Image used with permission of the copyright holder. Don’t get us wrong — connected bulbs that you can remotely control are definitely cool, but for all their great features, almost all of them still have a fundamental flaw: the fact that you have to use your smartphone to turn them on or off. The process is so cumbersome. In the time it takes to open your phone, navigate to the lighting app, launch it, and perform the desired function, you could probably get up and hit the switch half a dozen times. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was truly an easier way to control the lights?
Well, good news. Thanks to an upcoming gizmo called Vocca Light, you’ll soon be able to control all the light bulbs in your home using just the sound of your voice.
The device, which just hit Kickstarter this week, is essentially a smart plug adapter that can listen and understand things you say. Armed with a small microphone and some built-in voice recognition software, Vocca can recognize natural speech and can also be programmed to respond to almost any command you want.
This isn’t particularly revolutionary, since voice recognition is already built into all kinds of devices, but what’s different about the Vocco is the fact that all of that voice recognition and natural language processing happens inside the device itself. Unlike systems that go into the cloud to process incoming voice data (such as Siri or Google Now), Vocca does everything on its own. This means that, unlike almost every other smart lighting system on the market, Vocca does not require any kind of network connection to function. More broadly, it also means there’s no complicated setup and pairing process — you can just screw it into a socket, insert a bulb and start using it.
Out of the box, the standard bulb is only programmed to turn on or off when it hears the key phrase “Go Vocca Light,” but if you opt for the Pro version, you’ll be able to program the throat to understand and respond to any other word or phrase you choose.
If you back the project now, before all the early bird rewards are gone, you can lock down the standard Vocca for just $29 or grab the Pro model for $42. Once the early birds run out, those prices jump to $39 and $49, respectively. Even when you factor in the fact that this thing is basically just a modern Clapper, those are still pretty reasonable prices. Check out the Vocca Light Kickstarter page for more details.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn