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BuddyLight Tackles Common Problem Hidden In Your Cabinets & Closets -

BuddyLight Tackles Common Problem Hidden In Your Cabinets & Closets - 


Brooklyn, NY based startup BuddyLight has launched a crowdfunding campaign to tackle the most common problem hiding in your Cabinets and Closets which makes you carry a flash light when finding something in your Cabinets or Closets or other darker places -


The founders of the company were using the early prototype above for more than a year. They realized that others might also had a similar problem with poorly lit closets or cabinets so they came up with this product. -


The BuddyLight is a LED light which is powered by 4 AA batteries and the batteries can last up to 2 years with normal use, it has magnetic switch because most switches require contact so you would have to have them mounted precisely; exactly in the right spot for a door to connect with the switch and that contact tends to loosen things up. Whereas with a magnetic switch there's not any contact and they're not hitting each other... All you have to be is close. If you get them within an inch to an inch and a half of each other the light is going to go out,  -


in addition to its qualities BuddyLight is very easy to install it uses industrial strength 2 sided tape so that you didn't have to climb inside the cabinet or drive nails into furniture, or call an electrician to get it fitted, It is available for preorder as part of the KICKSTARTER* crowdfunding campaign for a US$15 early bird price, with shipments scheduled to begin in February 2016. 

The creators say the BuddyLight will ship when they will reach their goal of $15,000 in the campaign.


Source:BuddyLight

The video below shows BuddyLight in Action.

Cybertecture Mirror presents users with a wealth of information while looking at their reflection - ...

Cybertecture Mirror presents users with a wealth of information while looking at their reflection - ... 


Had the wicked Queen from Snow White access to a Cybertecture Mirror, she would have had much more to think about than who was the fairest in the land. Described as a reflective window into a digital life, this internet-connected, intelligent mirror can augment your reflected image with weather and news, check for messages or social network feeds, let you watch a TV program, give you information on your state of health and can even act as a personal exercise coach.
James Law's Cybertecture Mirror features a 32-inch LCD display fronted by a 37-inch fog-resistant mirror, and is powered by a Linux-based proprietary operating system. It won't show you what you'll look like in the future like Accenture's intelligent mirror, but its own collection of downloadable apps can throw local weather forecasts onto the screen, stream internet TV over a wired LAN or wireless 802.11b/g/n connection, go a step beyond the SUCK LED mirror's RSS feed capabilities by offering social network integration as well as messaging, and display information about your well-being like theMyHeart mirror developed by Philips.

The smart mirror comes with a wireless peripheral sensor pad to help in calculating and displaying health information such as percentage of body fat, muscle mass, bone mass and body weight. Users can interact with the device via a free smartphone app or an included handheld remote, with an onscreen virtual keyboard for text input. Up to 20 password-protected profiles can be saved on the 8GB of internal storage, but an online portal caters for off-device storage as well as configuration, personalization and control.
The 32 x 20 x 3.14-inch (815 x 507 x 80 mm), 55 pound (25 kg) Cybertecture Mirror also sports audio- and video-in ports and built-in stereo speakers with 3W RMS output, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
Given the huge amount of interactivity offered by this device, perhaps I'm being a tad unreasonable when questioning the lack of USB input or an SD card slot, but having the option to feed in content from my suitably moisture-proof external hard drive or view holiday snaps on my camera's media card would be a very useful addition.
The Cybertecture Mirror comes in either a black or white casing, and costs anywhere from US$3,600 to US$7,700 (depending on product configuration and project sales for bulk installations in hotel and apartment towers). It's currently available direct from the manufacturer or through local distributors in China, Hong Kong, India and Europe.
photos courtesy Cybertecture