Daily life for the average Joe is being changed by technology constantly, like it always has, but in the 21st century, anyone could do it. From small entrepreneurs to big name brands, anyone, with the right idea and skills, could dramatically change the world and leave his or her mark on the world. Smart devices, especially, is a great way to get known. If you have the right skills, technology could lead you to be famous, or at least bought by Google. If your product helps people in daily life, or even better, is something that they would use everyday and improve life. These product are popular right now, and are getting churned out, some good, some unuseful. Netatmo has made a couple, including the new June bracelet.
June is a fake crystal-ish (plastic) piece of jewelry, which can be worn as a brooch or bracelet. Of course, I wouldn’t be talking about it here if it didn’t have a special ability, and it does. Do you know somebody who is paranoid about the sun and sunscreen, and rightfully so? I hate to say it, but most people are putting on little to none sunscreen, leading to burns and for fair-skinned people, skin cancer. June, if put somewhere accessible on your body, can measure the current UV rating and sun dosage, track it over time, and tell you if you need to stay inside more or less.
June
Not only that, but not many people know or care when to reapply the sunscreen, let alone put it on in the first place. June can help you. It can alert you when it is sunny enough for sunscreen, and when to reapply it. Even if you ignore it, at least it will teach you about your evil (in the skin’s perspective) ways. This product, including others, such as Nest thermostat and Google Glass, will soon make the world, and everything in it, smart. For better or worse.
There are many great products out there to help make life easier and do certain chores for you, such as the thermostat Nest. But, none really cover all the small things, like turning off the sprinklers when you walk by. Not surprisingly, Kickstarter holds one candidate to fix that, WigWag. WigWag goes even farther than that, though.
The Logo
Physically, WigWag is a combination of sensors built in a way to be able to use any of them. It is built in a square casing, slightly smaller than your hand. That is the perfect size (it could always be smaller) to fit under beds or any other place for the main set. Smaller sensors or decor can be added on or connected to, like lights, so that WigWag can regulate more of your house.
The Body Of WigWag
The software (i.e. the iPhone app) for WigWag works a lot like IFTTT (If This Then That). Except WigWag, it is When/Then. There are many (more if you add your own sensors) option for both When and Then. An example is When motion detected, Then brighten lights. This includes things like Tweet and Text, because we could always use a little bit more time on Twitter.
Different Sensors It Can Connect To
Overall, WigWag is a great tool to make our lives simpler. If you want your own WigWag, you have to get it before August 18th when it goes off Kickstarter successfully (it has already passed it’s goal by 100,000). Hopefully it can follow through on it’s purpose, because people don’t want to have to do things, they want to Wag it.
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