Smartians: future proof your old belongings

Smartians: future proof your old belongings

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Smartians: future proof your old belongings

The Smartians is a collection of cloud-connected actuators that convert old manual appliances into smart cloud-controlled appliances. Smartians: future proof your old belongings

In this ever-evolving market, there are numerous smart home appliances coming up every day, making existing appliances obsolete as today’s FOMO addict consumer always wishes to align with the updated technology.

As a result of which there is an evident increase in global e-waste as people are discarding existing regular electronic appliances leaving landfills with perfectly usable products.

But this Austria-based company Frolic studio is proposing an engaging solution to address this problem. And has a fresh take on connected homes. Its product Smartians gives flexibility to the consumers to move towards digitalization without losing their beloved objects.

These motorized attachments are integrated with functions like pulling, pushing, rotating, and clicking. Therefore gives freedom to control the volume knob of an old amp. Switch on and off a vintage lamp, pull strings to move blinds, and prick balloons to water plants.

It can be controlled remotely with a smartphone application and also with IFFFT. You can link to google home, Alexa Echo, or other services. The Smartian tool kit consists of a base, a hub (motor), and attachments for different functions.

It also let its consumer play with their imagination as its DIY attachment is for several different movements one can think of creatively.

Smartians by Frolic Studio is an economical, effective, and faster method to turn devices smarter.

 

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