As well as the technological marvel of a show entirely about gadgets, Home of the Future is also ground-breaking in that it's the first brand funded commission from Channel 4. You might be thinking - E.ON are a massive energy supplier? Since when do they fund TV programmes? Why on earth would they want to fund a TV programme? Well you can ponder all these great questions whilst watching a show where an entire house is completely gutted, and refitted with energy-consuming gadgets performing every conceivable function.

Anyway, the very game Perera family from Sheffield have agreed to have their lives gadget-ed up. The first episode in this five part series looks entirely at rest. Well, that and driving to work, and mowing the lawn. But rest mostly. After having their home filled with more gadgets than Inspector Gadget and The Minority Report put together, the Perera's settle in to life with the gadgets. There are an incredible array of gadgets on display, from a thumb-print entry system, to wireless lawn-mowing robot, mind controlled games and a wristband than makes snorers roll over. So many gadgets that sometimes it feels like a televised Innovations catalogue - without easy wipe jelly moulds, which is possibly to the shows detriment. 

Chris Sanderson from the ominously named Future Laboratory presides over proceedings and looks at how, as well as just making things easier, gadgets can really tackle head on problems like lack of space, sleep and the inability of any woman to parallel park a small car into a large space. It's an interesting show and doesn't shy away from showing that however wonderful all these gadgets are they aren't without problems. If it says keep it turned on it’s probably best to keep it turned on, otherwise you to might end up on a hard shoulder looking dejectedly at a Nissan Leaf. 

See the first episode of Home of the Future on Sunday, February 12 at 7pm  on Channel 4.