The Internet of Things is the future that is happening today. From connecting vacuum cleaners to your smart phone to sharing information with your dentist about your brushing habits, everything is connected. This booming market is sweeping across the world and has the potential to bring huge benefits to millions. Embedded technologies such as accelerometers or sound and temperature sensors are just some of the innovative ways companies are using to enhance their electronic products and designs.

New products are popping up everywhere and rooting themselves into our homes.

Here are some examples of products that have great benefits for your health and well-being:

 

1. GlowCaps by Vitality

Glowcap is able to tell you when you should be taking prescribed medication.

This is a huge step forward for the medical world as millions of pounds is wasted on people not taking medication that is prescribed by a doctor for the recommended length of time or people forgetting to take them.

 glowcap

2. Fitness Trackers by Jawbone

These sleek looking wristbands monitor how healthy you are by collecting data from your daily movements, when and what you eat and how you sleep. All the data can be reviewed and goals can be set to help you achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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3. Smartmat

Smartmat is your personal Yoga trainer, it precisely teaches you how to perfect yoga positions no matter what your ability level. It’s even able to rate how well you did on a certain activity for you to constantly strive for better results.

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4. Hive by British Gas

Hive could potentially save you a lot of money on your heating bill. Hive let’s you control the temperature of your house from your smartphone as well as using geolocation software to turn on the heating for when you are on your way home. This is an excellent feature that could not only save you money but be more environmentally friendly too.

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5. iRobot – Roomba

Vacuum cleaning might never be the same again. Roomba is a vacuum cleaner that cleans your floors by itself, it has it’s own docking station that it can find itself for it to recharge when necessary and you don’t even have to be in the house when it does it’s cleaning.
With many more products on the market already it’s clear to see the future having many additional benefits in our households as well as in business.

  Roomba

The internet of things will truly connect us in ways only thought imaginable in science fiction stories. Have you got a great idea you want to discuss with professional and experienced electronic designers, why not get in contact with us?

Some of the North Yorkshire’s most talented young entrepreneurs went head-to-head as the Young Enterprise, Yorkshire & Humber, Company Programme Competition heats up. Four teams from schools across the county found out last week which of them had earned a place in the Young Enterprise Yorkshire and Humber Grand Final due to be held at the Merchant Adventurers Hall in York on June 15th. The teams, which have been taking part in the competition to set up and run a business since September last year, have all presented to a panel of highly experienced judges, undergone rigorous interviews and set up trade stalls to their companies. The prestigious awards ceremony was held at the Pavilion’s of Harrogate on Tuesday, May 10th. This year’s teams include Pearl from King James School in Knaresborough, which makes bespoke glass and bead jewellery; tourism business Magentaprize from South Craven School in Keighley; Chains from St Aidan's C of E School Harrogate, which also makes jewellery, and; Cutting Edge from St Peter’s School in York, which produced a Chair Yoga DVD, “Get Fit Whilst You Sit” for use with the elderly and people suffering with mobility problems. Paul Marsh, Managing Director, was MC of the Ceremony, Chair of Judges and presented an award which was supported by GSPK Design Ltd . GSPK Design supported the award for Most Innovative Product/Service. Presenting the award Paul said…….."Innovation is all about change and improvement, and this year all the teams showed this in great abundance. It gave us great pleasure to present the award for Innovation, GSPK Design pride ourselves in constantly looking to improve and innovate and we felt it important to indentify and recognise this within the competition." As Chair of the Judging panel and also as MC of the event Paul went on the say……"The competition is really hotting up and the finals are going to be difficult to judge. This year there are some extremely passionate and committed young people, with business skills and acumen that would rival a lot of their seniors. Good luck to them all." Jill Tinsley, Development Manager for Young Enterprise North Yorkshire said, “ GSPK Design Ltd have given Young Enterprise tremendous support over the years. Paul Marsh in particular has been a great advocate for Young Enterprise and I’m really pleased that he was able to lead the judges and be able to hand over an award to such an enterprising company as Cutting Edge.” The overall winners Cutting Edge will now go on to compete in the Yorkshire and Humber final on June 15th at Merchant Adventurers in York, and the winner of that will represent Yorkshire and Humber in the Young Enterprise national finals on 11th – 13th July.
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