This week’s Smart World Series features a new smart drone, startups that help you retrofit your smart home, a new round of funding for a mobile vision company, and new devices and partnerships for the connected world.

For those who missed last week’s Smart World Series, here’s a chance to catch up on the exciting developments in the connected world. Each week, SiliconANGLE rounds up the top new trends regarding smart homes and cars, smart data centers and IT, smart infrastructure, and all things related to the Internet of Things.

Drone porn: 3D Robotics launches the autonomous Solo smart drone

3D Robotics, Inc. has launched Solo, a drone described as the first smart drone. It is equipped with two integrated Linux computers that provide both autonomous flight and camera control. The drone also delivers access to GoPro controls, including HD streaming right to the user’s mobile device and computer-assisted Smart Shot flight features.

Read more about this smart drone here.

3 startups to retrofit your smart home

Startups or new companies have a knack of delivering innovative products that we expect from big-name companies, and thanks to crowdfunding sites, their products become a reality and sometimes may even be cheaper compared to similar name-brand products in the market. If you’re looking for smart solutions to retrofit your home, check out the snap-on smart switch Switchmate, the Wi-Fi battery Roost and a temperature hub called Ambi Climate.

Read more about these innovative products here.

Mobile vision company Movidius raises $40 million Series E

Movidius, Ltd., a company that specializes in compact, high-performance, ultralow power, computational imaging and vision processing chips, software, development tools and reference designs, has raised $40 million in Series E round of funding led by Summit Bridge Capital with the participation of Atlantic Bridge Capital, AIB Seed Capital Fund, Capital-E, DFJ Esprit and Robert Bosch Venture Capital, along with new investors ARCH Venture Partners and Sunny Optical Technology Group. The new round of funding will be used to further its efforts in seizing market opportunities.

Read more about Movidius’ new round of funding here.

New router doubles as smart home hub

If you’re looking to simplify your smart home, Securifi offers the Almond+, a router that doubles as a smart home hub with a touchscreen panel. Instead of having to purchase two separate products to control and connect your smart home devices, all you need is the Almond+. Also featured in this roundup is SolarCity and Nest Labs, Inc.’s partnership to deliver more energy savings to consumers and Icontrol Networks, Inc.’s partnership with Jasper Technologies, Inc. to help dealers cope with the growing demand for smart home and security solutions.

Read more about these partnerships and new product in our Smart Living roundup.

New smartwatch, med tracker in this week’s Smart Health Roundup

Insulin Angel is a new smart health device that debuted on Indiegogo, which aims to help people afflicted with insulin-dependent diabetes, asthma and severe allergies remember to bring their medication at all times, as well as keep the medication at the right temperature. Also featured in this roundup is ASUS Designs’ new smartwatch and a partnership between pharmaceutical company Biogen and Patients Like Me to help in the diagnosis and study of multiple sclerosis.

Read more about these new products and partnership in our Smart Health roundup.

Smart city lights of Paris

Silver Spring Networks, Inc. has been chosen to lead a smart city initiative that will connect and control the street lights and traffic lights in Paris. This roundup also features a partnership between Freckle IoT and Blue Bite to deploy 60,000 beacons across the US and NetFortris, Inc. replacing its existing cloud platform with GENBAND’s Smart Office solution for a more secure and unified communications capabilities.

Read more about these new collaborations in our Smart City roundup.

Tune in next week for more interesting stories, discoveries and innovations in the world of smart and connected things.

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