A 3D printed storyboard created by Aectual that references the Dutch 2022 CES theme: “Tech for a Responsible Future”

In order to solve the urgent challenges we face today, we need to design solutions for the world we will live in tomorrow.

LAS VEGAS and AMSTERDAM (PRWEB)
January 05, 2022

Marking its sixth consecutive year, the Netherlands (NL Tech) Pavilions, opened today at CES 2022, where they will showcase tech solutions for a responsible future alongside a 100% circular, XL 3D printed art display. The NL Tech Pavilions are dedicated spaces intended to foster collaboration, broker valuable partnerships and introduce groundbreaking NL tech solutions that solve global challenges across a wide berth of tech categories, including sustainability and resilience, AI, robotics and quantum computing, health and wellness, smart cities and smart homes, smart mobility and vehicle tech, data security and big data. The Netherlands Startup Pavilion is located in the Venetian Expo, downstairs in Eureka Park (Hall G, Booth 61928), and the Netherlands Scale-up Pavilion is located upstairs in the Venetian Expo at (Halls A-C, Booth 50833).

“The NL Tech Pavilion at CES 2022 includes two pavilions for the first time, which demonstrates and maps to the immense growth of the Netherlands tech ecosystem over the past several years,” said HRH Prince Constantijn van Oranje, Special Envoy to Techleap.nl and the Netherlands. “In order to solve the urgent challenges we face today, we need to design solutions for the world we will live in tomorrow. Our start-ups and scale-ups have answered the call to accelerate the change together. Sadly, while the coronavirus continues to have a global impact and current government regulations mean I cannot attend CES this year, I remain 100% committed to supporting all of the NL Pavilion companies regardless of my location.”

The NL Tech Pavilion highlights its theme of “tech for a responsible future” through art and design with the addition of three, 100% circular, XL 3D-printed room dividers on display as the centerpiece of the NL Pavilion in Eureka Park. XL 3D printing pioneer, Aectual has translated the Dutch story of innovation and sustainability into a 3D printed storyboard that references the Dutch 2022 CES theme: “Tech for a Responsible Future” and visualizes topics including clean energy, data security and climate change. The Netherlands continues to use innovation to combat climate change and sea level rise, as such water is a key theme in the design, as is the blue of the European Union flag. Additionally, the Dutch-American relationship is portrayed by a traditional Dutch Canal House that meets the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge. View a short video about how Aectual brought the design to life here.

Made from 100% circular, sustainable, recycled and renewable materials in the form of plant-based bioplastic, the room dividers were previously used as part of the seating area of the temporary convention center that was built in Amsterdam during the EU presidency of the Netherlands in 2016. The bioplastic can be recycled up to seven times and reprinted into new items. After use, Aectual takes back the building products and directly recycles and reprints them into new products. Depending on the product type, this results in a 35% to 95% material reduction due to its parametric designs, the number of materials needed, special manufacturing and product design optimization. Following CES, the room divider panels will be used at the Consulate General of the Netherlands in San Francisco. In its next life.

The NL Tech Pavilion companies participating at CES 2022 include:

SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE:

● Blue Heart Energy: A thermoacoustic engine that improves the performance of heat pumps. It doesn’t require refrigerants, is silent, can be used in existing houses and enables a 50% cost reduction for the end consumer.

● Caeli: High-quality satellite data in real time for air quality and climate monitoring that is understandable, accessible and visible to cost and time-saving. Daily and available worldwide.

● Circularise: Facilitates a shift to a circular economy by digitizing and tracing materials across complex supply chains on a public blockchain without risking confidentiality.

● Dayrize: The world’s first technology that holistically and rapidly assesses the environmental and social impact of any consumer product, enabling brands and retailers to reduce costs, unlock additional revenue and build brand value.

● Expivi: Interactive, 3D product configuration and personalization platform for e-commerce that uses AR to help brands give consumers an immersive shopping experience, with customizable and personalized products. (Scaleup)

● Ferr-Tech: Leader of Ferrate(VI) applications for revolutionary wastewater treatment. With the ‘green chemical’ FerSol, Ferr-Tech makse water treatment sustainable, efficient and circular. (CES Innovation Award Honoree)

● Hydraloop: Integrating clean tech, decentralized water recycling solutions in residential and commercial real estate to solve a growing worldwide scarcity of freshwater supply. Winner Best of CES2020. (Scaleup)

● Incooling: Cooling down the planet, one server at a time.

● Nowi: A semiconductor company that specializes in the development of energy harvesting power management technology for consumer electronics and IoT devices. (Scaleup and CES Innovation Award Honoree)

● Ocean Grazer: Energy storage system for (offshore) wind farms and other renewable energy sources. (CES Innovation Award Winner)

● Orbisk: AI powered, fully automated food waste monitoring using image recognition technology. Enables hotels and restaurants to reduce food waste up to 70%, improving sustainability and profitability.

● Tapp.online: Making paper smart and interactive by integrating sensors, printed batteries and microchips. 100% recyclable paper measures, remembers and transmits temperature, shocks and humidity data throughout the supply chain.

● TXTOmedia: Automatically transform an organization’s existing, text-based support content into dynamic how-to videos and interactive media at scale.

● WasteShark: An autonomous aqua-drone that cleans pollution from waterways and collects water quality data. (CES Innovation Award Honoree)

HEALTH AND WELLNESS:

● AirBliss+: The most comfortable, smart anti-pollution mask for consumers and businesses.

● Absolute Audio Labs: Powering high definition speech and audio for hearing aids and hearables. (Scaleup and CES Innovation Award Honoree)

● AlphaBeats: An app that turns your smartphone or wearable device into a biosensor; AI-powered biofeedback signals enhance your favorite music — as you relax, music fidelity increases.

● CAREANIMATIONS: Solutions to enable care providers to provide patients with reliable, easy-to-access and easy-to-understand personalized information about medicine and related diseases to improve compliance. (Scaleup)

● Dutchbudz: Next generation wearables, optimized for wind- and noise-proof voice communication, hearing assist and pro level HD audio. Featuring dual drivers, fusion of air and bone conduction, hearing aid DSP and biometric sensors.

● Founda Health: Founda enables healthcare to collaborate and innovate by offering a platform that exchanges data between healthcare IT systems and external applications. Last mile integration into the clinical workspace without set up fees.

● Picoo: Picoo is the first game console for outdoor play, providing screen-free and interactive gaming for children ages 6-12.

● LifeSense Group: Digital health continence solutions using wearable sensors and smart textiles. (Scaleup)

● Lumaflex: Supercharge your body. Boost performance and accelerate recovery through the power of light. FDA cleared red light therapy, muscle recovery and pain relief.

● LoCoMoGo: The toy train that teaches children coding through play.

● Nostics: Instant, accessible and reliable testing for viruses and bacteria, including a three-minute Covid-19 test.

● ​​NOWATCH: The world’s first ‘awareable.’ NOWATCH measures your stress 24/7 through EDA and predicts your mental state one hour in advance. The unique sleep, stress and activity algorithms increase your health and performance.

● Scentronix: Creating one-of-a-kind perfumes for every human. Algorithmic Perfumery is the AI-supported personalized perfume platform.

● Sencure: Enabling a new generation of medical wearables that are smaller and more accurate through chips and supporting technology.

● Steambox: The Self-Heating Lunchbox. Enjoy a hot meal anywhere, anytime. Rechargeable | Smart | Steam.

● TAEM.io: Gamified app that maps talents, skills and culture, boosts productivity and growth, pulses engagement and team well-being, wherever you work. The ultimate Future of Work tool for a healthy workplace.

● Tover: Founder of the Tovertafel, the world’s only scientifically proven dementia care system. An innovative tool that uses serious games to improve quality of life, care and staff happiness. (Scaleup)

SMART CITIES AND SMART HOMES:

● Insmart: Reinventing HVAC maintenance using NB-IoT technology for remote monitoring, making predictive maintenance affordable and lowering energy costs for consumers.

● PeopleFlows: Introducing the Privacy-by-Design Mobile-Data-Vault, enabling private individuals to unlock their digital future and retain control over their data.

● Tekle Holographics: Our holographic solution brings images and videos to reality in a fast and inexpensive way. The use of holographics in business offers unlimited possibilities. The metaverse is already here today. (Scaleup)

● Urban Mobility Systems: A developer and manufacturer of BEVs (battery electric vehicles) and electrification systems for construction equipment enabling zero-emission transport and construction. (Scaleup and CES Innovation Award Honoree)

● VideowindoW:Transform any glass façade into a transparent video screen for dynamic glare control. Add experience, reduce CO2, increase revenue. (CES Innovation Award Winner – Best of Innovation)

SMART MOBILITY AND VEHICLE TECH:

● Brekr: Model B, a highly customizable electric bike with a classic, rugged design.

● Hardt Hyperloop: A world where distance does not matter — a 10,000 kilometer hyperloop network crossing national borders. (Scaleup)

● E-LIFT: Your one stop shop for personalized, customizable charging stations. Driving the future of mobility and energy.

5G AND INTERNET OF THINGS:

● Addoptics: Manufacturing of micron accurate and nanometer smooth optical components using 3D printing technologies and optical casting.

● Capte: End-to-end multi-industry IOT solutions focused on helping transportation companies with mixed multi-brand fleets to transit towards clean energy vehicles while keeping TCO low, and passenger satisfaction and driver performance high.

● Dimenco: Simulated Reality – interacting with 3D objects in a virtual environment, without the need of any wearables. (Scaleup and CES Innovation Award Honoree)

● EZ Factory: A software platform to digitize and visualize checklists, autonomous maintenance tasks, audits and work instructions to optimize operational effectiveness and efficiency of factory floor operations.

● InPhocal: A unique, concentric laser beam that reduces the need for ink and is 2.5 times faster than printing. (CES Innovation Award Honoree)

● TokenMe: Design and development of sustainable, highly accurate sensors and wearables with long lasting battery. The anonymous data can be used for contact- and asset-tracking and analyzing virus infections (e.g., Covid-19).

AI, ROBOTICS AND QUANTUM COMPUTING:

● Avular: Accelerating the creation of advanced mobile robots and drones. Our product, The Essentials, greatly simplify robot development and are the world’s first solution of modular hardware and software building blocks. (Scaleup and CES Innovation Award Honoree)

● BrainCreators: Digital Inspectors that reduce cost and improve consistency at an unrivaled speed. Human inspectors can now train their digital counterparts on our award-winning AI-powered software. (Scaleup)

● EdgeFlow (by EdgeLeap): A completely new way of uncovering trends with AI “Insight Finding Robots” instead of search engines to help enterprises stay ahead of the curve while developing new products.

● Datacadabra: Supplies intelligent digital assistants that empower people facing complex tasks in the economic, social and sustainable transformation humanity is facing today. (Scaleup)

● DeltaProto: Introducing a proven game-changing process for making proto-PCBA by patented pick & place co-bot. No setup time and enabling assembly in minutes.

● Lalaland.ai: AI-fashion models with real emotions. e-Commerce brands can make their models as diverse and one-of-a-kind as their target audience.

● Mission Control Lab: The creators of Inventure Kits (invention + adventure), educational STEAM boxes with all of the materials inside.

● SenseGlove: Force and haptic feedback gloves that enable professionals to physically interact with virtual objects for VR training and research purposes. (Scaleup)

DATA SECURITY AND BIG DATA:

● Red Kubes: An Enterprise-grade Kubernetes-based platform with developer self-service and ready-to-use built-in applications to offer an out-of-the-box experience.

“The NL Pavilion companies showcase our innovative Dutch skills and entrepreneurial spirit for tackling some of the world’s toughest societal challenges to find global solutions – not only in consumer technology, but also in fighting climate change, digital health, water management, agtech, smart mobility and creating circular economies,” added Dirk Janssen, San Francisco-based Consul General of the Netherlands. “The Netherlands is renowned for art and design as it stimulates critical, out-of-box thinking and creativity just as tech innovation does. Solving global challenges requires us to think differently and that’s something we wanted to highlight in the NL Pavilion, too.”

Interested media and analysts, please contact NLatCES2022@wearemgp.com to schedule an interview during or after CES 2022.

About The Kingdom of the Netherlands

The Netherlands strives to solve societal and economic challenges with local and international partners. This innovative country ranks fourth on the World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index, sixth on the Global Innovation Index, and Amsterdam ranks as the number three startup ecosystem in Europe. As a trading nation, the Netherlands has continuously ranked as one of the top four foreign investors in the United States for multiple years. More than 825K jobs in the U.S. are the result of the strong economic relations with the Netherlands. Learn more at http://www.NLintheUSA.com.

Through Holland in the Valley, the Dutch ecosystem in the Bay Area, the Consulate General of the Netherlands in San Francisco empowers Dutch entrepreneurs and talent to innovate and scale in the US by offering a network, content and programs.

The Dutch participation in CES2022 is organized by the Netherlands Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, in collaboration with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and other agencies.

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Media Contacts:

Mindy M. Hull / Allie Gavan / Kayla Bortak                            

Mercury Global Partners for Kingdom of The Netherlands and Netherlands Pavilion at CES2022             

NLatCES2022@wearemgp.com                 

Tel. +1 415 889 9977 / +1 415 987 7147 / +1 305 697 0027

We have created a robust, re-usable, waterproof device with a multi-year battery life that opens up new possibilities for tracking.

LAS VEGAS (PRWEB)
January 05, 2022

Nestwave, a global technology leader in low-power geolocation for the IoT, has worked with IoT connectivity specialist Samea Innovation to develop a super-thin, re-usable logistics tracker with multi-year battery life. Unveiled at CES 2022, ThinTrack uses Nestwave’s innovative geolocation technology to create a very compact solution that combines GPS accuracy with a low power consumption that dramatically extends battery life when compared to alternative technologies.

The new ThinTrack GPS tracker is an ultra-compact GPS solution that integrates an LTE-M/NB-IoT modem, antenna, battery, SIM, sensors and all necessary electronics into a device measuring only 82 x 35 x 3mm and weighing just 15g. This makes it ideal for tracking individual items such as packages and letters where accurate positioning would not previously have been practical. Because Nestwave GPS location is implemented in software rather than hardware, the tracker does not require a dedicated GPS chipset. This results in a small bill of materials (BoM) and a low power consumption that supports multi-year operation from a single small battery.

ThinTrack’s small form factor has been made possible thanks to Nestwave’s NestCore IP that allows operation from a miniature battery, and Samea’s expertise in integrating radio functionality into space-limited designs. NestCore adds positioning functionality to existing cellular IoT chipsets by implementing a GPS receiver as software and using the connectivity chip’s existing radio and computing capabilities. This advanced location solution enables a very short time-to-first-fix, allowing for much lower power consumption without compromising on sensitivity or accuracy. A secure NFC smartphone app is used to activate the tracker and to read the individual item’s unique identifier.

“ThinTrack demonstrates how our geolocation solutions are opening up new opportunities for the global logistics industry,” says Ambroise Popper, Nestwave’s CEO. “By dramatically reducing component count and lowering power consumption, we have created a device with a form factor that supports insertion into envelopes or the plastic pouches used for shipping documentation and makes possible accurate tracking of individual items such as packages and letters which would not previously have been practical.”

Sébastien Amiot, Samea’s CEO adds: “We have created a robust, re-usable, waterproof device with a multi-year battery life that opens up new possibilities for tracking. Beyond logistics, ThinTrack is an ideal solution for locating and preventing the theft of luggage, high value designer goods and industrial tools.”

Tancred Taylor, Research Analyst at ABI Research also noted: “Integrating positioning capabilities into IoT nodes will open up significant new opportunities for a wide variety of tracking and logistics use cases. The key to addressing these opportunities is to make geolocation implementations smaller, more power-efficient and less expensive than conventional solutions. By offering accurate location without the need for a separate GPS chipset, Nestwave’s innovative hybrid IP and cloud-based approach supports all of these requirements, as the small form factor and low power consumption of ThinTrack illustrates.”

About Nestwave

Nestwave enables the proliferation of IoT geolocation by providing the smallest, most power efficient, lowest component count solutions. The company’s combination of IP and cloud services eliminates the need for conventional GPS/GNSS chipsets and dramatically reduces power consumption. Because of this, Nestwave technologies minimize the bill of materials, extend the battery life and speed up the time-to-market of accurate indoor and outdoor positioning and tracking applications. Nestwave IP can be incorporated into existing DSP cores and connectivity chips without re-design, while cloud-assisted implementation leverages the computation power of the cloud and keeps power consumption to a minimum.

The unprecedented power and BoM savings realized by Nestwave’s innovative technology significantly improve existing positioning and tracking applications. They also open the door to the integration of geolocation in applications where power and size limitations would previously have made this impossible. And by combining lower power consumption with the use of fewer components, Nestwave solutions contribute to environmental sustainability and reduced carbon footprints.

To learn more, please visit us at http://www.nestwave.com.

About Samea Innovation

Established in August 2016, SAMEA Innovation designs and provides wireless systems and connected IoT devices, based on a strong expertise in wireless and electronic design. Its focus is on improving connectivity with multi-protocol solution for high performance and compact asset tracker, and multi-purpose Smart buildings wireless sensors for indoor air quality monitoring.

For more information, visit: http://www.samea-innovation.com

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Every home is unique; it’s not one-size-fits-all. Most of today’s smart home systems are centered around a single brand, technology or use case.

LAS VEGAS and ENSCHEDE, The Netherlands (PRWEB)
January 05, 2022

Athom, makers of privacy-first smart home solutions, today announced the official retail launch of two new smart home products at CES 2022: Homey Bridge, the easy-to-use, affordable smart home hub that connects more than 50,000 smart home devices from more than 1,000 brands, and Homey App (iOS, Android and web browser), which allows users to customize and automate their entire smart home experience based on their personal habits and preferences. Embedded with six wireless technologies, Homey Bridge makes it easy for users to connect all of their smart home devices due to its compatibility with Zigbee, Z-Wave Plus, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 433MHz and Infrared. Homey Bridge retails at $69 and will be available starting in February at Amazon, BestBuy, The Home Depot and other big box retailers. It can currently be ordered in beta via the Homey website. The Homey app can be used to control smart home devices — either via Homey Bridge, or as an app-only solution without the need for Homey hardware. The free version of the Homey app controls up to five devices. The premium version enables an entire household to connect an unlimited number of smart devices, and is available for $2.99 per month. Athom will showcase Homey Bridge and the Homey app at CES 2022, January 5-8 at booth 51715 upstairs in the Venetian Expo, and at Showstoppers the evening of January 5 at the Wynn Hotel. Watch a teaser video of Homey here.

Unlike the Big Tech giants, Homey is built privacy-first. It doesn’t listen in or sell any customer data, nor does it use personal information to create user profiles or targeted advertisements. Homey comes packed with features — including Flow, Insights and Energy — which were developed over the past seven years for the Homey Pro smart home hub in the European market. Homey Flow enables users to create a series of automated rules that tie their devices together — independent of brand and technology — and help to run their smart homes most efficiently and conveniently. For example: “Always dim lights in the bedroom when the drapes close” or “Automatically turn the thermostat down, turn off the lights and enable the alarm when I lock the front door.” Flows can also be started using voice assistants, such as Google, Alexa and Siri Shortcuts, and via widgets for mobile and Apple Watch. Homey Insights gives users the ability to analyze their smart home usage via visual, easy-to-read graphs and charts. For example, users can track trends such as the temperature levels of their homes and thermostat over time, or how much energy their refrigerator uses in summer compared to winter. Homey Energy allows users to see their home’s energy usage in real-time, so they can make changes to increase their home’s sustainability. For example, a user can see how much energy their washing machine uses on ‘hot’ versus ‘warm’ wash cycles, and which rooms and devices use the most electricity.

Built as an open platform, the Homey App Store allows developers and manufacturers to jump in and extend support to more devices and services. Apps in the Homey App Store are used automatically in the background when users add a device, and ensure the Homey ecosystem is ever-evolving as new devices and services are added daily. The Homey App Store features more than 750 apps, including staff picks and popular apps that can be browsed by category for inspiration.

“Every home is unique; it’s not one-size-fits-all. Most of today’s smart home systems are centered around a single brand, technology or use case. For example, Philips Hue is great for lighting, but that’s all it does. As a result, your smart home can become complicated and cluttered quickly with all sorts of different apps. Our goal with Homey is to change the status quo and create an open, affordable, user-friendly system that unifies all smart devices and ensures consumer privacy at the same time,” said Emile Nijssen, co-founder and creative director of Athom, makers of Homey.

HOMEY BRIDGE SPECIFICATIONS:

● Wireless Communication Technology Compatibility: Homey Bridge contains six wireless technologies: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy 4.0 (BLE), Zigbee, Z-Wave (Plus, S2), 433MHz RF and Infrared, to connect local devices to the Homey app. Homey Bridge automatically switches its Z-Wave frequency with a unique multi-antenna design, based on Homey Bridge’s geographical or country location. Additionally, transmitting 433 MHz is automatically enabled in eligible regions, such as Europe and Asia.

● What’s in the Box: Homey Bridge, USB power adapter, USB power cable and a Quick Start Guide

● Device Dimensions: 5.04” inches in diameter x 1.4” inches in height

● Weight: 1.2 lbs (including packaging)

● Supported Devices: 50,000+ smart devices from more than 1,000 brands

● Control Options: controlled via the Homey App. See below.

● Price: $69

● Where to Buy: Amazon, BestBuy, WalMart, The Home Depot, Lowe’s and the Homey website

● Manufacturer Warranty: Two years

● Certifications: FCC and CE

● Launch Markets: US, Canada, Europe, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand

HOMEY APP SPECIFICATIONS:

● Homey App Availability: iOS (v11 or higher), Android (5.0 or higher) or a web-based browser

● Device Agnostic: Homey App connects devices across a wide range of brands and technologies. The app is available in two versions:

○ Free: Users can connect, control and automate up to five smart devices. Devices can be either cloud-connected or be connected via Homey Bridge

○ Premium: For $2.99 per month per household, the subscription includes an unlimited number of devices. It also provides access to Homey Insights and more advanced automation features like Homey Logic.

● Voice Assistant Compatibility: Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Siri Shortcuts

● Control Options:

○ Smartphone or Tablet: iOS and Android

○ PC, Mac, Linux: Universal web app

○ Other: Apple Watch, iOS and Android widgets, voice assistants (Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Siri Shortcuts)

Interested press, please contact homey@wearemgp.com to schedule an interview during CES. Access the Homey press kit here.

About Homey

Launched in 2014, Homey was developed by Athom B.V., a privately held, Dutch technology company with a mission to make the smart home easy and fun for everyone. Homey creates the ultimate smart home experience by unifying all home devices in a single app, regardless of brand or technology. Homey is compatible with 50K+ devices from over 1,000 brands and allows users to customize their entire home experience based on their personal habits. The new Homey Bridge hardware device can be added to link devices that aren’t connected to the cloud. Homey’s technology has won several awards and placed first in the EIT Digital Idea Challenge. For more information, please visit https://homey.app/.

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The goal of Picoo is to bring back the ‘neighborhood games’ we played as kids.

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (PRWEB)
January 05, 2022

Picoo, an emerging educational software company, today announced plans to debut Picoo, the first outdoor game console for children at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Picoo is a portable and screenless console that requires no access to Wi-Fi or mobile networks during playtime, gets kids outdoors again, and helps to reverse the decline of fitness and physical literacy caused by excessive screen time. Press will be able to get “hands on” with Picoo for the first time during CES 2022, January 5 – 8 at booth 61928 at Eureka Park in the Venetian Expo, and at Showstoppers the evening of January 5 at the Wynn Hotel. Watch a short video of Picoo in action here.

According to Harvard Health, outdoor play is linked to children’s well-being, health, development and learning. However, outdoor play is increasingly uncommon because children spend much of their time indoors and on screens. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated this development as families were forced to maintain social distance and children spent nearly eight hours a day on computers or mobile devices — more than twice the time they spent online before the pandemic — and also needed to maintain social distance from other kids.

How Picoo Works.

The Picoo outdoor game console for kids bridges the divide between technology and classic outdoor play. It is targeted for kids from four to 12, with a range of classic games like Whack-a-Mole and Hide-and-Seek. Each Picoo controller includes a core processor, a memory chip, a speaker that plays sounds and audio, an accelerometer to detect and measure movement, a vibration motor that “buzzes”, a tag scanner to scan the game cards, a radio network to communicate with other Picoos, LED lights and On/Off button. Picoo is also always ready to play — no network connection is required to play so there’s no hassle with Wi-Fi, GPS, 4G or 5G; a connection to a accompanying Picoo smartphone app (iOS and Android) and Bluetooth is needed for version updates.

Adaptive Design and Inclusive Play.

Picoo’s adaptive design and inclusive play means every kid can participate in their own way and level — no one is excluded. Picoo adapts the challenge per child based on detected proficiency level during a game, and automatically ‘balances’ the playing field by increasing or decreasing challenges depending on how adept children are at the game. Picoo automatically creates teams, eliminates favoritism and the “last picked kid” phenomenon. It is ideal for mixed groups and enables children with and without special needs to play together. Games for children with special needs are also available. The end result is kids have fun with their friends while playing a computer game, and parents are happy as their children exercise and engage with their peers outdoors.

Excessive screen time has increased the risk of childhood obesity and frayed the social bonds that are integral for a child’s development. A total of 39 million children under the age of five were overweight or obese in 2020, according to the World Health Organization. Childhood obesity is associated with a higher chance of obesity, premature death and disability in adulthood.

“Children are healthier and happier when playing actively together, and Picoo’s lack of a screen is 100% by design. The goal of Picoo is to bring back the ‘neighborhood games’ we played as kids. In today’s digital and always connected world where many kids spend hours looking at a digital device or screen, playing together outdoors is no longer a rite of passage,” said Picoo CEO and co-founder, Iris Soute. “Picoo offers fun, intuitive gameplay and allows anyone to play, regardless of skill or physical ability — without requiring kids to stare at a screen. The combination of classic games with cutting edge technology gets kids moving again, helps them to build bonds with other kids in the outdoors and reduces the risk of obesity and long-term health issues.”

Picoo Specifications and Features:

• Console Features: Each console includes a core processor, a memory chip, a speaker that plays sounds, an accelerometer to measure movement, a vibration motor that “buzzes”, a tag scanner to scan the game cards, LED lights, a wrist strap and On/Off button.
• Battery Life: Each Picoo device takes four hours to charge and offers an average of four hours of continuous play.
• Always Ready to Play: No network connection is required to play so there’s no hassle with Wi-Fi, GPS, 4G or 5G; a connection to smartphone and Bluetooth needed for updates.
• Rugged Design: Playing outside means running, jumping, falling and getting up again and again. Picoo is extremely sturdy, splashproof and easy for kids to hold.
• Picoo Console Dimensions: 5.78” length x 1.9” width x 1.9” diameter (14.7 cm x 5 cm x 5 cm).
• Picoo Console Weight: Each controller weighs approximately 5 ounces or 146 grams.
• What’s in the Box:

    *Picoo Starter set for home use includes four Picoo controllers and five outdoor interactive games — Lightning Bolt, Zombierun, Kaleidoscope, Hide & Seek, Whack-a-Mole.

    *Picoo Education Kit for school use includes: 12 Picoo controllers, carrying/charging case and 20 games (eight released immediately — Lightning Bolt, Spyhunt, Zombierun, Kaleidoscope, Hide & Seek, Whack-a-Mole and two educational games, Sequence and MathMania — with 12 more games to follow.

    *Picoo Pro Kit for afterschool programs includes: 12 Picoo controllers, carrying/charging case, 20 games. 8 released immediately, with 12 more games to follow. Lightning Bolt, Spyhunt, Zombierun, Kaleidoscope, Hide & Seek, Whack-a-Mole, Three Musketeers and Gapper.

    *Additional Games: Available for purchase starting at $5.

    *Quick Start Guide and USB charging cable

• Cost: $249 for Picoo Starter Set or $1,449 for Picoo Education Kit and Picoo Pro Kit.
• Where to Buy: Picoo webshop
• Warranty: One-year, limited warranty
• Additional Accessories: Sold separately via the Picoo webshop. Additional accessories include a four-port charger that allows all Picoos to be charged together, an extension pack with two additional Picoo consoles, as well as additional games.

Please contact picoo@wearemgp.com to schedule a media interview and see Picoo in action before or during CES 2022. Access the Picoo press kit here.

About Picoo

Picoo is the developer and designer of the world’s first game console custom designed for interactive outdoor play for kids. A portable and screenless console that requires no access to Wi-Fi or mobile networks during playtime, Picoo gets kids outdoors again — helping to keep them healthy and active while working on gross motor skills, developing their social and communication skills, stimulating creativity and enabling them to engage in imaginative play outside.

Founded in April 2016, Picoo is a privately held company based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Follow Picoo at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn or learn more at https://www.picoo.com.

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HYTE eclipse HG10 Gaming Headset

LAS VEGAS (PRWEB)
January 04, 2022

HYTE, the new PC components, peripherals, and lifestyle brand of iBUYPOWER, a leading manufacturer of high-performance custom gaming PCs, today announced the upcoming additions to its product portfolio, the HYTE Y60 ATX PC case and the HYTE eclipse HG10 gaming headset.

Y60 ATX Case

The HYTE Y60 ATX PC case features panoramic views of the internal components made possible by the bezel-less, three-part, removable, tempered glass panels that flank the side and front of the case. When the glass panels are removed, chamfered molding on the ceiling and floor of the case draw the eye inward, creating a modern aesthetic and allowing the system to be displayed sans glass panels. Users will have the option to choose from three colorways, white and black, black and black, and red and black, to best fit the aesthetic of their setup.

“We drove the engineers crazy with the Y60,” said Brad Soken, Lead Product Manager of HYTE. “As a product team, we had an obsession over design details to really make the case evoke a sense of excitement and joy, even if some of it was incredibly difficult to manufacture. The end result made it worth it though, in the end, you get a case that makes you experience that joy simply by looking at your system, even when you aren’t using it.”

Designed to exclusively mount the graphics card in a vertical orientation, the HYTE Y60 comes equipped with a 4.0 PCIe riser cable to support the latest and highest performing cards on the market. The riser canopy is color matched to the external color of the case to create a unified design, while the graphics card mounts just below the floor of the case to hide the PCB and slot below it. Additionally, the Y60 allows for the installation of half-height expansion cards, capture cards, or PCIe SSDs behind the vertically mounted graphics card.

The HYTE Y60 was carefully crafted with a continuous ventilation pattern that waterfalls over the top of the case, down the rear-side, and continues to the internal floor of the case. Three, 120 mm fans come pre-installed in the Y60; one in the rear for exhaust and two in the basement of the case to prioritize the cooling of the graphics card. Users will have the ability to mount radiators in two locations with compatibility of up 280 mm on the side and up to 360 mm on the top.

eclipse HG10

The HYTE eclipse HG10 wireless gaming headset will feature a sleek, matte lunar grey finish with premium vegan leather lining the plush foam headband and half-moon shaped ear cups. Users can comfortably wear the HG10 during extended hours of game play without experiencing fatigue and discomfort. Mute and volume controls are conveniently located on the back of the headset for on-the-fly adjustments.

“The eclipse punches up,” said Rob Teller, Lead Roadmap Architect of HYTE. “We maxed out all the essentials to create high-impact enjoyment at an affordable price.”

For precision sound, the eclipse HG10 comes equipped with 40 mm neodymium drivers tuned for 20 hz to 20 kHz and a detachable unidirectional microphone for clear communication and to mitigate the possibility of background noise. The gaming headset connects via competition-grade 2.4 GHz USB Type-A wireless transmitter.

The eclipse HG10 is a market-leader in wireless headsets boasting a 30-hour battery life thanks to its high-capacity, lithium-ion battery. To charge the HG10, users can connect the included USB Type-A to USB Type-C charging cable and continue use without interruption.

Pricing and Availability

The HYTE Y60 is expected to be available for purchase, globally, for a starting MSRP of $199 USD in March 2022.

The HYTE eclipse HG10 is expected to be available for purchase, globally, for a starting MSRP of $99 USD in February 2022.

Webpages

To learn more about the HYTE Y60 case and HYTE eclipse HG10 gaming headset, please visit: https://hyte.co/uevann

Video

To watch the Y60 product video, please visit: https://hyte.co/y60pvp

To watch the eclipse HG10 product video, please visit: https://hyte.co/hg10pvp

Images

For additional images of the HYTE Y60, please visit: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x0vk5qsksd15t6t/AAD4LOGu-qv-6WtvKYhs8PDOa?dl=0

For additional images of the HYTE eclipse HG10, please visit: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eo5sxv13uoi63qk/AADGSZEWYunEAyZeZ6RZLW8La?dl=0

About HYTE

HYTE is a lifestyle-centered brand focused on enhancing play with its fresh and innovative PC components and accessories. Designed to fuel passions in gaming, music, the arts and entertainment, all HYTE products are rigorously researched and tested before they are brought to fruition. HYTE, as a company and its products, are inspired by the needs and behaviors of its community and the many ways people play.

HYTE is committed to designing products to help people experience play throughout their lifestyle, no matter what that may be.

HYTE is a subsidiary brand of iBUYPOWER, a leading manufacturer of high-performance custom gaming PCs. HYTE, and its logo are registered trademarks of iBUYPOWER in the United States and/or other countries. Pricing, availability, features and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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AVA – 4K wirelessHD DeX/PC/Mac/NS next-gen portable monitor available on Kickstarter

4K DeX/Mac/PC/Android/Nintendo Switch/PS/Xbox/TV box. Lossless quality. ZERO-lag wireless touchscreen. Ultralight portable monitor. Bluetooth-less touchback.

HONG KONG (PRWEB)
December 31, 2021

Can you imagine an ultra-light wireless touch screen that can work in zero latency, lossless video quality, and no need to pair Bluetooth for touchback? It’s come true! In early 2022, a company called InnLead focused on innovation, launched an excellent product: AVA wirelessHD ultra-thin zero-latency multi-touch screen.

AVA surpasses any other products, adopts the most advanced wirelessHD touch technology inside, and supports wirelessHD touch without pairing Bluetooth. Take you to the next generation of wirelessHD experience, with its strong signal coverage of 20 meters (65.6168 feet), enabling you to enjoy futuristic tech fun anytime, anywhere.

In the past, wireless touch control broadly relied on Bluetooth, which was inconvenient to pair different devices every time for connection. And Bluetooth usually has a noticeable delay and distance constraints.

The innovated AVA made a substantial breakthrough on its next-gen wireless touch technology, which utilizes built-in wirelessHD to provide an exceptional wireless touchback experience. No latency by ultra-fast 5G mm-Wave technology.

With its built-in the latest 5G mm-Wave technology, it does not rely on the carrier’s 5G signal at all. AVA is already packed with its advanced docking transmitter to provide wirelessHD signal transmission and convenient usage to the user. The transmitter is magnetically attractable to the smartphones’ back. It is similar use a wireless charge experience, simple and easy.

Beyond the work efficiency, AVA also brings up more future games possibilities. Wireless Nintendo Switch, wireless HDMI game display, wireless somatosensory games, etc… No latency display gives gamers the highest responsive joyful experience.

Now the AVA campaign on Kickstarter.com has quite a lot of interested backers. It will be a hot product on the earth in 2022. To learn more or get it, please visit: https://innlead.shop or https://ava-innlead.com

InnLead Limited focuses on innovative tech products present worldwide. It brings unprecedented experience to empower work and life better. From the InnLead product line, you will find more exceptional products beyond the future. It’s time to touch the tomorrow, having more fun in advance.

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UAI Anonymizer high-throughput image anonymization for autonomous driving

“Image anonymization is the first step in any data enrichment process in autonomous driving. With the new functionalities and the unprecedented throughput, the UAI Anonymizer speeds up the development of ADAS while securing GDPR compliance,” states Jürgen Daunis, CEO at understand.ai.

KARLSRUHE, Germany (PRWEB)
December 30, 2021

understand.ai will release a new version of its high-throughput image anonymization tool, the UAI Anonymizer, at the CES on January 5th, 2022. The upgraded AI-powered technology was designed to handle the exponential growth of recorded data volumes in autonomous driving. Its anonymization rate is 4x as high as that of its predecessor. The underlying deep learning model was trained with images of people in masks to reflect the reality of a Covid-19 world. It has an almost 100% identification rate for faces with and without face masks.

The new cloud-based UAI Anonymizer is much more versatile in terms of camera perspectives, lens geometry, and resolution. With this new version, understand.ai expands its cloud offer to all three major cloud services providers – Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure. The upgraded data exchange methods enable a faster and more flexible data processing that aligns with the variety of customer data infrastructures.

“Image anonymization is the first step in any data enrichment process. It can’t be the bottleneck for the development of autonomous driving functions. With the new functionalities and the unprecedented throughput, the UAI Anonymizer enables our customers to bring their autonomous product to the road much faster while staying GDPR-compliant,” states Jürgen Daunis, CEO at understand.ai.

The new image anonymizer will be presented on January 5-8, 2022 at the CES Las Vegas. understand.ai will be presenting its data annotation, data anonymization and scenario generation portfolio within the dSPACE booth #3555 in LVCC West Hall. Register at https://hub.understand.ai/uai-at-ces-2022 to book a meeting & demo in advance. We are looking forward to meeting you!

understand.ai is the leader in AI-driven data annotation for autonomous driving. The UAI Automation Engine for data annotation makes AD/ ADAS projects of any size feasible. understand.ai is home to 60+ experts with an AI, automotive & cloud background and years of worldwide data annotation experience. Since joining the dSPACE Group in 2019, the Automation Engine boosts the dSPACE data-driven development pipeline that supports the entire simulation & validation cycle of functions for autonomous driving. Whatever the data logging, anonymization, data selection, or scenario generation challenges, understand.ai has a market-leading solution for them.

We automate annotations.

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SEALPATH GETVISIBILITY PARTNERSHIP

Both stored data and data-in-creation are rapidly classified and protected through AI, with minimal drain on resources and requiring minimal time.

BILBAO, Spain and CORK, Ireland (PRWEB)
December 20, 2021

Getvisibility, a leading worldwide provider of enterprise data security and classification software, and SealPath, a leading provider of zero-trust data-centric security and enterprise digital rights management, announced a powerful integration of their conjoined technologies to help organisations ensure a seamless automatic Data Classification and Protection.

Getvisibility provides state-of-the-art unstructured data discovery and classification using advanced machine learning for unparalleled speed and accuracy. Sealpath enables organisations to protect their sensitive documents with unbeatable ease of use wherever they travel. The integration of these two solutions allows incomparable data protection speed and precision.

The direct connection between Getvisibility’s Focus and Synergy Pro and Sealpath’s IRM allows both stored data and data-in-creation to be rapidly classified and protected through AI, with minimal drain on resources and requiring minimal time.

Getvisibility utilises the latest technology in Deep Learning Artificial Intelligence, giving organisations visibility, control, and a dynamic understanding of their data as it is being created. Getvisibility is designed to process and classify unstructured information as it is being created with an unprecedented level of classification confidence. Getvisibility enables organisations to understand their data footprint and current data risk posture, allowing proactive data management and security.

SealPath’s intelligent protection accompanies the document on your network, a client’s network, a partner’s network, in the cloud, or on a mobile device. The protection travels with the file. It offers complete visibility regarding the access and the access’s timing. Moreover, it informs you if anyone is trying to access the file without permission. With one click, SealPath allows data access to be restricted, in real-time, even if this data is in the hands of other users. SealPath differentiates itself through its flexibility to integrate with the standard corporate tools and user-friendliness.

Via SealPath’s management console, the administrator can associate Getvisibility’s taxonomies and classification tags with specific protection policies. When a classified file with a certain level of sensitivity is detected, it will be protected automatically, without user intervention.

This automatic protection is in place when the user is editing a file in Office, through the context menu on a file, with an email in Outlook, or in the process of discovering information stored in file servers, document management systems, or cloud storage systems.

“At SealPath, we are continuously working on smart solutions for organisations that allow them to implement effective measures to protect their sensitive data, where automatisation is a key point. The synergy between the two tools, the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning of Getvisibility, joined with the Zero-Trust approach and automatisation of protection of SealPath, is a great advance for our clients, who I am sure will benefit from their enhanced data protection strategy.” – says Luis Ángel del Valle, CEO of SealPath.

“Ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data is a security fundamental. To achieve this, organisations need to know where the data is, what is contained within data files and who has access to them. Add in cloud migration needs, and the process of securing data while staying compliant becomes even more challenging”, says Mark Brosnan, MD of Getvisibility. “This agreement with Sealpath will yield exciting benefits for our global customers and partners.”

About SealPath

SealPath is a European leader in Zero-Trust Data-Centric Security and Enterprise Digital Rights Management, working with major companies in more than 25 countries. SealPath has been helping organisations across multiple business verticals, such as Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Finance, Healthcare, and Public Administrations, protect their data for over a decade. SealPath’s client portfolio includes organisations within the Fortune 500 index and Eurostoxx 50. SealPath makes it easy to avoid costly mistakes, lower the risk of data leaks, ensure security for confidential information and protect data assets. https://www.sealpath.com, https://www.linkedin.com/company/sealpath

About Getvisibility

Getvisibility is designed to process and classify unstructured information with an unprecedented level of confidence. Getvisibility utilises the latest technology in Deep Learning Artificial Intelligence, giving organisations visibility, control and a dynamic understanding of their data as it’s being created. https://www.getvisibility.com, https://www.linkedin.com/company/gvsecurity/

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