simon tchedikian- disrupting the user experience within the smart home ecosystem
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Reinven&ngSmar t Home
20 years in the semiconductor and mobile communication industry
2016 2015
Simon Tchedikian CEO & cofounder Sevenhugs
our home today
our home tomorrow
40% CAGR
$28bn yearly revenue
69m smart homes
DIY smart home market in North America and Europe by 2019 (Berg Insight 2014)
DIY smart home market in 2019
smart home market High-end installations
>$10k DIY with Hub DIY Plug&Play
smart home market challenges
1/ Ecosystem
fragmentation
2/ User
Experience
smart home market challenges
1/ Ecosystem
fragmentation
2/ User
Experience
Lost in translation…
smart home market challenges
1/ Ecosystem
fragmentation
2/ User
Experience
Your TV
100+ channels Streaming video
Record Replay
DVD/BR movies Audio setup Video setup
Channel setup Volume/mute
TV guide
Your TV
100+ channels Streaming video
Record Replay
DVD/BR movies Audio setup Video setup
Channel setup Volume/mute
TV guide
Your Home
80+ bulbs and power sockets Security cameras Intrusion detection
Door locks Thermostat
Kitchen appliances Garage door
Smoke detectors Electrical/Gaz/Water monitoring
Multiroom Audio/Video Window blinds
….
For your TV
For your Home
HOW TO CONTROL MY HOME?
1950 - Wired 1955 - Wireless
1 button 1955 2 buttons 4 buttons more buttons
1980
more features more buttons
more features more buttons
…and a lot more buttons 2016
Back to less buttons…
more features more dashboards
more features more dashboards
more features more dashboards
you need this guy
to control the lights
you need this guy
to control the lights
and this one for music
more features more dashboards
more features more apps
more features more apps
Step 1: unlock the phone Step 2: find the right app Step 3: launch the app Step 4: select category Step 5: select the bulb Step 6: turn on the light
more features more apps
Voice control Alexa, turn
the lights on!
My Smart Home ROCKS
Who is Alexa?
I can’t even turn on
the lights!
What about a new way to control your home?
The world’s first contextual remote that lets you control anything at home with just one touch.
The screen and controls adapt automatically to the device you point at.
patent pendingThe screen and controls adapt
automatically to the device you point at.
Lights
patent pendingThe screen and controls adapt
automatically to the device you point at.
Lights TV & Music
patent pendingThe screen and controls adapt
automatically to the device you point at.
TemperatureLights TV & Music
patent pendingThe screen and controls adapt
automatically to the device you point at.
TemperatureLights TV & Music Weather & much more
patent pendingThe screen and controls adapt
automatically to the device you point at.
Predictive control screens
User Experience key factors
Intuitive
Contextual
Self Learning Predictive
Simple
Simple and self explanatory user interface No need for a user guide No need to learn how to use
Intuitive for the user
Gesture - Pointing to the device to control Voice - Talking like we would do with a human
Simple & Intuitive
Contextual
Make decisions based on the context Where (location in the house) What (device pointed at by user) When (time of day) Who (who holds the remote)
Self Learning
Learn from the user habits and repeat Learn that user always turn on lights A & B, and then does action C Learn that user closes the blinds at 9pm Learn that user always lock front door after setting the alarm
Predictive
Predict user action before he even asked for it Turn on living room lights when you arrive home Lock door and reduce temperature when gone for sleep
remote.sevenhugs.com
Smart Home reinvented Control. Anything. Simply.