Daily Tech News Show - May 27, 2014
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As he walks me through Buckingham Gardens, a new property at Kanathur, Paul Jacob of Modarchs Architects puts me through a what if? questionnaire. What if you want to cool the house before you reach there, or choose the music for special occasions? What if an elder has a medical emergency or there's a fire alarm at home? What if there's an intruder attack? The solution, he offers, could be in your cellphone. Home security, he repeats, is in your hand, at the press of an easily identifiable icon.
Your mobile is your security weapon, say vendors like Smart Living Solutions. Get CCTV, burglar-alarm security alerts to your mobiles through door sensors when forced open, says their website, listing automatic siren activation based on motion-detection, bio-metric security locks, lighting automation as some up-end security options. Now you can remote-control your lights, iPad, tablets and iphone with an Android-enabled hand-held with Internet connectivity. Of course, customising a room (temperature/sound/light) with a few phone clicks is a given. Systems like these are installed in many large houses in Chennai and in some of the upcoming apartment complexes.
But architects? Do they provide tech solutions for a safe home? We have designed data centres with high security needs, says Paul. We are one of the few architects who can talk tech. We aren't dependent on vendors for design inputs. It's better to keep security solutions non-vendor-specific, he says. What if you have to re-wire? What if the vendor folds up?
Entering one of the high-end villas I try to get a hang of how it works. The idea seems to be to keep off trespassers, give access only to a pre-approved group, know what's happening in your home 24/7 and control your state-of-art gadgets from wherever you are. So go ahead and instal monitored fencing, access-controlled gates and boom barriers, and access tags on vehicles to ensure seamless entry. At home, instead of the visually painful grills, opt for vibration sensors for opening windows, a magnetic contact-based sensor for doors, and infra-red-wave-based motion detectors for larger openings.
At the perimeter, you verify people and vehicles with a device that captures video images and beams it in for approval. The images are recorded for future use. For people staying within the premises, effective identification is the fingerprint-based one. The cost of these products has come down, says Paul. It does away with the hassle of carrying cards, remembering PIN numbers. At the block level, the solution changes. (What if you have multiple owners? What if an authorised individual enters a non-authorised zone? Or brings in someone?) A video-approval-based access control followed by a flap barrier/turnstile will ensure only the approved are let into the block. As for your multi-crore home, you view the visitor from inside or get a message/visual clip on your cellphone if you are away.
Lean back in your chair and control lights, appliances, AC everything you have installed. You can dictate temperature/fan speed, record TV programmes, and set the time for all these. Emergency call devices can send alerts to family members, hospitals, ambulance services or the police. There is a solution for every crazy scenario, the options are unlimited. It is up to the user to take it to any level. How is the only question. Plan the e-system and get the right gadgets.
So, you drive your car into a crime-free compound? It depends. First, the system should be customised for a need+user skill+usage combo. Next, the user must be serious about learning to work the arrangement, not add it as another showpiece. And surprisingly, it is the human interface that will make or kill it, says Paul.
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Home security in your hand
This weeks Smart Living roundup features ADTs investment towards the development of a new security app, AT&Ts expansion of its Digital Life smart home platform into new markets, and the emergence of a new smart home model.
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Life360, an app that helps people keep track of the whereabouts of other members of the family, recently received $50 million in a Series C funding, led by ADT, a home security and automation company.
ADT invested $25 million in the round, which will provide a valuable lead generation source for ADT and enable the development of innovative, co-branded mobile security applications to provide greater safety and security services to families.
Aside from the monetary investment, ADT and Life360 will be collaborating on a new mobile app, integrating ADT Chaperone with Life360s security offerings to provide direct access to ADTs 24/7 monitoring centers that can connect users to police, fire and emergency medical responders.
Life360s mobile apps are free to download, but to access additional features included in the premium package, which includes 24/7 live advisor, roadside assistance, location of feature phones, stolen phone insurance, users pay a monthly fee of $5.
. Apples Worldwide Developers Conference will be kicking off next week and the latest rumors suggest that the Cupertino giant will be unveiling the iOS 8 platform, an update to OS X, an upgraded version of the Apple TV, and a smart home platform.
According to reports, the connected home platform will allow iPhones to be used as remotes for connected devices, and the upgraded Apple TV will serve as the home base of the system. If rumors are true, it will put Apple in a prime spot to once again compete with Google which acquired Nest, the smart learning thermostat, earlier this year.
Apple moving into the home automation market isnt that surprising as it already had a headstart with AirPlay and Apple TV. iOS is primed for home automation services, considering the existing number of smart home apps crafted just for iPhones. Apple stores also present a distribution retail opportunity for several smart home products, including the Nest thermostat.
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Janet Dykes has joined the Family Safety Center, Memphis and Shelby Countys center for victims of domestic violence, as controller. In her new role, she is responsible for all finance, accounting and human resources functions, in addition to providing leadership and coordination in the organizations administrative, business planning, accounting and budgeting efforts.
Hometown: Memphis
Experience: Mid-South Food Bank, chief financial officer, 2005-2014; Girls Inc. of Memphis, finance and administration director, 2001-2005; biomedical research organizations in California in finance positions, 1990-2000.
Family: Four kitty cats at home; two sisters in Memphis; one brother in Atlanta and many nieces and nephews in various places
Favorite quote: Cherish your yesterdays, dream your tomorrows and live your todays. Anonymous
Whats playing on your stereo right now? Movie soundtracks, classic rock and The Beatles!
Activities you enjoy outside of work: Cooking, traveling, reading, swimming, playing games and watching reality TV
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Love Saves the Day, Castle Park
Organisers of the Love Saves the Day festival have promised to pay the repair bill after Castle Park was left covered in mud following the two day event.
Around 20,000 revellers attended the event and heavy rain on the opening day meant many of the parks popular green spaces were churned into mud.
The park reopened to the public today, leaving the damage for all to see.
Now the organisers have promised to pay the cost of replacing the grass.
Much of the areas used by sunbathers and picnickers will have to be re-seeded or turfed over and are likely to remain out of bounds for a large part of the summer.
The popular event has been held twice before and both occasions there were no major problems with the weather or the condition Castle Park was left in.
Residents and pressure groups have complained about the state of the park and talks have been taking place between the city council and the festival organisers.
A spokesman for Love Saves The Day said: We enjoyed another fantastic Love Saves The Day festival over the Bank Holiday weekend in Castle Park.
Adverse weather conditions have impacted on the state of the site and we have put measures together to help restore areas that have been affected.
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Energy Forecast -- June 2014
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