>> BETWEEN ALEXA, TELEVISIONS AND THERMOSTATS OUR HOMES ARE ALL BECOMING MAYBE SMARTER THAN
US.
>> SO SMART.
>> GADGETS MAKE OUR LIVES
EASIER BUT ALWAYS WAYS TO
MAXIMIZE YOUR SMART HOME
INVESTMENTS.
>> ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW.
TODAY WE ARE BRINGING BACK OUR
TECH GURU THOMPSON WHO IS IN
TOWN FOR THE ORLANDO FALL HOME
AND GARDEN SHOW.
SHOW US WHAT IS NEW.
YOU’VE GOT SOME THE COOKING IS
ALL I KNOW.
>> I SMELL SOMETHING.
>> FOLLOWING UP ON THE PREVIOUS
ROBOT THAT MAKES FLATBREADS OR
TORTILLAS.
IT ONLY REALLY WORKS WITH WHOLE
GRAIN FLOUR.
YOU BUY THIS THING YOU ARE
COMMITTED TO HEALTHY FOOD.
YOU JUST POP ONE OUT IT TOOK
NEAT DEVICE.
>> SO YOU JUST POUR FLOUR AND
WATER IN A ROBOT INSIDE MAKES
IT?
>> WATER AND A LITTLE BIT OF
OIL IF THAT IS YOUR PREFERENCE.
YOU CAN IMAGINE YOUR KIDS
LOVING THIS BECAUSE YOU CAN
ACTUALLY WATCH THE THING BEING
MADE.
>> THROUGH A LITTLE WINDOW.
>> IT RULES OUT THE DOUGH AND
POPS IT UP IN THE LAST MOMENT
AND SEND IT OUT.
IT COMES WITH A BUNCH OF ONLINE
RECIPES.
>> HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO
BREAK OUT ONE OF THOSE?
>> IT TAKES 51 MINUTES TO WARM
UP IN ONE MINUTE TO PRODUCE
ONE.
-- FIVE MINUTES TO WARM UP.
I’VE BEEN WATCHING ALL THE
SMART KITCHEN GADGETS AND I
HAVE TO ADMIT I’M SKEPTICAL OF
THE REAL UTILITY.
LIKE YOU REALLY NEED A SMART
COFFEE MAKER WHEN ALL YOU CAN
DO IS PUT SOME GROUNDS IN THE
COFFEE MAKER AND MAKE SOME
COFFEE.
SO SOME OF THEM MAKE MORE SENSE
THAN OTHERS.
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU PROBABLY
NEVER DO YOURSELF.
SO HAVING A ROBOT DO IT MAKE
SENSE.
>> HOW MUCH OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT?
>> THIS IS ABOUT 700 BUCKS.
>> I LIKE IT.
>> WHAT IS THE SCREEN THANK YOU
CARE.
>> THE ROBOTS COME OUT AND SOME
ROBOTS HAVE FALLEN BY THE
WAYSIDE BUT OTHER BIG HITS.
YOU MENTIONED THE RUMBA DOES
ANYBODY HAVE THAT?
>> IT IS MY LIFE AND MY BEST
FRIEND.
>> WHAT IS HER NAME?
>> ANGELITA.
>> MOST PEOPLE THAT HAVE THEM
LOVE THEM.
IN THE BEGINNING MAYBE THEY DID
NOT DO THE BEST JOB IN CORNERS
BUT NOW THEY COVER THE FLOOR
AND DO A NICE JOB.
>> THEY MOP SOMETIMES TOO FOR
YOU.
>> THE GUY WHO INVENTED THE
RUMBA INVITED THIS.
IT IS CALLED TURTLE AND YOU
BASICALLY SET UP A FENCE POST
SURROUNDING A GARDEN AND IT
GOES TO WORK.
IT IS SOLAR POWERED AND GOES IN
YOUR GARDEN AND IT KNOWS TO
CHOP DOWN WEEDS AND THE PLANTS
ALONE.
IN THE BEGINNING IF YOU HAVE A
SMALL PLAINS YOU NEED TO PUT A
LITTLE BOUNDARY AROUND IT SO IT
WILL NOT WHACK THE SMALL PLANT
BUT OTHERWISE IT’S GOOD TO GO.
I WOULD HAVE IT WALK AROUND BUT
WOULD WALK RIGHT OFF THE TABLE.
>> SO THAT DIFFERENTIATES BASED
ON HEIGHT.
>> SENSORS KNOW HOW TALL
SOMETHING IS.
IF THE WEED IS SMALL ENOUGH TO
FIT UNDER THE TURTLES BODY, IT
HAS LIKE A WEED WACKER UNDER
THERE.
>> HOW MUCH IS THAT?
>> THAT IS LIKE $299.
>> HAVE I HAD A YARD THAT WOULD
BE PERFECT.
>> THAT WOULD BE WORTH IT.
>> I AM TOWNHOME LIFE.
>> ROBOTS ARE INTERESTING
BECAUSE THIS ONE MIGHT TAKE
ALL.
IT IS PRACTICAL UTILITY AND
DOES SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE
DON’T WANT TO HAVE TO DO.
YOU DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO
VACUUM THE HOUSE.
IT IS THE WORST.
>> ESPECIALLY WITH A TODDLER
AND DOGS.
YOU NAME IT THEY ARE CRUMBS
EVERYWHERE.
>> WEEDING A GARDEN IS NOT THE
MOST ENJOYABLE TASK SO THIS I
THINK HAS PROMISE.
>> AND THIS DRONE LOOKING
THING.
>> I JUST WENT TO A WEDDING THE
OTHER DAY AND A COUPLE CAME OUT
OF THE CHURCH AND THEY FLEW A
DRONE OVER TOP.
HAVE YOU ALL SEEN DRONES IN
ACTION?
>> AND MY BROTHERS WEDDING THEY
HAD A DRONE.
>> OF THAT IS HAPPENING AND IT
IS A THING.
>> SO THIS DRONE IS BASICALLY
FOR SECURITY.
IT WORKS WITH A SYSTEM OF THE
SUNFLOWER PODS.
YOU PUT THEM OUT IN THE YARD
AND THE PODS SENSE AND
INTRUDERS ON YOUR PROPERTY AND
THEN THEY SEND A MESSAGE THAT
GOES OUT FOR THREE MINUTES AND
TAKES VIDEO FOOTAGE AND STORES
IT ON THE CLOUD.
SO IF YOU DID HAVE A BREAK IN
OR SOMETHING YOU COULD GO BACK
AND LOOK.
SO ALL THESE PRODUCTS WERE
CROWD FUNDED.
THEY PUT A NOTICE OUT AND
PEOPLE GIVE THE MONEY TO BE
AMONG THE FIRST TO HAVE ONE.
SO THIS ONE IS STILL IN THE
PROCESS.
IT JUST GOT ITS THIRD ROUND OF
FUNDING AND IT’S EVENTUALLY
GOING TO COME OUT.
BUT PEOPLE SEE IT AND SAY WOW,
I COULD SEE WHERE THAT ACTUALLY
HAS REAL VALUE.
>> AND WHEN YOU SAY SOME
FLOWERS.
THE LITTLE THINGS YOU PUT
AROUND YOUR HOUSE?
>> THEY ARE LIKE THIS POST THAT
COME UP OUT OF THE GROUND WITH
CENTERS ON THEM.
THEY CAN SOMEHOW TELL THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RABBIT
RUNNING AROUND YOUR YARD AND
ACUMEN IN YOUR YARD.
>> AND IT IS NOT ALL ABOUT THE
PRODUCT.
THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO SAVE
MONEY AS WELL WITH DIFFERENT,
INEXPENSIVE THINGS YOU CAN DO
WITH HOME AND GARDEN SHOW.
>> I’M GOING TO BE TALKING
ABOUT THAT AT THE SHOW.
I’VE BEEN TROTTING THESE
PROJECTS OUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
SOME FALL BY THE WAYSIDE AND
OTHERS GO GANGBUSTERS AND
EVERYBODY GETS THEM.
AND THINKS WHAT MAKES OR BREAKS
THE PRODUCT IS WITH THE HAS
POTENTIAL TO SAVE YOU MONEY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SMART
THERMOSTATS WHICH STUDIES HAVE
SHOWN WILL SAVE YOU 50 PERCENT
RIGHT OFF THE BAT AND UTILITY
COST.
THEY HAVE SENSORS THAT WILL
TELL YOU WANT TO KNOW IF
THERE’S A LOT OF WATER IN THE
YARD AND WILL NOT WATER THE
YARD.
SO THINGS LIKE THAT MAKE A LOT
OF SENSE.
SECURITY DEVICES MAKE SENSE TOO
BECAUSE PEOPLE WORRY ABOUT
BREAK-INS AND THAT SORT OF
THING.
SO I’M SPEAKING ON THAT.
THE SHOW STARTS FRIDAY FROM
NOON UNTIL 6:00.
I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU WILL COVER
THAT.
AND THEN ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.
I DO A BUNCH OF SHOWS AROUND
THE COUNTRY AND THIS IS ALWAYS
ONE OF THE BETTER ONES.
>> IT IS A GOOD ONE.
>> THEY HAVE REALLY INTERESTING
EXHIBITS.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I EVER
SAW THE POWER SHINGLE.
IT WAS AT THE SHOW.
>> IT IS ALL INDOOR SO RAIN OR