Continuing its hunt for greater smart technologies and following up on its April 2014 acquisition of Smart Things, the startup that created one of the most advertised hubs for the connected home, the Korean electronics major Samsung has launched a new hub for smarthome devices, which it hopes will kickstart the evolution of the internet of things (IoT).
Samsung plans that the new IoT hub would help create a whole ecosystem of appliances around every individual and will securely unite sensors and accessories from a range of manufacturers using the SmartThings open system.
The devices and services from te Hub will be available from September 10, Samsung said.
The creation of “swarm intelligence” from individually dumb devices with the creation of a home eco-system where everything is connected to the internet is the main idea of the internet of things.
The intelligence created would help the everyday devices like bins, toasters, washing machines and lights to be able to interact with one another for automatic and more efficient control and monitoring.
For example, lights can get information from the door or the heating system to know when the user is not at home while a fridge would have the ability to order a bottle of milk after it detects that the milk bottle is empty or all the lights can be turned on by a security camera when an intruder is detected by it.
A range of SmartThings-branded devices as well as other products from Samsung and accessories from Bose, Philips, Honeywell, Yale, LIFX, Aeon and others would be used for working at the Hub.
“We believe a connected home will provide users [with] more information, more piece of mind and more control in their lives – but privacy is fundamental. The whole thing is encrypted end-to-end – think bank-level security – while we have continuous security checks and third-party auditing. Only you will have access to any data stored in the cloud” said Samsung’s president of UK and Ireland Andy Griffiths.
“The IoT sector holds amazing potential. As a EU-funded research shows, it will be worth 1 trillion euros by 2020. By the same year, all Samsung devices will feature IoT capabilities,” said YH Eom, president of the European division.
At the IFA 2015 Show, Samsung launched one such device called the Sleep Sense Tracker. It is a small, circular device that can be put under the mattress and connected with an ad hoc app. The device analyses the quality of sleep, heart and respiratory rates, and the user’s movements in bed and in the morning provides a report, together with some recommendations by well-known experts.
Seven elements - total sleep time, sleep efficiency, time it took to fall asleep, number of times the user woke up, number of times the user got out of bed, percentage of time in REM (rapid eye movement) and percentage of time in deep sleep would comprise the sleep score/
This device would also be connected to other home appliances and the information gathered from the sleep would enable to tune the other household devices to adjust to the user’s sleep time.
Other devices that Samsung announced to be available are a £199 door closer sensor, a motion sensor, a presence sensor and a power outlet switch for turning something else on and off. The Hub would also include other devices like a moisture sensor and a camera will also be available for around £30 each.
(Source:www.theguardian.com & wwwforbes.com)
Samsung plans that the new IoT hub would help create a whole ecosystem of appliances around every individual and will securely unite sensors and accessories from a range of manufacturers using the SmartThings open system.
The devices and services from te Hub will be available from September 10, Samsung said.
The creation of “swarm intelligence” from individually dumb devices with the creation of a home eco-system where everything is connected to the internet is the main idea of the internet of things.
The intelligence created would help the everyday devices like bins, toasters, washing machines and lights to be able to interact with one another for automatic and more efficient control and monitoring.
For example, lights can get information from the door or the heating system to know when the user is not at home while a fridge would have the ability to order a bottle of milk after it detects that the milk bottle is empty or all the lights can be turned on by a security camera when an intruder is detected by it.
A range of SmartThings-branded devices as well as other products from Samsung and accessories from Bose, Philips, Honeywell, Yale, LIFX, Aeon and others would be used for working at the Hub.
“We believe a connected home will provide users [with] more information, more piece of mind and more control in their lives – but privacy is fundamental. The whole thing is encrypted end-to-end – think bank-level security – while we have continuous security checks and third-party auditing. Only you will have access to any data stored in the cloud” said Samsung’s president of UK and Ireland Andy Griffiths.
“The IoT sector holds amazing potential. As a EU-funded research shows, it will be worth 1 trillion euros by 2020. By the same year, all Samsung devices will feature IoT capabilities,” said YH Eom, president of the European division.
At the IFA 2015 Show, Samsung launched one such device called the Sleep Sense Tracker. It is a small, circular device that can be put under the mattress and connected with an ad hoc app. The device analyses the quality of sleep, heart and respiratory rates, and the user’s movements in bed and in the morning provides a report, together with some recommendations by well-known experts.
Seven elements - total sleep time, sleep efficiency, time it took to fall asleep, number of times the user woke up, number of times the user got out of bed, percentage of time in REM (rapid eye movement) and percentage of time in deep sleep would comprise the sleep score/
This device would also be connected to other home appliances and the information gathered from the sleep would enable to tune the other household devices to adjust to the user’s sleep time.
Other devices that Samsung announced to be available are a £199 door closer sensor, a motion sensor, a presence sensor and a power outlet switch for turning something else on and off. The Hub would also include other devices like a moisture sensor and a camera will also be available for around £30 each.
(Source:www.theguardian.com & wwwforbes.com)