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Rico. MindHelix
Rico is a cute, colorful dog-shaped device packed with motion, temperature, smoke, carbon monoxide and humidity sensors. The companion Android and iOS apps let you view sensor-related stats at-a-glance and receive alerts based on security, safety and environmental triggers.
There's more behind Rico's adorable facade than built-in sensors, though.
You can also stick an old smartphone inside this plastic puppy-hub to tack on HD camera, microphone, loudspeaker, 3G and Wi-Fi capabilities. Startup MindHelix says these features should work even if your phone has a broken screen.
Live streaming on the Rico app. MindHelix
Starting at $99 (at the current exchange rate, that's 60 in the UK and AU$110 in Australia), Rico is compatible with Android 2.2 and higher and iOS 6 and higher. And, supposedly, it's large enough to accommodate a max screen size of 5.7 inches. That's just enough space for the larger Note 3 and iPhone 6 Plus.
This blend of sensors and smartphone functionality takes Rico from a sensor kit to a more complete, Piper-like all-in-one home security system. But MindHelix isn't the first company to think up a smartphone-repurposing plan; we've seen a handful of other companies reuse Android and iOS devices for clever smart home applications.
The Manything app is one example. This free iOS app takes an old iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch and converts it to a security camera in minutes, complete with "night vision" (thanks to your phone's flashlight), alerts with motion detection zones and an IFTTT channel -- features I wouldn't have expected to find in a free app.
The free Presence iOS app is pretty similar to Manything. It doesn't have its own IFTTT channel, but it does provide details on energy usage to help you save money on your monthly bill.
There's also Wise Labs' Bemo. If you have an old Android or iOS device collecting dust at home and happen to be in the market for a new thermostat, you can remove your current model and replace it with Bemo's wire port panel. Then you can mount your smart device over the panel to act as your new, touchscreen thermostat display.
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Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc. ( FBHS ) is scheduled to report its third-quarter fiscal 2014 results after the market closes on Oct 29. Last quarter, this home and security products providing company posted in-line earnings. Let's see how things are shaping up for this announcement.
Factors Affecting the Upcoming Quarter
The U.S. home products market's growth for 2014 is now estimated at 6%-8%, hence the company has trimmed its forecast for the full year in spite of delivering in-line results for the second quarter. Moreover, based on this assumption and despite expected benefits from the Sentry Safe acquisition, the company trimmed its sales and earnings forecast for fiscal 2014.
The company now projects sales growth of nearly 9%-11% and earnings per share of $1.88-$1.96, respectively, as against 10%-12% and $1.90-$1.99 per share projected earlier. Based on the decline in the U.S. home products market projected for the rest of 2014, we expect the company to post soft results in the upcoming quarter.
Earnings Whispers?
Our proven model does not conclusively project Fortune Brands as likely to beat earnings this quarter. A stock needs to have both a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1, 2 or 3 to surpass earnings estimates. However, this is not the case here due to the following factors:
Zacks ESP: ESP for Fortune Brands is 0.00% since the Most Accurate estimate stands at 56 cents per share, which is in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
Zacks Rank #4 (Sell): Fortune Brands' Zacks Rank #4 when combined with a zero ESP makes surprise prediction unlikely. We caution against stocks with a Zacks Ranks #4 and #5 (Sell-rated stocks) going into the earnings announcement, especially when the company is seeing negative estimate revisions.
Stocks That Warrant a Look
Here are some other companies you may want to consider as our model shows they have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat:
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The do-it-yourself home security race is pretty well-heeled, with companies like iSmartAlarm or Skylinkstaking claim with their respective hardware. Then theres the smart home market, which typically offers no security, or at least very little of it. Home cameras are also involved, but they, too, fail to tie the connected home together, by and large (Nest/Dropcam are making inroads, there). The aforementioned iSmartAlarm is bringing two new devices to market that aim to tie your home up in a nice, neat little package.
The Smart Switch does what others like it (Belkins offering comes to mind) do, letting you have better control over your outlet and what may be plugged into it. The iSmartAlarm Smart Switch will work with their app, though, giving you a tighter all-in-one approach to controlling your home, even remotely.
As cameras go, lets be honest iSmartAlarms initial one was lacking. Their newest doesnt seem to be, though, rolling in jsut about everything youd want in a home security camera. The iCamera KEEP sits handsomely on a shelf, or mounted to a ceiling, but it also articulates 350 degrees side-to-side or 40 degrees vertically, letting you track the action in your home if need be (theres even night vision!).
All you need is access to a plug, and youre set! iSmartAlarm is also promising cloud and local storage in the future, and you can link up to four on your network. Of course, it also works with their existing home security hardware, too.
Both items are coming in December, but if youre sold on the iCamera KEEP, its best to head over to their Indiegogo campaign. Already fully funded, youre essentially buying an iCamera KEEP at a discount (as little as $129). You better hurry though; there are only about 62 hours left aswe publish this!
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EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ (PRWEB) October 28, 2014
October is National Toilet Tank Repair Month and Gold Medal Service, a heating, cooling, plumbing, electrical and waterproofing home service business that serves the New Jersey area, is reminding homeowners to get tanks checked before the holiday season.
Calls for toilet repairs pick up during the holiday season because it can be embarrassing when you have a house full of friends and family and the toilet wont flush, said Mike Agugliaro, co-owner of Gold Medal Service.
Homeowners and landlords should inspect toilets for leaks around the base, flapper and hoses, says Agugliaro.
Leaks can cause homeowners to lose more than 10,000 gallons of water each year, and a running toilet could waste up to 200 gallons per day. Most leaks require a quick and inexpensive fix than can save homeowners hundreds of dollars, with just a simple part replacement. Newer toilets are much more efficient and, depending on the model, can save up to 16,000 gallons of water per year, which will significantly lower water bills.
Not repairing a leak could cause devastating damage to the infrastructure of your home, said Agugliaro. Scheduling a service expert to come inspect for leaks ensures that nothing will be missed that could cause damage, and it decreases the probability of a costly mess that could interrupt holiday plans with friends and family.
About Gold Medal Service Gold Medal Service, rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau, was founded in New Jersey in 1994 with just two employees. Their vision was to provide homeowners with a reliable and trustworthy home service company customers could count on to fix just about anything that could go wrong in a home. Since then Gold Medal has grown to include more than 120 employees and technicians solving plumbing, heating, cooling, electric, drain, waterproofing, and sewer issues for homeowners across the state of New Jersey. Gold Medal Service is an Angies List Super Service Award recipient. For more information, call 800-576-GOLD or visit http://www.goldmedalservice.com.
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Copper thefts from highway lights have cost Kentucky taxpayers $2 million over the last four years.
On Monday, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Kentucky State Police announced a joint effort to combat the problem. KYTC is offering a reward of up to $2,500paid from KYTC maintenance funds for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for copper wire thefts from highway lights. The agencies also made a public appeal to metal recyclers for assistance in identifying anyone trying to sell the stolen copper.
Metal theft has been a statewide problem for several years with many contractors fighting the issue at construction sites and property owners coming home to find their heating and cooling systems ripped apart by copper thieves who get a few dollars for the wiring found in those systems and do thousands of dollars in damage when they remove the wiring.
From Jan. 1 through Oct. 23, copper thieves have stripped the wires from 37 highway entrance or exit ramp areas, mostly around the Louisville and Lexington areas. None of the highway lights in this area has been targeted, officials said.
We know copper theft is not confined to our interstate lighting systems. Its been a problem in eastern and southeastern Kentucky for telephone lines, power lines (and) homes under construction,KYTC spokesman Chuck Wolfe said. In recent years, weve seen this shifting of attention to our lights out on the interstates.
Theyre almost exclusively at interchanges, although some are more isolated than others. We havent been able to catch anybody in the act. Our investigators think they know how these crimes are carried out. We think somebody in the daytime, when there is no current going through the light, they cut the wires and then they come back at night and strip the wires out.
Most of the wire that has been stripped goes from one light to another through a conduit underground. There are some thefts from the light pole itself, but mainly thieves are pulling the wiring that runs underground.
The costs associated with repairs to these lights varies; at one interchange in Grayson the repair cost was $37,000.
Were confident that what they get for the copper is a fraction of the damage they cause and what it costs taxpayers, Wolfe said. It comes out of my pocket, your pocket and anybody else who buys gas. The gas tax goes into the road fund, and the road fund is what supports the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and all of its activities, including its maintenance work.
Money we have to spend to remediate a crime scene is money that could have been going to other kinds of maintenance work that the public expects us to carry out, ranging from brush clearing on rights of way to snow and ice removal in the wintertime and repairing potholes, tree trimming, weed spraying, brush clearing, he said.
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After Dr. Craig Spencer fell ill with Ebola, two businesses he visited shut down temporarily, for cleaning. The experience of one of these businesses, The Gutter bowling alley, shows the disease can be hard to avoid, and expensive to respond to.
Biorecovery Corporation, which cleaned The Gutter on Friday night, estimated the cost at $10,000 to $25,000, according to Todd Powers, owner of The Gutter. Powers said that Biorecovery and his insurance broker are talking to his insurer, the Philadelphia Insurance Companies, and he is hopeful his policy will cover some part of his expenses.
But the Insurance Information Institute says most business insurance policies dont offer much help when it comes to infectious diseases.
Business interruption policies generally only cover weather and other events that cause physical damage to the business premises.
Liability insurance often excludes communicable illness.
In general, insurers are reluctant to pay for cleanup jobs that have not been ordered by the government. The Gutter was not under decontamination orders, but Powers felt he had little choice: his customers and workers expected it.
In one area, insurance does offer protection:almost all businesses are required to carry Workers' Compensation insurance. And if someone becomes sick in the workplace as happened to a nurse in Texas the cost of their treatment will be covered.
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Two FieldTurf fields will replace natural grass suface
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Students who have passed by Burdick Field this semester have noticed the gravel and dirt that replaced what used to be grass. This led many to wonder about the fate of one of the only green spaces on campus.
No fear, Towson students, as Burdick Field is undergoing a renovation that began last fiscal year and is set to be finished this fiscal year. The area is getting two new FieldTurf fields, synthetic surfaces much like the field at Johnny Unitas Stadium, and turfing began last Thursday.
Director of Campus Recreation Grady Sheffield said the project was approved in response to the field conditions of the old Burdick Field.
The need for a synthetic sports surface for Burdick Field has been evident for quite some time, Sheffield said.The previous natural turf field, despite the great efforts made by Paul Thomas and the Landscape Services staff, was never able to meet the needs of the university community on a consistent basis, especially when it rained.
Sheffield said the field lacked a proper crown, sloped to the west and did not have a drainage system in place to allow water to adequately dissipate from the playing surface, before the renovation.
The field would often be off limits for days after rain, forcing the cancellation of many club and intramural activities. In light of this, the decision to add FieldTurf instead of another natural grass field was made. Sheffield said it was difficult to maintain the grass field year-round.
With natural grass, we were limited as to when we could program the field(s) and how often, he said.In order to have grass on the field you have to allow for it to be properly maintained. This includes suspending activity during and after rain, time for watering and seeding, and then allowing new growth to mature in order to withstand the heavy usage.
The fields will feature lines sewn onto the turf for specific sports. The larger field will have three flag football fields, a soccer field and a rugby pitch, while the smaller field, located between the Union Garage and Osler Bridge, will have lines suited for mens and womens lacrosse.
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Rain CII Ribbon Cutting
Gerry Sweeney, president and CEO of Rain CII, cuts the ribbon on the company #39;s new and entirely feng shui corporate offices in St. Tammany Parish. For more information, visit http://ow.ly/Dtdr2.
By: St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation
