IoT Isn’t Just for the Tech-Savvy Anymore

The benefits of Internet of Things (IoT) systems are pretty great: you can monitor your home when you’re away, unlock your doors with an…

Cameron Coward
7 years agoInternet of Things

The benefits of Internet of Things (IoT) systems are pretty great: you can monitor your home when you’re away, unlock your doors with an app, feed your pets at the touch of a button, and so much more. But, the technology involved is still fairly complex, and even with an ever increasing number of IoT ecosystems on the market, most are still just for the tech-saavy. Almost all of these systems are advertised as being “easy to use,” but that’s a relative term — they’re easy to use for people who understand the technology involved.

That may finally be changing with a new Kickstarter campaign for qBiq: an IoT system designed to be easy to use, specifically for seniors. While qBiq isn’t attempting to introduce any particularly new technology (compared to other IoT systems), it is built on a number of features that make it ideal for seniors and people who just want it “to work.” qBiq is approaching this by creating the core of the system on an interface that’s easy to use.

Each of the sensors in the qBiq system is a simple (and very attractive) cube which has a QR code. Users can scan those codes with the qBiq app to add the sensor to their data streams, and each cube even lights up to be color-coded to match the stream in the app. Even better, for those of you thinking about buying it for your parents or grandparents, is the “social sharing” feature, which lets users share their data with friends and family. Using that feature, you can keep an eye on your relatives’ data streams to make sure they’re doing okay.

The Kickstarter campaign for qBiq is already almost completely funded, and orders are expected to ship in the spring of 2018. A single sensor, on the early bird special, will set you back about $25.

Cameron Coward
Writer for Hackster News. Proud husband and dog dad. Maker and serial hobbyist.
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