Friday, February 27, 2015

OPEN SESAME !

Sesame Smart Lock!     

     If you're looking to smarten up your locks to make your home more secure, then you're not exactly short of options. While all these products are aimed at offering better-connected home security, is fumbling through your phone for an app much more convenient that fumbling through your pocket for your keys? The makers of Sesame say smart locks could be a little more intuitive, and have developed a solution that, among other things, recognizes secret knocks to open up your door.
      

 This lock is very easy to install.  when you receive the lock, just place it on top of your lock and in seconds you can unlock your phone using your smart phone by using the app.  Also once the lock is installed, you can program a special knock.  if your phone is nearby, all you have to do is knock on the door and it will open. You will also receive an optional wifi access plug.  This plug is connected to the lock by using bluetooth, so your lock is always connected to your home network.  plus it saves battery life.  You can choose who has access to unlocking using sesame, and receive notifications when someone tries or uses the smart lock.  

Thursday, February 12, 2015

"Football" (soccer) teams up with table tennis in teqball

Designed by a UK-based start-up company with the international roots, Teqball is part football training tool, part competitive table game.  It is also part hybrid sport.  The game relies on a regulation football and a special table that the company calls the teqboard.  The table looks like a basic table tennis table, that was put through a bending machine.  However, the company explains that it was carefully designed.  It was tested for over two years.  The table is split in two by a plexiglass "net." that provides the ball to bounce off.  It can be played with two or four people.