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The Hive Active Heating 2 thermostat.
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It won’t be long, experts say, before the average Londoner will be able to program her day to start this way:
An iPhone app with a real-time weather feed sees it’s overcast again, so it tells the diodes embedded in the bedroom walls to mimic sunrise. As the light brightens, the shower tap opens and the water reaches the desired warmth just as the first whiff of espresso wafts in from the kitchen down the hall.