Powerline Adapters

Power-line adapters are devices that turn a home's electrical wiring into network cables for a computer network. They come in handy when you need to bring the Internet connection to a far corner in the basement where Wi-Fi signals can't reach. A power-line connection is generally also more reliable than a wireless connection. With speeds up to 500Mbps, it's also faster.

To me it's a good choice to get connection reliability over the WiFi but not have the hassles to install the Ethernet cables.

Reference here provides a few good choices on powerline adapters.

Honeywld TV Box embedded with 720P Lens

A new TV box is embedded with 720P lens to serve as an IP camera and allows more applications.

【Idea】A Reverse Way of Using Bluetooth Finder

In the post about Chipolo and SickNFind, we talked about a Bluetooth finder that is used with smart phone to help find an item or remind you when your pet or kid is leaving you.

However, a reverse way of using it may be more valuable.

StickNFind: Bluetooth Powered Ultra Small Location Stickers

StickNFind is a ultra small sticker with Bluetooth that you can stick on any device, person or animal, and find them with your Smart Phone (Apple iOS & Android).

Let's watch the video for the scenarios they came up with.

Chipolo: Bluetooth Item Finder

Chipolo is a Bluetooth enabled item finder and thermometer for your iPhone or Android that helps you locate your belongings.

Here is a video that shows many different scenarios.

Giroptic 360cam: 360 Degree WiFi Camera

The 360cam delivers easy real time streaming video over WiFi, recorded video, and still photos in the palm of your hand.

Bublcam: 360 Degree WiFi Camera

The bublcam is a 360º camera and software technology that shares everything around you through spherical photos and videos.

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? 

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.

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.

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.