Important features of the smart home hub

Starter Package is sold for about $ 160, it includes a smart home hub, a motion sensor, window sensor. For $ 260 the buyer gets it is already a hub, camera, two window sensor (responding to the vibration) and smart outlet.

Panasonic believes that the proprietary system of smart devices connect DECT ULE design distinguishes us from all other systems. So, DECT ULE can be installed in just a few minutes to give reliable communications between individual devices and between devices and users.

Special attention is the Japanese company paid the security system. According to the developers, to intervene in the wireless DECT ULE, connecting devices in the house together is almost impossible.

Source: wareable

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“Internet of Things” is becoming increasingly popular and feasible idea. However, in the way of mass adoption of this technology, there are several obstacles. One of them – the reluctance of many modern people use these technologies. The problem is not that people are afraid of new ideas or do not know how to use technology. Quite the contrary – the number of gadget lovers grows exponentially. The problem quite different.

According to sociologists, the US and UK people do not actively create their own smart home for one reason only – these houses or apartments they do not own. In fact, in the US, only 36% of homeowners under the age of 35 years, and in the UK, and even less – here only 10% of people under 34 years old have their own apartment or house.

All the rest – rented accommodation. Needless to invest hundreds or thousands of dollars to create a smart home project in rented accommodation, from which in a year will have to leave, no one will. For the most part, tenants renting accommodation for about 12 months, and then look for other options.

The idea of IOTAS to tenants could also join the modern technologies and the “Internet of Things”. And it can be done by offering housing tenants with an already installed system “smart home”. Smart locks, thermostats, air conditioning, coffee maker and fridge – all of these devices with the beginnings of AI waiting owners in apartments rented.

So far, the proposals from IOTAS not so much – it’s quite expensive, beat the whole apartment smart-technology and undertake a home upgrade systems. Nevertheless, the company hopes that more customers will look exactly the apartment with the systems of “smart home” rather than conventional housing.

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Many home automation systems require high skills to install. As a result, in addition to the purchase of the system, and have to hire another expert who will install such a system. Umbrela – Canadian project “smart home”, which differs from analogues easy to install and operate.

The authors propose a project to install your system into modules. Various modules are responsible for different functions, including the management of household appliances, lighting, voice commands or control over ventilation.

For the introduction of the work necessary to place the various modules that are installed directly on the wall switches. Each module is equipped with a body made of aluminum, touch screen, audio system and various sensors.

Price system, unfortunately, is still unknown.

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Knaus Tabbert designer designed the car trailer, very similar to the shuttles from “Star Trek.” For the opportunity to mount to the car, a van was called Caravisio, and allows you to stay in one person but with a high level of comfort. Equipped with a bathroom, kitchen, modular furniture, a TV, a folding rear “deck”, this motor home also has a self-contained power generator and its own water supply system. And most importantly, almost all systems Caravisio can be controlled via smartphone.

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iDoorCam – a device that combines a digital video camera and a doorbell. New product is very similar to DoorBot , which 24gadget told at the end of last year, but is only compatible with the iPad and iPhone and has no control functions locks. Currently open iDoorCam pre-order for $ 165 and start of deliveries scheduled for October.

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