从智能手机到智能手表的这些年_BEC初级作文

从智能手机到智能手表的这些年

近几个月来，有几十种新设备相继问世，从August和Lockitron智能锁（利用智能手机发出的电磁波开启），到飞利浦(Philips)的Hue灯泡（该灯泡所发光芒的颜色，可被设定为与手机应用中图片的颜色相同），以及其他特色产品。

Some are aimed at security-conscious folk: Dropcam’s $200 Pro camera constantly monitors its owner’s home, alerting them to movement after they’ve left the house and letting them watch a live video feed. SmartThings sells kits that enable garage doors to be locked remotely or sends notifications to a phone when the kids get home from school. Large retailers such as Home Depot, Staples and Lowe’s are devoting more and more floor space to such products, even though it is unclear how large the market for them is today.

有些产品瞄准的是那些关注安全的人群：Dropcam售价200美元的Pro相机，能持续监视用户的住所，在用户离家后向他们通报家中的动态，并能让用户观看关于家中动态的实况视频。SmartThings销售的产品能远程锁上车库大门，还能在孩子放学到家时给家长的手机发送通知。家得宝(Home Depot)、史泰博(Staples)和Lowe's等大型零售商，正将越来越多的店面空间划拨给此类产品，尽管人们还不清楚现在它们的市场到底有多大。

“It takes time for people to embrace connectivity,” says Tony Fadell, chief executive of Nest, whose “learning” thermostat and app-enabled smoke alarm have attained an Apple-like cult following among early adopters of the “connected home”.