2014年2月26日 星期三

Wearable Tech Trends - Activity Trackers and Smart Watches - CES 2014


A good resource for the state-of-the-art wearable devices. My only question is: all devices are almost in watch or bracelet form. Can we have different forms? 

2014年2月20日 星期四

Insteon: Introduction



Insteon is designed to enable devices, such as light switches, thermostats, motion sensors, etc. to be networked together using the power line, radio frequency (RF), or both. The technology and application seem notable. Here I use the following YouTube video as an introduction.

2014年2月16日 星期日

Nest Protect


Nest Protect has eight sensors that allow it to know what’s happening in a room and detect dangerous levels of smoke and carbon monoxide. In addition to detecting potential threats, Nest Protect has three sensors that let you silence alarms with a wave of your hand. They also detect movement to light up your path at night.

2014年2月12日 星期三

Estimote Beacon



An Estimote Beacon is a small, wireless device, sometimes also called a 'mote'. When placed in a physical space, it broadcasts tiny radio signals to smart devices. Think about it as a very small lighthouse. Smartphones that are in range are able to 'hear' these signals and estimate their location very precisely, as well as communicate with the beacon to exchange data and information.

2014年2月11日 星期二

TI's Vision of Future Smart Car



This video gives a beautiful vision of future smart car. It utilizes the information from Internet smartly. Although it is not actually a demo regarding the Internet of "Things", it involves a thing (car) and the Internet.