Transmitter, clicker, key fob…whatever you call it, your remote control is a symbol of home, security and peace of mind. Our trusty and award-winning NOVA range has been the automatic choice in remote controls for 20 years, and there is confidence in every button...

When two of the hottest innovations of the past 20 years converge, you know you have a winner. Which innovations, you ask? We’re talking about the world’s largest video sharing platform, YouTube, and the rise of mobile apps: mini programs or software that can be...

If that timeless aphorism “knowledge is power” (scientia potentia est, in its original Latin form) is true, then having free, instant access to it is like having lightning in a bottle. While Sir Frances Bacon, the hugely influential 17th century philosopher to whom...

In an age characterised by rapid, unprecedented technological evolution, consumers and business often find themselves in a desperate race to stay ahead of the latest trends and innovations informing their daily lives and enterprises. Think back to the rise of...

If you’re like most (if not all) access automation installers, or any tradesperson for that matter, chances are that you have a toolbox that you carry with you to every job for which you are commissioned. In this toolbox, one is likely to find a wide array of...

Do you remember going to the doctor as a kid and him or her telling you in a kindly, sympathetic voice to “tell them where it hurts”? Then, being ever the obliging and obedient child, you would do just that. That’s one of the neat things about us humans, we are able...

  In an increasingly advanced society, technology has become a sort of framing device, a companion piece to humanity’s narrative of continuous innovation. Virtually every facet of our reality is viewed through the lens of technology, from culture to the dissemination...

In William Shakespeare’s famous play Julius Caesar, a soothsayer warns the emperor to “beware the Ides of March”, presumably because that turn of phrase sounds a lot more ominous and dramatic than “Yo, Caesar, mark off the 15th on your calendar because something super...

Valentine’s Month is coming to an end, and we’ve had our fill of chocolates, oversized teddy bears and movies with obligatory airport scenes in which the protagonist declares his undying love to a romantic interest intent on relocating to a different city, and in...

In 1992, author and radio talk show host Dr Gary Chapman released his highly influential and oft-referenced book The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate, which is still a staple of relationships self-help almost 30 years since it was...

What’s love got to do, got to do with it, legendary pop diva Tina Turner wanted to know in the leather-lunged chanteuse’s 1984 hit, which is as recognisable today as it was almost 40 years ago. Quite a lot, as it turns out. So much, in fact, that there is an entire...

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…” Indeed, Victorian poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning loved her paramour fiercely, boldly, and in every known dimension (“to the depth and breadth and height”, according to the next line of her ode to Cupid’s arrow; because...

Please allow me to preface this letter by wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year. We at CENTURION look forward to bringing you world-class products, service and support in 2021 and beyond. Despite a somewhat inauspicious start to the year – with a move back to...