Thursday, March 27, 2014

Piper - Pipe into your home from outside !!


Piper is a home security and automation device that monitors and interacts with your home via a smartphone or tablet.

The device has a wide-angle camera, motion detector, a speaker, microphone, siren, Wi-Fi, Z-Wave controller and sensors for humidity, temperature, sound and ambient light. It can be mounted on a wall or simply placed on a flat surface, and an accompanying app allows users to interact with, and control it. Up to five users can be manage it through the app. It provides a video feed that users can remote monitor the home via the app. A 180° fish-eye lens aims to provide a full-view of a room in one shot, and users can also pan and zoom as required. The device also monitors temperature, humidity, ambient light and sound levels. Perhaps the device's most useful functionality is its home automation feature. It can be programmed to perform actions such as send notifications when it senses certain things and communicate with other Z-Wave devices allowing users to control things like lighting or heating.


Piper, which was named a Design and Engineering Awards Honoree at CES 2014, is available now in the US, retailing from US $239.

Source: Piper



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