Here are some of the top gadgets that are IoT-powered and easily available in India to make our lives easier.
1. Smart Doorbell
Smart doorbells are connected to WiFi and they connect to the existing doorbell wiring to get power and connect to the existing doorbell chimes. As soon as the button is pressed, the chimes ring and the doorbell's WiFi radio sends an alert to the phones connected. They have a camera that gives the provision of a live video and a motion detection, even in the dark. These doorbells get power from the existing doorbell or from the internal batteries.
2. Bluetooth enabled bulb
A bulb that is controlled by a smartphone and is connected to the bluetooth. Some also work on Wi-Fi, Z-Wave, or ZigBee to connect to an application because they use wireless communication standards. Many brands use more than one wireless technology to better integrate the lights with other smart home devices. There are also products with apps on the phone allowing to sync the bulb to any music that you play wherein the bulb will change its lighting as per the song’s rhythm. There are services with provisions of sending messages on platforms of Facebook, Google plus, Twitter, and so on. There are also options available for the customization of the bulb to notify of any weather alerts.
3. Smart weight tracker
Weighing machines connected to the bluetooth or WiFi help track the weight, lean mass, body fat percentage and BMI. A product called Fitbit Aria is synced to your Fitbit dashboard, displaying charts and graphs of your progress. This gives a much more realistic picture of your fitness over a long period of time.
4. Connected car IoT device
Cars can be connected to the cloud, allowing the driver to make decisions based on real time data. Data from the car such as its engine performance, location details and safety devices is taken and put to the cloud. It gives alerts for things like rash driving, geofence, engine errors, vehicle towing. It also provides with reminders such as document wallet and servicing history and generate custom reports and trips.
5. Footwear
About 90% of the world’s visually impaired live in developing countries, according to the World Health Organisation. Around 20% of this population lives in India alone. A Telangana-based startup called Ducere Technologies has developed a footwear helping the visually impaired in navigating the world around them. The shoe hooks up with an app that syncs with Google Maps, tracks your steps and counts your calories burned. The shoe itself can be used for jogging around town. The shows are called Lechal and it also has a bluetooth enabled shoe insert that hooks up with Google Maps and buzzes to let you know which way to turn on your chosen route.
6. Smart Air Sensor
IoT connected devices to sense the temperature, humidity and air pressure in the house for personal weather data in the house. Apple has a product called Elgato Eve the works on these home automation products and works with the Apple HomeKit to allow users to monitor indoor air, outdoor weather, energy consumption and whether windows and doors are open or closed.
7. Smart TV
A smart TV offers a number of services that normal televisions can't offer. These televisions offer apps, media streaming, web browsing, games and, perhaps most importantly, Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). It can take the form of short clips or continuous live channels. LG divides its SmartThinQ line of connected appliances into categories for the kitchen, living and safety. They all integrate with the company's smartphone app.
8. Smart Laundry
An IoT-enabled smart laundry system can be controlled completely through applications on the phone. Users can reserve, schedule, monitor and pay for the services from their phones. This provides an end-to-end digitally managed washing experience. Each washing machine is connected to the cloud and can be individually managed from the app. It can also remind the users to take their clothes out once the washing is over and will maintain a complete record of their laundry usage in the past. Users can reserve, schedule, monitor and pay for the services from their phones. This provides an end-to-end digitally managed washing experience.
9. Smart Refrigerator
Samsung launched an IoT-enabled refrigerator through which users will be able to use the view inside camera to label their food with expiration dates or use their smartphone to take a peek inside their refrigerator. It has a 21-inch touchscreen display embedded on the fridge. It can sync up food storage, keeping family members better connected and organised and providing enhanced entertainment. It also allows control and monitoring of other connected appliances like the washing machine and smartphone from the refrigerator’s screen.
10. Smart Bike Locks
Many IoT-enabled locks track a bike’s location and send alerts if it leaves a designated area. Many of these smart lock devices offer additional features like ride analytics and crash alerts. They are installed in handlebars so they are invisible to thieves. They keyless entry is possible because of bluetooth connectivity.
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