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Ube Announces a Smart Light Dimmer That Can Control Your Other Smart Gadgets at SXSW
AUSTIN, TX, Mar 11, 2013 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
SXSW -- Demo 2012 People's Choice winner Ube (pronounced "yoo-bee")
announced that their WiFi Smart Dimmer (currently funding on
Kickstarter at http://goo.gl/FFFkL) will have the ability to control
other smart devices in the home by simply gesturing on the dimmer's
capacitive multi-touch interface.
The Ube dimmer replaces standard wall switches to control
incandescent, LED and CFL lights. It's based on an ARM 32-bit
processor running embedded Android and contains a Wi-Fi interface.
The dimmer has a unique multi-touch capacitive interface that allows
the light to be turned on or off by sliding a finger up or down on
the glass switch front. Using two fingers can control multiple lights
and using the familiar pinch-close gesture turns off all the lights
in your home using machine-to-machine communication between multiple
dimmers.
The innovation announced today takes advantage of the
machine-to-machine capability and expands it to other devices on the
network that can receive IP based commands. As an example, if a user
draws a "W" on the dimmer, a signal could be sent to an IP connected
water sprinkling system to turn on or off the sprinkler.
Ube's dimmer can be programmed to work with a variety of other IP
based home devices as well. For instance, the letter "A" followed by
an upward swipe can arm the alarm. Similarly an "A" then a downward
swipe could disarm the system. The gestures are user programmable and
therefore are secure. Ube has filed for a patent for this unique
design.
The opportunities to utilize this gesturing ability are expanding
rapidly. Earlier Ube announced cooperation with the Almond+ router.
Ube is a founding member of the Internet of Things Consortium
(http://www.iofthings.org) and is committed to open standards for the
hundreds of home devices that sit on the IP network including
thermostats, Smart TVs, Set Top Boxes and media streamers.
These Smart Dimmers are priced from $49 to $69 on Kickstarter.
Recently, out of a field of eighty-three hand selected companies
vying for the spotlight at Fall DEMO 2012, Ube received the People's
Choice Award for Fall DEMO and the $1Million IDG media prize.
Website: http://www.myube.co/
Media file link: http://bit.ly/ZBrFat
CONTACTS:
Glen Burchers
Cell Phone: 512-554-8141
E-mail: Email Contact
SOURCE: Ube
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