The Gadget Guy

Colin Baker: smartening up your home

The Nest thermostat

If I were a bird and I was building a nest, I would leave twigs out of it. I'd gather bits of pillows and maybe some cool LED lights or something. I like my comforts. At home, if there's a gadget replacement for a conventional bit of my home, I'll jump at it. Connected light switches and app-supported alarms are my creature comforts.

When I heard that a duo of Apple engineers had ...