{"id":483,"date":"2015-11-01T09:42:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T09:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timesofstartups.com\/?p=483"},"modified":"2020-05-07T13:31:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T13:31:13","slug":"now-control-your-devices-via-facebook-and-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesofstartups.com\/more\/now-control-your-devices-via-facebook-and-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Now control your devices via facebook and twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ever thought of controlling your devices via mobile apps, facebook or twitter? Goa based Startup <a href=\"http:\/\/inventrom.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Inventrom<\/span> <\/strong><\/a>has come up with a device <strong>Netplug <\/strong>which helps you control your devices via apps and via social media platforms such as facebook and twitter. The device uses IOT or Internet of Things as an enabler and helps you remotely control devices through your\u00a0apps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-485\" src=\"http:\/\/timesofstartups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Inventrom.jpg\" alt=\"Inventrom\" width=\"448\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesofstartups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Inventrom.jpg 480w, https:\/\/timesofstartups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Inventrom-300x113.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IOT is the network of physical objects or \u201c<b>things<\/b>\u201d embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity allowing these \u201cthings\u201d to collect and share data among themselves. Netplug can help you switch LED lights on and off and also change the color based on you social media posts and mood as has been used by Daud electrical, which is a Panji based company. The extent of application of IOT devices is\u00a0not limited to home appliances but can be tweaked and applied to a large number of areas. For example, it can be used in environmental monitoring. Specifically, water quality, atmospheric or soil conditions. It can also be used in infrastructure management, energy management and medical and healthcare systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Founded in 2012 by\u00a0Pranav Pai Vernekar and Vinayak Joshi, currently, the focus of this Startup is on R&amp;D and design with special attention given to user friendliness. Apart from working on their products, they have been engaged in training students and professionals across the globe. Essentially a B2B product, Netplug has gathered attention of many manufacturers of\u00a0electrical and electronic devices like Mukunda Foods and SS electricals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Apart from getting an opportunity to showcase their design at the <strong>India US Startup Konnect<\/strong> in the Silicon Valley in September, this Startup has won several awards . Notable ones are\u00a0India Internet of things 2014 award and the award at Digital India Week, organized by the Government of India among others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Though many observers still raise concerns over privacy, autonomy and control as far as the security issues with IOT is concerned, the <a href=\"http:\/\/timesofstartups.com\/guest-post\/3-ways-big-data-changing-future-iot\/\">future of IOT<\/a> is definitely bright, especially with the digital revolution we are witnessing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Team TOS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/timesofstartups.com\/e-commerce\/mobile-technology-startup-cube26-gets-rs-50cr-in-seed-funding-from-tiger-globalflipkart\/\">here\u00a0<\/a><\/span>about another IOT Startup cube26.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever thought of controlling your devices via mobile apps, facebook or twitter? Goa based Startup Inventrom has come up with a device Netplug which helps you control your devices via apps and via social media platforms such as facebook and twitter. 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