Connected Devices – Then And Now
Connected Devices – Then And Now George Scolaro Founder, Nuro Technologies We’ve all heard or used connected devices, but how they connect is important to understand. Early connected devices utilized power line communication within a home. X10 is such a technology and predates even the internet. These devices are home centric and provided remote control […]
Builders – Why Including Smart Products In Your Offerings Is Important?
Builders – Why Including Smart Products In Your Offerings Is Important? Premal Ashar Founder, Nuro Technologies The connected camera doorbell is one of the first products that a homeowner expects to be preinstalled in a new home. The connected thermostat is another such product. A builder may offer other connected options, such as a connected […]
Smart Switches In 2023
Smart Switches In 2023 Lalit Mohan Chandra Bhatt Advisor, Nuro Technologies 2022 will be remembered as an interesting year in history. With the pandemic hopefully behind us, the world can look forward to returning to a more normal way of life. While there are still challenges to overcome, such as worsening climate conditions, there is […]
Learn More About Smart Home
You want to buy smart switches for your home, but how do you figure out which is the right device? We will give you a comprehensive view of what you should look for while buying it. Why smart is beyond touch and voice? How AI based smart switches bring the notion of touchless and command less living experience.
US Housing Market Shifts – Pandemic to 2022
The US housing market was undergoing major growth, driven by the pandemic enforced “work/study at home”. Families felt the pressure for separate rooms for parents to work from home and children to study from home. This changed work/study requirement drove many households to look for newer and larger homes to get the space to support multiple home offices.
Manufacturing During The Pandemic
This can be a challenge with today’s supply chain issues. Many components and sensors used in a smart switch have long lead times, sometimes a year or more and/or prices have increased as well as transportation costs. The price increases can be 20% to over 100%. Clearly this requires absorbing some of the costs to try and maintain a reasonable end user price, but some of the cost must be passed on to be able to sustain a viable business.
Designing A Durable And Upgradeable Smart Switch
Designing A Durable And Upgradeable Smart Switch George Scolaro Founder, Nuro Technologies A smart switch should be expected to have at least a 10+ year life, at which point the technology may have changed sufficiently to justify an upgrade. It should have a longer operational life if the homeowner chooses to not upgrade. With this goal, […]
Practical Ergonomics Applied To Smart Switch Design
A truly smart light switch should typically operate without the need for intervention and on the occasion where you need to physically interact with it, it should be intuitive and tactile. You click the rocker up or down and you have a tactile feel and response to confirm operation. Compare this to a touch interface that requires you to visually verify where you have placed your fingers and that you have performed the correct gesture/action.
Checking, Testing, and Improving Indoor Air Quality
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is a new trend in measurement of how good the air is indoors. It effects our health and mental alertness with increase in pollutants inside our home especially the harmful ones like VoCs (volatile organic compounds) and CO2 levels. Humidity also affects our eyes and skin causing dryness and irritations. Recent innovations in technology have made consumer affordable sensors be able to measure IAQ, CO2 Equivalent, Humidity, and Barometric pressure.
Understanding AWS IoT With An Example
Amazon Web Services (AWS) IoT is a cloud service that allows IoT devices to connect and interact with other devices and services. It provides secure communication between connected devices and other services over the internet. The devices could be anything – from sensors to smart switches, and appliances.
