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A New Definition of Smart Water
Given the historic drought in California, finding ways to reduce water use is critical for homeowners and businesses alike. Products like the ones that Kevin Meagher, VP & GM Smart Home of Lowes, discusses a way to automatically detect water leaks and, if the leaks are really a flood, automatically shut off the water to…
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The Machine to Human Connection
[Note: Most of the audio linked to the above video is no longer there. It needs to be fixed. In the meantime, the script for the above audio follows the text, below.] If the Internet of Everything is the future, then International CES 2014 is a good indication of where we are going. One word…
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Monitoring the Man Cave
Vampire appliances are often the cause for excessive electricity usage that catapults a consumer’s bills to an expensive tier. In this video, we learn about how one man’s children were vampires of sorts, sneaking into his man cave and using his electronic gizmos while he was away. Jay Kenney, Vice President of Marketing for Alarm.com…
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From Connected to Selfie
The maturation of technology, personalization and the rise of the “selfie” segment are three of the trends that Stuart Sikes, president of Parks Associates, observed at International CES 2014. One thread these trends have in common is the creation of lots of data, whether that data consists of pictures, telemetry, voice or video. And the…
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Beyond Video — Metadata as Part of the Action
Metadata may be in the royal court of content, but collecting it and using it for something useful can be a royal pain. Rigado and its Rebound product solves that problem for people who want to relive their action sport adventure. With 9 sensors, they can provide a rich suite of data including elevation, speed,…
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Continuous Fitness Feedback
Keeping New Year’s resolutions, particularly when they are associated with staying in shape, is always a challenge. Even identifying and tracking progress can be overwhelming. Fitbit aims to solve this through a series of low-cost sensors that monitor things such as steps taken, calories burned, hours slept and quality of sleep. What makes this approach…
