year, it is expected to be able to fully connect to the smart home, as well as virtual assistants amazon ecoy well — if a price tag of up to £3,000 doesn't bother you... sorry, hang on, ijust need to charge my phone... and for those moments the sun isn't shining, well, you wouldn't want your washing getting wet, would you? so, how about a smart clothes peg? peggy is still at prototype stage, but the finished product aims to be able to track ultra localised weather using these sensors within the device, as well as pulling data from online forecasts so you know whether you should be putting your washing out or not. handy, if it works. but for keeping yourself dry, well, a few smart umbrellas, in all shapes and sizes, have emerged in the last few years. as much as this umbrella may look difficult to miss, it is, of course, quite easy to leave your umbrella at home when it's going to rain, or just to leave it anywhere, but this connects to your mobile phone so it should stop you from being able to lose it. if you move too far away you will receive an alert and if you wake up in the morning and t