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Thanks - glad you enjoyed it. If you have any review units, I'd be happy to have a play and blog my experiences. My contact details are in my profile

The platform itself is freely downloadable, and if you want a Raspberry Pi with a microphone to test it easily, you can get one from

I do care about privacy in all rooms, so is it 100% open source? Couldn't tell from the website.

Yes, we are open-sourcing the components over time! We started with open-sourcing the NLU that you can look at on this post:

It also works offline, so you can heat your bed even when Amazon servers are not available :)

Controlling a heated blanket without an internet connection? The future really is amazing.