Smart belts that monitor the balance of the elderly and smart carpets that detect falls seem to fall in this category.
The government announced the plan to install smart meters to monitor electricity and gas consumption in 26 million homes earlier this year.
Smart meters will allow you to actually monitor how much energy your family is using by the month, by the week, by the day, or even by the hour.
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It will meet the needs of car park operators, fleet managers and municipalities that require greater control of energy usage or the smart functionality necessary to collect payments and monitor usage.
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This can be achieved by learning from other customer experiences, leveraging historical trends, monitor sensors on devices and having smart analytical information to predict future issues.
John Trostel uses his smart phone on Cingular's data network to monitor and control the servers he manages at the Georgia Tech Research Institute in Atlanta.
The LG IPS Personal Smart TV performs equally well as a high-end monitor when connected to a computer.
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Honeywell is testing an early version of Smart Dust in grocery stores, where a dozen sensors monitor refrigeration units to anticipate breakdowns.
Square Register serves as a free full point-of-sale system for businesses to accept payments, track inventory, and monitor daily reports, empowering them to make smart decisions for their business.
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Multiply that by millions of customers in a metro area, and a smart grid can produce a data set large enough to monitor power demand in real time and predict probable outages before they occur.
To make home networks easier for consumers to monitor and control, Linksys is also introducing a smart map.
With built-in Wi-Fi connectivity and flash support, this offering creates a state-of-the-art entertainment center on any television monitor, allowing users to experience their favorite Android apps and the Smart TV experience without shelling out top dollar.
Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Routers with Beamforming technology will precisely adjust, steer and monitor the direction and shape of the Wi-Fi signals in order to send data back and forth over the optimal path, resulting in up to two times the speed of routers without this technology in place.
Hailing it as as the future of the (small) monitor whereas Tablet PCs were the future of the notebook, Microsoft introduced Smart Display in 2002 and killed it less than a year after the first models shipped.
The system can also monitor entire teams at the same time, giving coaches the ability to make smart decisions during play.
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First, the Smart Activity Tracker is compatible with both iOS and Android using the Fitness Band app to track, monitor and share your fitness habits (no big surprise given LG's handsets run Google's OS).
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