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IoT- useful ideas for a productive connected world

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  • Intelligent waste management

    Intelligent waste management

    Knowing when to empty recycling bins can do a lot for customer satisfaction. Bigbelly uses Wi-Fi enabled trash cans and sensors to report which bins are full and which do not need emptying. A console keeps track of how much trash was collected - what type and where from.

    Published: February 14, 2017 -- 13:46 GMT (05:46 PST)

    Photo by: Imordaf

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Garden water management

    Garden water management

    An intelligent hub from GreenIQ manages the watering of your garden. Sensors monitor how dry the soil is and waters when needed by the plants.

    Published: February 14, 2017 -- 13:46 GMT (05:46 PST)

    Photo by: GreenIQ

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Home management

    Home management

    The Mother family of sensors can be attached to many household objects to make them smart. Attach them to your pill packet, your coffee machine, give them to your family, attach them to toothbrushes or put them on your mattress. Monitor activity on the MotherSense dashboard.

    Published: February 14, 2017 -- 13:46 GMT (05:46 PST)

    Photo by: Sense

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Connected bike

    Connected bike

    The Vanhawks Valour is a carbon fibre bike that connects to your phone for navigation, signalling when you should make a turn. Haptic feedback in the handlebar grips alert you by vibrating of any object in your blind spot. It learns about routes showing you easier ways to get up hills or avoid potholes.

    Published: February 14, 2017 -- 13:46 GMT (05:46 PST)

    Photo by: Vanhawks

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Smart mirror

    Smart mirror

    The Perseus mirror can be customised with apps and widgets to suit your lifestyle. Whether it is make-up tips, or the latest sports news, or stock ticker, looking in the mirror to finalise your morning routine can now be much more productive for you.

    Published: February 14, 2017 -- 13:46 GMT (05:46 PST)

    Photo by: Perseus

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Healthier eating

    Healthier eating

    The Hapi fork monitors your food intake and the speed you eat your. Eating more slowly triggers a signal to your brain that you are full and stops you overeating. Monitors help you manage your eating habits.

    Published: February 14, 2017 -- 13:46 GMT (05:46 PST)

    Photo by: Hapi

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Predicting the sex of cattle

    Predicting the sex of cattle

    Fujitsu have put accelerometers on cows to determine the best time to inseminate them. They discovered that cows inseminated in the first four hours of estrus are more likely to produce female calves, cows inseminated in the last four hours are more likely to produce male calves. This will lead towards a substantial increase of production in intensive cattle farms.

    Published: February 14, 2017 -- 13:46 GMT (05:46 PST)

    Photo by: Fujitsu

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Glucose management

    Glucose management

    The telcare glucose meter helps you manage your blood sugar levels and delivers immediate feedback about your condition. It can also advise your doctor of any changes in your health.

    Published: February 14, 2017 -- 13:46 GMT (05:46 PST)

    Photo by: Telcare

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Ventilate your home

    Ventilate your home

    With the Netatmo partnership with Velux you will be able to open and close your blinds, shutters, and windows using an app. The sensor will detect air quality and adjust the ventilation to optimise airflow.

    Published: February 14, 2017 -- 13:46 GMT (05:46 PST)

    Photo by: Netatmo

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

  • Home AI solution

    Home AI solution

    The house recognises you and uses a biometric key to let you in. SmartAll cameras in rooms recognise your movement through the house and play your chosen music. They recognise you when you wake and start the coffee machine, or boil the kettle for other family members. Biometric fingerprints provide an extra layer of security for certain parts of the house.

    Published: February 14, 2017 -- 13:46 GMT (05:46 PST)

    Photo by: SmartAll

    Caption by: Eileen Brown

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These genius ideas all use the Internet of Things (IoT) to help us get totally connected to our devices. Home, leisure and work can all be managed with IoT enabled devices. Even birth sex can be predicted with intelligent sensors.

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Intelligent waste management

Knowing when to empty recycling bins can do a lot for customer satisfaction. Bigbelly uses Wi-Fi enabled trash cans and sensors to report which bins are full and which do not need emptying. A console keeps track of how much trash was collected - what type and where from.

Published: February 14, 2017 -- 13:46 GMT (05:46 PST)

Caption by: Eileen Brown

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