Following our article on the Internet of things, Is the Internet of Things (IoT) the next big tech revolution?, here is an example of a day to day product that has been revisited and turn into a new product idea. Our clients Robert Hill and Richard Hill have developed the World smartest kettle: The Appkettle
It provides a complete interactive experience for connecting multiple users – via Wi-Fi – anywhere in the home or office. The Appkettle is controlled via a ‘live’ Smartphone app, with variable temperature control, smart scheduling, timing and keep warm features for perfect tasting beverages, whilst saving precious time and energy consumption. The Appkettle technology also includes volume-sensing features, an industry first.
The next step is a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for developing a prototype hardware and software through to a cloud based system, with testing, tooling and logistics encapsulated into the Kickstarter goal.
To know more about this project and Robert and Richard's progress check their face book page AppkettleVision or send them a tweet for encouragement AppkettleVision