Geekscape Tech Review: Netatmo Healthy Home Coach and Presence

I don’t know if you have heard of Netatmo, but they make some great connected devices. I had a chance to try out two devices from them with the Healthy Home Coach and the Presence.

Netatmo’s Healthy Home Coach is this copper can that you see here on the left side. This Healthy Home Coach bills itself as a “Smart Indoor Climate Monitor”, and it appears to be targeted to families. The Healthy Home Monitor is like a thermometer/barometer/monitor for your home, as it measures its health in four ways. If you want any updates on the four of these areas, just tap it on top.

1) Air Quality: This is for the one who is concerned with indoor air pollution, as well as just poor ventilation in general.

2) Humidity: If you are concerned about the humidity of your house affecting your skin or creating mold, this will tell you if you need a humidifier or not.

3) Temperature: Just like it reads, this will allow you make certain that your house is at the optimal setting of warm or cool, whichever you like.

4) Noise: This is for monitoring the sound level in your house, which will literally help you sleep better at night.

Netatmo seems to imply that this is good for a baby’s room, and you definitely want to be concerned about that if you have a child in the house. However, the Healthy Home Coach is made for all rooms, and you can even connect them together with the help of the application. Best of all, there is an easy set up via Wi-Fi, and there are no subscription fees.

You should be able purchase the Healthy Home Coach on the Netatmo site for $99.99. Don’t be surprised if you see other devices like it in the future.

Okay, now it is time to talk about the Netatmo Presence. It is a private security monitor that is made for an era where a lot of people have them. Not only is the Netatmo Presence affordable, but it is quite easy to install. Just think of it as another outdoor light.

Yes, all that white space on the Presence is made to be a floodlight, and it is a smart one. You can program it to switch on when it detects either a person, car, or animal, or maybe just all three from up to 65 feet or 20 meters. By the way, the application allows for clicking the light on from a smartphone or tablet.

While we are discussing the application, it keeps track of the animals, cars, or people that will be passing by. Since this is a security camera, you can record the footage on the included SD card. You can also store the videos automatically on a personal DropBox cloud or a personal FTP server. If you want to see what happened during the day, there is a timelapse feature, and the videos are full HD quality with a pinch-to-zoom for details.

I am told that the Netatmo Presence has some “bank level” security, but I am not certain how good it truly is. Anyway, this is quite a product, and would make an excellent gift for anyone who wants a bit more security for the holiday season. The Presence can be purchased on the Netatmo site for $299.99.

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