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Product Design

Seamless Tech: Home & Away

As a sea of smart products floods the market, super-intelligent devices are rising to the top. Inherently adaptive, instructionless and dynamic, they are allowing consumers to maximise their enjoyment of life both in and away from the home.

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10 Nov 2015
BY: Rachael Sleight
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