SmartWorld Weekly : Sensing mothers, insulting apps + more
This week’s SmartWorld Series features a motherly smarthub that comes with sensors for you and your home, a smack-talking fitness app to get you moving, a car that comes with its own flying drone, and a suitcase on wheels that follows you around.
For those who missed this week’s SmartWorld Series, here’s a chance to catch up on the exciting developments happening in the connected world. Each week, SiliconANGLE rounds up the best of apps and services for health and fitness, smart homes, smart cars and anything related to the Internet of Things.
New smart hub connects everything, from people to homes
Sense Mother is a smarthub not only for your smart home but also for you. It comes with Motion Cookies, which are sensors you can place on home appliances, pets, yourself, and other little things you don’t want to lose sight of. Its little minions gather all these data and Sense Mother makes sense of it so you can better understand your house or yourself. Learn more about Sense Mother and her little minions on this week’s SmartHome roundup.
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Get fit with tough-love : Smart gadgets talk back
If you’re having a hard time losing those pounds you accumulated over the holidays because you lack the motivation, then the Carrot Fit – Talking Weight Tracker may help you in your quest. What makes it different from other weight trackers is that it insults you so you’ll be motivated to start losing that extra weight. This app may not be those for who are overly sensitive and cannot handle machine-generated insults. Find out more about the Carrot Fit – Talking Weight Tracker in this week’s Quantified Self Roundup.
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Concept car comes with a flying drone to see what’s ahead
Most car manufacturers are looking into self-driving technologies, but Renault has another thing in mind when it comes to road safety – Flying Companions. At the New Delhi Auto Show, Renault unveiled the Renault Kwid Concept car which looks aesthetically pleasing inside and out. What makes it stand out is the Flying Companion which takes off from the rotating rear portion of the Kwid’s roof. Find out what the Flying Companion does in this week’s SmartCar roundup.
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Smart devices for lazy travelers and charging enthusiasts
Travelling light may have a new meaning with Hop!, a connected suitcase that follows you around. Hop! is equipped with receivers that enables it to receive, identify and triangulate different signals so it can connect with your smartphone and literally follow behind you . In case the signal is lost, the caterpillar tracks that allow it to move on its own locks down, and it sends a message to your smartphone telling you it can’t find you. Find out more about the Hop! and other amazing devices in this week’s SmartDevice roundup.
Tune in next week for more interesting stories, discoveries and innovations in the world of smart and connected things.
feature image: courtesy of Mother Sense
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