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Wall paper that can help boost your wifi signal...How cool is that?! Read the full article on our Facebook page. “The range and variety of smart devices continues to grow ever greater. Researchers from the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab have found a way that will allow them to design a surface that should reflect and amplify wireless signals. The discovery is described as a type of “smart wallpaper,” and it should allow Wi-Fi to be added to devices that are too small to have wireless antennae of their own. The smart surface is called RFocus, and the most interesting part is that it doesn’t require a power source of its own. The signal amplification is performed thanks to the physical shape of small antennae on the wallpaper. #mysmarthome #smarthome #saturdayvibes #smartsaturdays #instatech #smarthome #wifi #technology
It's time to give Alexa's speaker a deep clean!!! Head to our Facebook page “Smart Homes Made Simple” to find out what to do and what not to do to keep your Echo in tip-top shape.
Brenda Roessing used her Echo device to call for help after she fell off a ladder and broke her leg. Thanks to Alexa she was able to reach her mother who called 911. Roessing said she would have been stranded until the next day had it not been for her Alexa device. #mysmarthome #alexasavestheday #smarthome #smarttech #techtuesday #amazonecho #amazonalexa
The Arc of Philadelphia organization had an award ceremony on December 19th 2019. Four participants at SpArc/The Arc who completed their tech coaching program were awarded home automation smart home equipment to their delight and surprise. The equipment included an Amazon Echo Show, Ring Doorbell, smart lights and a camera to monitor their home. Kirby Smith attended the ceremony and his company, SunKirb Ideas will be configuring and installing the equipment at the homes of the 5 participants. #mysmarthome #smarthome #smarthometech #instatech #amazonalexa #amazonecho #ringdoorbell #smartcamera #sunkirb #tech #arcofphiladelphia #assistivetechnology #empowerment #independence
Kirby Smith of SunKirb Ideas and Susan Tachau of Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF), two of the leads of the Smart Homes Made Simple project, spoke about smart home technology today to the 10th, 11th, and 12th grade classes at the Academy of Visual Arts Production, at the Academies at Roxborough. As part of a film production project, some of these students are working on producing a few short videos demonstrating how real people are using smart home technology as assistive technology in their lives. Stay tuned, the videos should be released in the coming months! Funded by the Generic Technology grant from PADDC.
Head on over to smarthomesmadesimple.org (link in bio) and read our latest #blog article regarding Amazon Alexa and #Privacy by Kirby Smith of Sunkirb.com. #amazon #amazonalexa #amazonecho #instagood #instatech #mysmarthome #smarthometech #smartprivacy #smarttech #smarttechnology #smartertech #techwednesday

Smart Homes Made Simple

Smart Homes Made Simple is a project of Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF). PATF provides education and financing opportunities for people with disabilities and older Pennsylvanians, helping them to acquire assistive technology devices and services that improve the quality of their lives.

Learn more about PATF at www.patf.us.

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