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Webee is the first Smart Home that connects and controls your home appliances through one simple App, while providing personal suggestions customized to you, to save money and improve efficiency. Compatible with any other smart technology!
Safety | Comfort | Convenience | Control | Energy Efficiency | Security
Webee
is the first plug and play smart home that learns from you and programs
itself. Unlike traditional Smart Home Automation Systems, Webee allows
you to control your home and also learns from your habits, lifestyle and
schedule, to automatically suggest ways to save you money, make your
life more efficient and more comfortable.
You
can control a wide variety of household items, from TV to stereo,
coffee makers, light switches, all through the hub called "Boss" and
Webee's mobile App.
There will come a time
when you won’t even have to think of every little detail or even be
reminded, Webee will do the thinking for you and SAVE YOU A LOT OF MONEY
by learning from you.
Webee does both! Here is an idea of some things Webee can do for you:
Really simple, in just three steps:
No need to hire someone to setup and optimize, it
does it for you, right out of the box. Webee's plug'n play hardware can
make nearly any electronic device you already own, a smart device
through our Hub (Boss) and low cost devices designed for you.
The
hub called “Boss” discovers and connects all the smart objects in your
home, allowing you to control them from anywhere through a simple App.
RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX! No need to hire someone to setup.
- Compatible with all operating systems (IOS, Android, microsoft,...)
- Wifi, Zwave, and Zigbee to connect with any appliance in the world.
- With Boss turn your TV into Smart TV so you can enjoy all the contents of your mobile device in your big screen.
- Complex Security protocols to protect information in the cloud.
MyWebee App allows you to:
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Control your home from anywhere.
- Unify and control all your smart objects through one App (Phillips Hue, Nest Thermostat,..).
- Get notifications and alerts of doors opened, alarms, sprinklers, appliances, just to start!.
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Get suggestions based on your own daily actions to improve energy efficiency.
- Set rules and actions to make your life easier ("going to bed", "vacation",..).
- Get many energy efficiency tips to save money!
Control any home device and functionality.
Check it out! Already in Google Play!
AppStore for IOS coming VERY soon!
Perfect! All
you need is the Webee hub, "Boss" that will allow you to control and
optimize all of your other smart devices through the MyWebee App.
Maybe
you own a Nest Thermostat, a Smart Washer or Lighting Control System,
you can have them learn from you and make optimization suggestions
through
just 1 app. If you don't have Smart Objects, find below the easy low cost solution!
Not a problem, Webee makes the old, new: Webee has what we call "Bees". The Bees will turn nearly anything into a smart device with NO COSTLY UPGRADES.
*Find detailed information on our Bees in our
Upgrade the old. For
example, Webee can turn your current non- smart Washing Machine or
Thermostat into a Smart Washer or Smart Thermostat simply by adding one
our Bees to the electrical outlet.
All you need to start turning your home into smart is the Boss and the App:
Simply
by implementing this modest set up, you will save far more than $99 in
energy savings by allowing your smart devices to speak to each other
through the Webee Cloud.
With the Hub (Boss) you can also turn your TV into a Smart TV.
Take it out of the box and start controlling your home appliances in 10 minutes!
If
you’re outside the US, keep in mind to add $30 to your total pledge and
we will be able to ship it internationally. You may need to pay extra
if the package exceeds the $30 weight limit.
Certifications: Webee is in the process of obtaining certifications
for all of our markets: America (UL498), Australia and New Zealand
(AS3112), Britain (BS 1363), China (CCC) and Europe (CE 7/7). We will
send you updates as they come.
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Dim your light during the day and night and take advantage of natural light while reducing your energy bill.
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Use sensors to turn on/off lights as needed, from anywhere.
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Turn off a light your forgot on when you already left home.
- Optimize your thermostat settings by factoring in weather forecast, sunrise/sunset, ocuppancy.
- Close your blinds each day to reduce or increase sun heating.
- Switch between fans and more expensive heating or cooling systems to maintain your preferred temperature.
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Replace countless remotes and control all them from MyWebee App.
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Turn your TV into a SmartTV.
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Have your coffee ready in the morning.
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Lock the door you forgot when you already left home.
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Know your kids got home safely.
- Turn on lights to appear you are home.
A
scene is a sequence of actions defined by your preferences. We’ll paint
a picture of how your life could look like using scenes.
- Do you leave the house every day around 8:30 AM? Webee can turn the
thermostat down to save up energy; it can also start warming up the
house by turning up the temperature for when you come back, let’s say
6:30 PM? Done.
- The sprinklers work harder during summer months. One of your rules
can be that during winter, the sprinklers only turn on every other day.
- What if you’re working late and you’re worried about an empty house?
You can set the lights to turn on, from wherever you are, at a certain
time in random patterns so it looks like someone is home.
The
lights in your bedroom can gradually turn on, while the TV, with a
slowly increasing volume goes to your favorite music channel, and your
morning coffee is ready for you to enjoy.
“Going
to bed”, “Arriving home”, “Vacation” can be the type of customized
scenes that you can setup to make your daily life more comfortable and
enjoyable.
Change the way you consume and pay for energy.
With Webee, you open up another dimension of savings...
If
you pledge to our Indiegogo Campaign, you tell us what devices you have
and we will determine the optimal placement of each of Webee's "Bees"
to save you the most money.
10 Quick Reasons Why You Need Webee
We
want any developer in the world to be able to build their own Webee
Universe within a couple of minutes and share it with Webee, Java,
Android, Arduino, Raspberry, Linux, among others. Our goal is to allow
all the members of the developers communities to create innovative
products and solutions with open innovation approach.
Open Hardware and Software to enhance compatibility.
We are working with open hardware and software, meaning that our product is virtually compatible with everything!
Meaning
that there’s nowhere in the world where you can’t set up your Webee
universe. Meaning, what’s taking you so long to get yours started?
Get the Developer's Kit to build your own Bees. For $149 you can start building your own Smart Learning Universe.
WIFICL: Wifi & upnp cluster libraries
ZCL: Zigbee cluster libraries
ZWCL: Z-wave cluster libraries
AILCL: Artificial intelligence & Learning cluster libraries
Webee Cluster libraries allow nets and wifi/zigbee/z-wave
devices to interact from mobile apps installed in the Boss or through other
devices, android apps, Microsoft among others.
Hive M3 is our development
board that allows you to create your own universe of things with third party
hardware and software. With this small board, you can make anything smart and
connect to the internet.
In other words, this device (or breakout board)
allows you to INTEGRATE your own circuits or any other devices
like Arduino, Raspberry boards, among others with our device called “Boss”, My Webee cloud and MyWebee app.
Hive M3 has two buses that
can be used according to your needs. One of them is anSPI bus and the other is RS-232 bus.
You simply have to connect your own circuit or
device to any bus of Hive M3. Then Hive M3 can work as a bridge between your
circuit and Boss.
Finally you can create your own Android App,
install it in the Boss and control your own devices from YOUR APP, My Webee
Cloud, MyWebee app and from everywhere.
We’ve been working around the clock to make this happen.
After
the Indiegogo goal is reached, thanks to the help of generous and
groundbreaking minded backers, we’ll get to mass scale production.
Here is the countdown:
January: Minor tweaks and test in the Webee prototypes for all the smart devices (Boss, Bees, among others).
February: Final approval for the Webee prototypes for all the smart devices (Boss, Bees, among others) and packaging development.
March: Certifications Completed. Mass scale production for all the pieces.
April: Final focus on Geek Alert and developer's hardware/ software items and deliver all perks to the funders.
If
you’re outside the US, keep in mind to add $30 to your total pledge and
we will be able to ship it internationally. You may need to pay extra
if the package exceeds the $30 weight limit.
The Webee Management Team
Lucas Funes | CEO | Vision in Product Design | Founder | Bio:
Created
more than 15 innovative cutting-edge products. Entrepreneurial by
nature with more than 12 years of experience in start-up creations and
high impact software development teams.
Marcelo Paladini | Chairman | Business Development | Investor | Bio:
Serial
entrepreneur; co-founder and CEO of Cynergy Data, a leading electronic
payments processor in the US, with annual revenues in excess of $135
million and more than 100,000 merchant locations.
Leonardo Giordano | CTO | Electronic Manufacturing | Bio:
More
than 10 years in technology integration and electronic manufacturing.
Co-founder of ControlNet, an electronic manufacturing company, with more
than 10,000 devices using ARM and SMD technology, with a solid supply
chain from China and USA.
FĂ©lix Hasenclever | VP Sales & Marketing | Investor | Bio:
Senior
Specialist in Retail Distribution Strategy. Marketing Director in Nokia
Latam and Chief in Distribution Channel USD 30 MM budget, with USD 600
MM sales, 1400 sales force and more than 11.000 PoS.
Esteban Sanchez | COO | Operations | Bio:
More
than 15 years of experience in financial institutions leading investing
projects, financial analysis. Founder and CFO of two of his companies,
responsible for cash flow capital structure, business development,
strategic planning and funding.
Federico Ferral | International Business Development | Investor | Bio:
Chief
in International Business in Arcor (global manufacture enterprise) for
over 3 years where he developed the African market, with global results
for 60 MM. Co-founder at Femex SA.
The Webee Development and Communications Team
Guillermo Battistel | VP Firmware Development
Francisco Vonscheid | VP Hardware Development
Francisco Herrero | VP Big Data and Cloud Computing
Sohar Ruiz | VP Engineering
Anibal Villarreal | User experience, interaction and user interface design
Eugenia Sincovich | VP Community and Product Evangelism
FAQ's
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FUNCTIONS AND SETUP
- SHIPPING AND PRICING
- SECURITY AND PRIVACY
- THIRD PARTY COMPATIBILITY
- DEVELOPERS
1. FUNCTIONS AND SETUP (top)
1a. What’s Webee?
Webee is
a new affordable way to connect all your home appliances and control them from
anywhere through a smart hub called “Boss”, and an App called “MyWebee” that
learns from your daily choices, and provides more efficient ways to use your
smart objects while suggesting actions tailored for you.
1b. How easy is the setup?
It’s
super easy! You simply plug in the hub Boss, and it automatically recognizes
any smart objects around and add them to a unique network to control them
anywhere through MyWebee App. Boss, will start learning from your choices and
give you suggestions (based on your actions) to improve efficiency.
If you
have no smart objects yet, we developed plug and play, low cost devices to
update your current appliances called “Bees”, you just apply the Bee to the
object, and Boss will immediately pick it up.
1c. How will Webee
work if I don't have smart objects?
We developed small low cost
devices called Bees, with different functions to turn your daily objects into
smart! Most of them are Plug and Play, so you just get a Bee, plug it it, and
be smart!
1d. What are Bees?
A Bee is a Plug and Play
simple device that will turn your object into a smart object in case you don’t
currently own some. For example, our Smart Lamp Holder will give you the
ability to control your lights from anywhere, by simply applying it to the
light socket.
1e. Why are they
called “Learning Spaces”?
Every action that you
perform on your smart daily objects is stored and converted into metrics to
learn how you, particularly, live your life. That way, MyWebee App will be able
to suggest more efficient ways of using your smart objects and even Scenes in
which to make them work for you while saving money.
1f. How many Boss
and Bees should I get?
Only one Boss is needed to
get your home or office started. Bees should be added depending on your type of
space and the functions you want to automate. You
can get as many Bees as you’d like and keep adding more as you see fit.
If you already own smart
objects from other manufacturers, no Bees are needed! Keep in mind that if you choose to automate more than
one space, you will need another Boss, but you can still control them from one
simple App!
1g. What are
“Scenes”?
A scene is a sequence of
actions to be performed by your smart objects, defined by your preferences. You
can set them up on your MyWebee App, according to your needs; and since Webee
learns from you, it will eventually suggest Scenes on its own, based on your
daily choices.
2. SHIPPING AND PRICING (top)
2a. Is the App
“MyWebee” free?
Yes! You can download the
App for free from Google Play Store and very soon on iTunes Store.
2b. Do I need to
pay monthly fees?
As a thank you for helping
us at this stage, we’re offering our amazing funders, all of the cloud services
for free, forever. Free services include: cloud hosting, e-mail and SMS alerts.
2c. When exactly will the shipping start?
There’s three months
between manufacturing, several certifications and shipping. The great news is,
our product is absolutely ready for mass scale production, so no development
needed.
2d. How will you
handle shipping with international funders?
International funders
outside the US need to add $30 to their pledge in order for us to ship it to
where they are. However, that amount might be higher if the package exceeds the
weight on $30 size (like if you got excited and ordered tons of Bees!). We will
discuss each particular case.
3.SECURITY AND PRIVACY (top)
3a. Is my
information safely kept?
YES.
We’ve developed and ensured
encrypted security protocols to protect your information’s safety and
confidentiality. Your information will be guarded when travelling between the
devices, to and from the Boss and the cloud; it will also be kept safe while
being stored and when managed through the App. Only you, or those whom you
pick, can access the information and manage the Webee Universe. You can also
set up and activate your privacy mode by turning off specific functions or
erasing information.
We monitor and control our
cloud services constantly to keep intruders out! We’re all about taking worries
away from you mind, not bringing new ones!
If you have any further
questions regarding this topic, please direct your query by e-mail to
support@webeeuniverse.com
YES. The
technical answer:
Webee provides many
services that use Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) for more secure
browser connections . The APIs support HTTPS, where Information sent via HTTPS
is encrypted from the time it leaves the Webee cloud until it is received by
the recipient’s computer. It will also be kept safe while being stored and when
managed through the App.
Webee performs High level
of security, Malware Prevention, Monitoring, Vulnerability Management, Incident
management, Network security, Transport Layer Security, Operating System
Security
Webee's Zigbee technology
works with a 128-256 bits Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm and
Counter CBC-MAC (CCM*) mode to provide defense against attacks.
Production servers are
based on a version of Linux that has been customized to be able to maintain
control over the entire hardware and software stack and support a secure
application environment.
If you have any further
questions regarding this topic, please direct your query by e-mail to
support@webeeuniverse.com
4. THIRD PARTY COMPATIBILITY (top)
4a. How will Webee
work if I don’t have smart objects?
We developed small low cost
devices called Bees, with different functions to turn your daily objects into
smart! Most of them are Plug and Play, so you just get a Bee, plug it it, and
be smart!
4b. I have smart
objects, will Webee work?
Yes! Webee is compatible
with most of the
Zigbee,
Z-wave and
Wifi smart objects that are out in the market right now. Do you
have NEST thermostat? A Phillips Hue light bulb? Samsung TV or Anything that runs on wifi?
All of those smart objects will be added to the network, no questions asked!
4c. Will Boss read
SD cards, USB drives?
Yes, absolutely! Boss can
read SD cards and all types of USB hard drives, so you can enjoy of all the
contents of your mobile devices, cameras, laptop on your Smart TV (if your TV
wasn’t smart already, Boss just made it smart!) in full HD!
5. DEVELOPERS
5a. What is Hive M3?
Hive m3 is our development
board that allows you to create your own universe of things with third party
hardware and software. T
his device (or breakout board)
allows to INTEGRATE your own circuits or any other devices
like Arduino, Raspberry boards, among others with our device called “Boss”, My
webee cloud and my webee app.
5b. Do I need to setup something in my computer?
Only developers will need to install and setup software depending
on the technology they are looking to work with. There’s a ton of open source
and free SDKs available to download that will allow developers to work with the
Webee Universe; as an example you can use Eclipse with android SDK to start
creating your Webee Universe in 10 minutes! Also you can test your creations
with MyWebee app, with full functioning of the Webee Universe learning from Boss
and Cloud interactions.
5c. What kind of Appi's does Webee provide?
Webee provides a wide range of Android Packages and APIs to
interact with the things and spaces in your universe, so you can take full
advantage of the Internet of Things.
5d. Will I have access to source codes and
schematics diagrams examples?
Yes! You will have early access to open hardware (schematics
diagrams), APIs documentation & source codes examples so you can run your
own Webee Universe in a matter of minutes
5f. What is the range of the Boos?The
Boss combines two powerful mesh networking technologies that allow a
direct range of up to 150-300ft that can vary according to different
factors, mainly environmental. After that direct range of the Boss to
the smart daily object, the range will be empowered by the capabilities
of the smart objects to connect to each other and then to the Boss. It’s
like playing tag!
Any other questions? We are glad to help you!
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