09/05 Home, Smart Home

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http://nagual.newsvine.com/_news/2013/09/01/20279558-0907-home-smart-home
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  1. gadget
    a small mechanical device or tool
    New gadgets bring household automation into the smartphone era
  2. household
    a social unit living together in a residence
    New gadgets bring household automation into the smartphone era
    all the people who live together in one house
  3. automation
    the act of implementing the control of equipment
    New gadgets bring household automation into the smartphone era
  4. thermostat
    a regulator for automatically regulating temperature
    In 2011, a startup called nest introduced a new thermostat.
    ˈθɜːməstæt
    an instrument used for keeping a room or a machine at a particular temperature
  5. sleek
    having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
    With its sleek design, circular color touchscreen and approachable interface, it felt more like an iPod than a piece of HVAC equipment.
    a vehicle or other object that is sleek has a smooth attractive shape
  6. honcho
    a manager or person who is in charge
    Apple's longtime iPod head honcho.
    an important person who controls something, especially a business
  7. fray
    a noisy fight
    Other distinguished alumni of the consumer-electronics business are joining the fray,
    affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle
    => fight, fighting, combat, scrap
  8. rip up
    tear into shreds
    No need to rip up your walls
    shred, tear up, rip up
    => tear, rupture, snap, bust
  9. approachable
    easy to reach
    With its sleek design, circular color touchscreen and approachable interface, it felt more like an iPod than a piece of HVAC equipment.
  10. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
    By proving that something as mundane as a thermostat doesn't have to be mundane, Nest helped inspire a generation of home-automation products that are now arriving in force.
    ordinary and not interesting or exciting
    concerned with ordinary daily life rather than religious matters
  11. alumnus
    a person who has received a degree from a school
    Other distinguished alumni of the consumer-electronics business are joining the fray, including industrial-design guru Yves Béhar, known for fashionable gizmos like the Jawbone headset.
  12. gizmo
    a small mechanical device or tool
    Other distinguished alumni of the consumer-electronics business are joining the fray, including industrial-design guru Yves Béhar, known for fashionable gizmos like the Jawbone headset.
  13. utilitarian
    having a useful function
    And unlike such strictly utilitarian forebears as gas meters, devices in this new wave aren't eyesores.
    intended to be useful and practical rather than attractive or comfortable
  14. eyesore
    something very ugly and offensive
    And unlike such strictly utilitarian forebears as gas meters, devices in this new wave aren't eyesores.
  15. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
    I mean, this is for a home," says Adam Sager, a 15-year veteran of the security industry whose new project is Canary, a tabletop home-monitoring system.
    someone, especially an old man, who is very wise
  16. gleaming
    bright with a steady but subdued shining
    Gleaming and cylindrical, the final product looks as if it might be some sort of audio player.
  17. cylindrical
    having the form of a cylinder
    a tabletop home-monitoring system. Gleaming and cylindrical,
    səˈlɪndrɪkl
    cylinder:a shape, object, or container with circular ends and long straight sides
  18. H
    the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet
  19. C
    a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
    set out to raise $100,000 on crowdfunding site Indiegogo.
    Crowdfunding (alternately crowd financing, equity crowdfunding, crowd-sourced fundraising) is the collective effort of individuals who network and pool their money, usually via the Internet, to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations.[1][2] Crowdfunding is used in support of a wide variety of activities, including disaster relief, citizen journalism, support of artists by fans, political campaigns, startup company funding,[3] motion picture promotion,[4] free software developm
  20. gauge
    an instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity
    The makers of this pint-size security system – with an HD camera, motion detectors and a fire-detecting temperature gauge
  21. pledge
    a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
    Pledges quickly topped $1 million. Available summer 2014.
  22. pricey
    having a high price
    these LED lightbulbs are pricey.
  23. A
    the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
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Created on Sat Aug 31 07:42:55 EDT 2013 (updated Fri Sep 06 21:58:15 EDT 2013)

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