We chatted with Janina from Netatmo to learn about their Welcome smart camera for home surveillance.
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Tag: IoT
The Trigger CES: Takuro Yoshida, LogBar
Take a look at the futuristic smart home controller Ring by LogBar–it works like pure magic.
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CES 2015: Apple’s HomeKit Holds The Key To Smart Home
Apple may have grown too big to grace an industry trade show like CES, but its presence is still felt this year as many smart home devices supporting their HomeKit smart home platform. Here are the top three highlights:
Switch from iOS accessory maker iDevices debuts at CES 2015 as the world’s first HomeKit-certified products. It is a smart power switch makes it easy to control the connected home appliance using your voice, no hub required. It does, however, need the companion iDevices Connected app to personalize the device with Siri voice commands.
Simiarly, iHome’s first Apple HomeKit product, SmartPlug, will enable iOS users to control any connected device using Siri. A companion app called iHome Control tied into HomeKit will let you turn devices on and off just by speaking into your iPhone or iPad.
Eve is a complete line of products and sensors from IoT maker Elgato that will enable users to monitor your home and provide control with a Siri voice command. Two products, a HomeKit-enabled switch named Eve Energy and the Eve Door & Window Sensors are slated for release in following months.
Update 2015/01/08: two more devices added.
GridConnect ConnectSense Smart Outlet
This GridConnect ConnectSense links to iOS devices via HomeKit, features its own rule-based software, and speaks the ZigBee Wi-Fi wireless protocol.
Another piece of hardware on the Apple HomeKit nice list is the MyQ Smart Garage. It lets you open and close your garage door from anywhere with an Internet connection, set custom alerts and remotely monitor whether your garage door is open.
CES 2015: LG Launches ThinQ Series Of Connected Home Appliances
Read original story on: VentureBeat
Internet of things is undoubtedly a hot topic at this year’s CES, and LG is one of the many companies trying to bring the connected things home.
Announced earlier today at its CES press event, the South Korean company is launching a series of ThinQ-branded home appliances, including smart refrigerators, dishwashers, laundry machines, and ovens. The new washer, for example, comes with NFC and WiFi connectivity, allowing users to upload special washing cycles, monitor those cycles, and receive alerts when the load is finished.
Header image taken from www.lg.com
CES 2015 Preview: Nine Areas To Watch
With less than a month to go before CES 2015, rumors are starting to swirl about what products will be shown and which will be this year’s standouts. We’ve started sifting through coverage and will be paying particular attention to the following areas when we attend next month:
- Automotive. This is the year the car finally takes over CES. With a record 11 manufacturers present, the convention will feature keynotes from Mercedes chairman Dieter Zetsche and Ford CEO Mark Fields. Everyone’s talking about a new concept car — an autonomous “mobile living room.” Meanwhile, Audi will also announce two “world debuts.” Watch for press events from Chevrolet, Volkswagen, Toyota, and more.
- Smart Home. The automated home will have its own marketplace at the Sands, though the entire city will seemingly be dedicated to Smart Home: expect large presentations from Belkin and Philips, and dozens upon dozens of home automation products — including iDevices’ first-ever Homekit-enabled device.
- Wearables. LG will reportedly release its successor to the G Watch, which could also incorporate 4G. Breaking into the market for the first time, HTC will debut a not-smartwatch wearable, but no details are out yet; it’s potentially something in the line of a fitness band. Lenovo has a watch on the docket, but we are holding our breath for the not-gonna-be-at-CES Apple Watch.
- Smart Garments. Technically a division within “wearables,” but expect the connected clothing market to get interesting, with shirts, jackets, sports bras, and even socks delivering fitness data with embedded sensors.
- 3D Printers. Doubling in size from 2014, the dedicated 3D Printing Marketplace will feature over 30 exhibitors stretching over 14,000 square feet. Watch the space for big moves from players like Makerbot and Autodesk, and expect that the crowd-pleasers will host interactive demonstrations just like last year.
- Phones. There are many rumors about Xiaomi debuting a Mi5 smartphone as it tries to take on the American market. Expect to hear buzz on LG’s flexible G Flex 2. No Samsung Galaxy S6 this year.
- Virtual Reality. With Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus from Sony, and Samsung Gear VR, the augmented reality space is (finally! Really, this time!) set to erupt. Expect to see VR-themed games, apps, and more interesting experiences.
- Drones. Expect to see dozens of flying cameras in the dedicated Unmanned Systems Marketplace. GoPro will even debut their own.
- Big Shiny Televisions. Finally, the big screens: joining the rapidly expanding, horribly expensive pack of 4K TVs may be LG’s 55-inch 8K display. Codenamed “Mabinogion,” it will have a resolution of 7680×4320 pixels.
Keep watching ipglab.com as we continue to cover CES 2015.
Event Recap: Fall 2014 IoT Fair
The evolution of the IoT has transformed the way people interact with physical objects in their everyday life, and how these objects interact with other devices like sensors, smartphones, and tablets. The Fall 2014 Internet of Things (IoT) Fair was a great way to experience products from both established and early stage companies. Each company demonstrated their solution, trade-show style, to roughly 500 enthusiastic IoTers. The companies spanned across several categories, but these stood out:
- Basic6 gives users a cloud-based infrastructure for real-time monitoring, deployment, and management of IoT devices.
- Kinsa uses a smartphone-enabled thermometer to monitor symptoms and track illness for users and their doctors.
- Ottomate reduces a home’s electrical cost through its self-programming home automation system.
- Octopart allows engineers and part buyers to easily access part information, design, manufacturing, and cost through its search engine.
- Bluesmart gives travelers the ability to locate, lock, and weigh their suitcase directly from their smartphone.
As consumers get more comfortable using smart devices we expect more such platforms to enter the market.
These IoT Gadgets Offer A Fun Way To Visualize Weather
Read original story on: PSFK
Checking weather just got a lot more fun. Made by UK creative agency Uniform, Weather Systems is a set of three charmingly designed gadgets that display real-time weather information wirelessly transmitted via the Internet. The three gadgets showcased include a block of pins that movs as it rains, a wheel that changes color depending on temperature, and a weather vane that spins according to wind direction.
Apple To Open Up Lightning Port Access To Accessory Makers
Read original story on: The Verge
Apple will soon allow third-party manufacturers to integrate its Lightning port directly into their Apple accessories. Apple has already opened up the Lightning connection to headphone makers for better audio quality, but it will be very interesting to see what this newfound connectivity can bring to Apple devices in areas like the connected car or the Internet of Things.
TechWreck: What To Do With All That Wearable-Generated Data
As The Verge writer David Pierce pointed out in his Microsoft Band review, the newly launched fitness tracker—like dozens of other wearables currently available—generates a boatload of biometric data, providing users with a heightened sense of the quantified self. But beyond that, it doesn’t do really much, leaving users bewildered and lacking insights they can act on. In his own words:
That’s the thing about all fitness trackers: even the most powerful ones are only measuring internal data, data about me. … If the Band knows my heart rate and my sleep stage, why can’t it wake me up at the perfect moment in my sleep cycle?
Indeed, “what am I supposed to do with all that data” has become a question frequently asked by the early adopters of wearable tech. Wearable makers need to go beyond basic functions such as tracking, syncing and data-gathering. Only by fully exploring the actionable insights the data can provide, or by building a rich narrative for the users to engage with, will wearables find a mass audience.
Header image taken from the linked review on The Verge
Meet Onyx, The Star Trek-Inspired, Futuristic Walkie-Talkie
Read original story on: Business Insider
OnBeep, a year-old startup based in San Francisco, just unveiled its first hardware product – a real-time wearable communicator named Onyx. Inspired by the futuristic walkie-talkie featured in Star Trek, it pairs to a smartphone via Bluetooth and works with Wi-Fi or data service. Sporting a slightly bulky but lightweight circular design, Onyx can support up to 15 people in real-time group conversations—an interesting take on bringing group messaging into the physical world.
