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  2. SimpliSafe - Wikipedia

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    The couple worked on SimpliSafe in their own home from 2006 to 2008. [2] [4] Mr Laurans designed the system and tested it at friends’ residences for feedback. [2] SimpliSafe officially launched in 2009 with initial funding from angel investors, introducing the industry's first do-it-yourself (DIY) home security system. [5] [6]

  3. Electric vehicle owners face the cold truth as temperatures ...

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    Electric vehicles' batteries don’t work as efficiently in the cold, and regulating cabin temperature can gobble up a lot of power, depending on a model's HVAC. Electric vehicle owners face the ...

  4. Medicine, batteries, heaters: How to stay safe and avoid ...

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    Batteries of all kinds will ensure critical devices can be powered, especially flashlights, which are safer to use than candles (sorry, kids). Check carbon monoxide and smoke detectors

  5. Occupancy sensor - Wikipedia

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    Occupancy sensor types include: PIR sensors, which work on heat difference detection, measuring infrared radiation.Inside the device is a pyroelectric sensor which can detect the sudden presence of objects (such as humans) who radiate a temperature different from the temperature of the background, such as the room temperature of a wall.

  6. Robotic sensing - Wikipedia

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    There are three types of tactile sensors. The first, single point sensors, can be compared to a single cell, or whiskers, and can detect very local stimuli. The second type of sensor is a high spatial resolution sensor which can be compared to a human fingertip and is essential for the tactile acuity in robotic hands.

  7. Wireless power transfer - Wikipedia

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    In 2015, researchers at the University of Washington introduced power over Wi-Fi, which trickle-charges batteries and powered battery-free cameras and temperature sensors using transmissions from Wi-Fi routers. [124] [125] Wi-Fi signals were shown to power battery-free temperature and camera sensors at ranges of up to 20 feet. It was also shown ...

  8. Electric cars in winter: How cold weather affects EV range ...

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    Electric cars perform less well in cold weather. Lower ambient temperatures affect an EV’s range, but also how quickly the battery charges and how effective its regenerative braking system works ...

  9. Intelligent sensor - Wikipedia

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    An intelligent sensor is a sensor that takes some predefined action when it senses the appropriate input (light, heat, sound, motion, touch, etc.). Description