About us

The smart home has become the most exciting space in technology – yet no-one has been covering the space in the manner it deserves. That’s where The Ambient comes in.

The sister site to Wareable and part of the Wareable Media Group, The Ambient is designed to be the first and last word in the smart home. We’re dedicated to demystifying this new world of connected home technology.

The Ambient is here to test and review the best gear on the market, explain how to get your smart home up and running, and show you how to get the most from it. And, perhaps most importantly, we’ll be charting what’s next.

Launched in 2018 by Paul Lamkin and James Stables, who also launched the world's biggest wearable tech website Wareable, The Ambient has grown to be the authority on the smart home.

Speaking in March 2018, to Gorkana, Lamkin explained, "We’re very much pitching The Ambient as not just another tech site. As with Wareable, it’s a site that blurs the boundaries of tech, lifestyle, fashion and a whole lot more.

"The rise of smart speakers and assistants such as Amazon Alexa, Siri through Apple HomeKit and Google Assistant have proven themselves to be the missing link to truly smart homes.

These devices have brought ambient computing – the idea of having AI all around us – to the masses. But with that comes a whole set of new questions for consumers. We’ll be providing in-depth reviews, detailed missing manuals, how-to hacks and a whole lot more."

The Ambient is a champion of good home tech. Experiences that look good, feel good and add to your home. It doesn’t have to be connected – we’re championing any way technology can make our life better.

The Ambient was shortlisted at the AOP Digital Publishing Awards 2018 as the 'Best Digital Launch of the Year' and the Wareable Media Group was also nominated as a 'Publisher of the Year' as well.

The Wareable Media Group has grown to three publications now the latest site, Get Sweat Go, going live in mid-2019.

The Ambient editorial team

James Stables – Co-CEO, Wareable Media Group

James founded the Wareable Media Group with Paul back in 2014 – and The Ambient is the second site in a growing publishing business.

As a technology journalist since 2006, James has reported on the world of gadgets through the explosion of consumer tech, from the release of the first iPhone to iPad, App Store, wearable tech and now the smart home.

It's this appreciation of how technology shapes our lives that led James and Paul to see the promise of wearable technology back in 2014 – but in James' opinion, that's nothing in comparison to the promise of the smart home. In fact, James gave a talk at IFA+ Summit 2015 on the future of the smart home, and a lot of the thinking – around the opportunity of voice control – fed into the creation of The Ambient.

You can email James - [email protected]

Or check out his profile on LinkedIn.

Paul Lamkin – Co-CEO, Wareable Media Group

Before launching Wareable with James back in 2014 Paul worked for a variety of the UK's biggest and best consumer tech publications including Pocket-lint, Electric Pig, Tech Digest, What Laptop, T3 and TechRadar.

He also had a couple of years as the senior editor of tech at MSN, where we was allowed to write about other things than Windows and Xboxes on a few occasions. The Ambient was born because Paul was sick of Fitbits and Android Wear watches. Only joking.

You can email Paul - [email protected]

Or check out his profile on LinkedIn.

Conor Allison – Editor-at-large, Wareable Media Group

Conor started his career in tech journalism as a news reporter at Digital Spy, where his keenness was quickly dampened by the never-ending cycle of stories relating to exploding Galaxy Note devices.

He moved to the Wareable Media Group in 2017, where he found himself trying out translation earbuds on a first date and cycling with a wearable airbag, as well as covering the industry’s latest releases.

After a stint as Pocket-lint's Reviews and Buyer’s Guides Editor, Conor returned to Wareable Media Group in 2022 as Editor-at-Large.

Conor has also contributed to British GQ, Wired, Metro, The Independent and The Mirror.

You can email Conor - [email protected]

Or check out his profile on LinkedIn.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy - Contributor

A writer and editor for two decades, Jennifer has covered the smart home, consumer tech, IOT and its intersection with sustainable living. New York born, London raised and now living in Charleston, South Carolina, Jennifer began her career at The Daily Telegraph, before moving to Sun Valley, Idaho where she worked as a journalist and editor for local magazines and newspapers.

She is Contributing Editor at Dwell Magazine, Home Editor at Charleston Magazine, and regularly contributes to New York Times / Wirecutter, US News & World Report, Wired, BBC Science Focus Magazine and others.

She's currently overseeing everything smart home over on The Verge.

Or view her profile on LinkedIn.

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