#8 Almond+ : 802.11ac Touchscreen WiFi Router + Smart home Hub

“Make your lights dance to the Music”

Backers: 7,606

Pledged: $855,625

Goal: $250,000 goal

Funding period: Jan 23, 2013 - Mar 9, 2013 (45 days)

Project by: SECURIFI, Taipei City, Taiwan.

Securifi, the company that delivered the world's first touch-screen router, Almond, riding on the backing by Kickstarter, has later come up with next version of the its popular first edition, the Almond+.

The router portion of Almond+ is 802.11ac dual band wireless, while the smart hub provides home automation. With the Smart Hub and supported appliances and technologies, users can remotely perform home-management tasks such as turning on or off heating systems and lights, or receive notification of potential security breaches such as someone opening a window or door.

Almond+ features plug-n-play connectivity, a 2.8-inch, 320-by-240-pixel color touch screen for easy, computer-free setup, and the Smart Hub integrates with Zigbee and Z-Wave technologies. An app for both iOS and Android lets users access and control the Almond+ from anywhere.

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