the smart habitat

/   WIRED PROMOTION

24 MAR 16   /

Gear for the smart habitat of today – and tomorrow

Curious about turning your own home into a smart habitat? These are the products – from TV’s and VR units, to speakers and home security – to help build a connected abode that works for you and makes life flow seamlessly. It’s time to explore the Smart Habitat.

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Virgin Media Hub 3.0

Ultrafast WiFi router

With Virgin Media’s most advanced DOCSIS® 3.0 chip technology to date, capable of bonding 24 downstream and 8 upstream channels, the Hub 3.0 is the heart of your home connectivity experience – enabling busy households with lots of devices to experience Virgin Media’s VIVID® speeds of up to 200Mbps at their best. So you can do more, be more and have more fun.

Nest Cam

1080p HD security camera

Nest’s security camera means you can check in at home anytime in HD. It alerts you if it detects motion or sound and lets you send audio warnings to intruders.

Owlet Care Smart Sock

Connected baby vitals monitor

Owlet’s Smart Sock uses hospital grade tech to alert parents if their baby stops breathing. Accurately monitoring vital signs, it helps worried parents sleep soundly.

Petcube

Kickstarter-funded pet monitor

Equipped with a speaker, a laser and a 720p camera, Petcube allows you to monitor, speak to and play with your pets from anywhere – via its mobile app.

Tesla Powerwall

Home battery pack

The Powerwall is Tesla’s answer to those who want to store electricity generated from domestic sources, such as solar panels. Connected home, meet off-grid living.

Withings Thermo

Smart thermometer

Over time, this smart thermometer builds a long-term record of your temperature. Highly accurate, it takes 4,000 measurements from 16 sensors in two seconds.

Invoxia Triby

Family social speaker

The Triby speaker is designed to be a hub for the family unit, by enabling VoIP phone calls, digital doodles, voice recording, plus music and audio output.

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Samsung R7

360 degree wireless speaker

The R7 can be connected to a multi-room setup for complete audio coverage at home. It also projects sounds in 360 degrees – and looks great.

Devialet Phantom

Pulsating wireless speaker

The Phantom connected speaker has an internal subwoofer that visibly pulsates as its 3,000 watts of power produces audio of extraordinary depth.

Sonos Play:5

All-new wireless speaker

The Play:5 features six antennas for optimum connection reliability. It also utilises the Sonos TruePlay app to tailor audio output to the acoustics of its surroundings.

Denon HEOS 3

Highly compatible wireless speaker

The sound quality of the HEOS series lives up to the Denon name. Up to 32 can run on one network, and it supports most music sources and platforms.

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Hisense 55-inch

Ultra HD smart TV

Chinese manufacturer Hisense has built an incredible package with this sub-£600 55-inch smart TV, featuring four times the pixel density of 1080p.

Sony PlayStation 4

Gaming console with VR capability

The most advanced PlayStation yet features a Blu-ray player and tens of media apps, so also acts as your entertainment hub. Its VR headset drops later this year.

Blue Frog Robotics Buddy

Robot assistant

A glimpse at the home helpers of tomorrow, Buddy aims to be a friend, tutor and carer, as well as a security camera, communications device and media player.

Touchjet Pond

Smartphone projector

Turn any surface into a giant display for your smartphone, laptop or tablet with this miniature projector. Its stylus even works on the projected image.

HTC Vive

Virtual reality system

Recently launched VR headset Vive already has more than 100 games and experiences – some better than others – for total immersion in fantastic digital worlds.

Canary

Home security system

The Canary features a 1080p HD camera, night vision, motion-activated recording, plus air quality sensors. It also has a 90 decibel alarm and stores footage in the cloud.

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