlie Higgs from Bosch Smart Home to discuss the effect smart devices can have on energy and security in the home.
Apr 11, 2019
32 min
Welcome to The Smart Life
Episode 1: Our favourite tech of #CES2019, the role marketing has to play in the smart home, and what we're most excited for in 2019! Thomas and Jess are joined by Jenny Parkinson from Lightwave, and John Bradford from Delta Dore.
Jan 25, 2019
29 min