AT EAST BEACH, THE GALVESTON
AREA, AND IT LOOKS SO NICE.
>> IT DOES.
>> WOULDN'T YOU RATHER BE THERE
OUTSIDE?
>> NO, BECAUSE I'M SO EXCITED
ABOUT WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO TALK
ABOUT.
>> TECHNOLOGY HAS COME A LONG
WAY.
MANY OF US NOW CONTROL OUR
LIGHTS, OUR THERMOSTATS AND OUR
PLUGS RIGHT FROM OUR SMART
PHONE OR TABLET.
>> THERE IS SO MUCH OUT THERE,
SO IF YOU'RE A BIT CONFUSED BY
HOW IT ALL WORKS AND WHERE TO
BEGIN, A COMPANY CALLED HIVE
HAS GOT YOU COVERED.
PLEASE WELCOME ROY VELA WITH
HIVE.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> LET'S START WITH THE HIVE
KIT.
ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU GUYS ARE
DOING WITH HIVE IS YOU'RE
MAKING IT EASY FOR CONSUMERS TO
CUT THROUGH ALL OF THE
CONFUSION AND EVEN SET UP A LOT
OF THIS STUFF ON THEIR OWN.
RIGHT?
>> THE FULL INTENT IS THAT WE
NO LONGER WANT THE SMART PHONES
TO BE JUST GORE THE TECHNO GEEK
LIKE ME WHO LIKES TO PACK
THINGS TOGETHER AND FIGURE IT
OUT AND LEARN.
YOU WANT IT TO BE SEAMLESS,
EASY AND CONVENIENT TO PUT
ON-LINE AND TO MAKE YOUR
HOUSEWORK FOR YOU INSTEAD OF
YOU WORKING FOR IT.
>> AND WHEN SOMEONE GETS THIS
CONSUMER, IT'S VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD, RIGHT?
>> EXACTLY.
SO THAT'S THE WELCOME HOME
STARTER PACK THAT HAS A
MOTION SENSORS, CONTACT
SENSORS, AND YOU CAN SEE SHE'S
LAYING IT OUT THERE.
THIS IS A HUB THAT ATTACHES TO
YOUR RUSH -- ROUTER AND THAT'S
HOW EVERYTHING COMMUNICATES.
ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THE
TECHNOLOGY IS THAT IT
COMMUNICATES THROUGH EACH OTHER.
YOU KNOW HOW YOU HAVE A WIFI
PROBLEM IN THE DEEP CORNERS OF
YOUR HOUSE, THIS REPEATS
THROUGH SO, A BULB PASSES THE
INFORMATION TO A PLUG WHICH
PASSES THE INFORMATION TO YOUR
ROUTR SO THAT YOU CAN CONTROL
THROUGH YOUR SMART PHONE.
>> FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME WHO
ISN'T EXTRA TECH SAVVY, IS IT
EASY FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME TO
UNDERSTAND?
>> AS LONG AS YOU CAN HANDLE
UNPLUGGING A BULB AND
INSTALLING ANOTHER BULB.
>> AND THESE SENSORS.
>> WHEN THE DOOR OPENS, THE
SYSTEM KNOWS THAT IT'S OPEN,
AND WHEN IT'S CLOSED, IT KNOWS
THAT IT'S CLOSED.
YOU CAN GET NOTIFICATIONS THAT
IS CLOSED, AND YOU CAN
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN
THE HOUSE.
YOU CAN SET IT UP SO THAT ONE
THE DOOR OPENS, THE LIGHT GOES
ON, OR IT STAYS ON FOR A PERIOD
OF TIME, ET CETERA.
THESE ARE ALL DIFFERENT RECIPES
THAT YOU CAN MAKE IN OUR SERIES
AND IT'S JUST A SERIES OF
AMOUNTS THAT MAKES THE HOUSE
SMART SO, WHEN THE MOTION
DEDETECTOR GOES ON, THE HEAT
GOES UP OR DOWN.
IF IT DOESN'T DETECT MOTION
AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME,
THE TEMPERATURE GOES DOWN.
>> HIVE MAKES EVERYDAY TASKS A
LOT EASIER.
TALK ABOUT HOW THAT WORKS WITH
ALEXA.
>> YOU CAN SEE SHE'S USING OUR
CAMERA AND YOU CAN COMMUNICATE
THROUGH THE CAMERA SO YOU CAN
SPEAK AND HEAR THROUGH THE
CAMERA, YOU CAN ZOOM IN
IT'S A HIGH-DEFINITION IMAGE AS
YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN
THE HOUSTON.
THE ALEXA INTEGRATION IS A
SIMPLE AND INTUITIVE ON
YOU JUST SAY, ALEXA, TURN MY
KITCHEN LIGHT BLUE AND THE
LIGHT GLOWS BLUE.
TURN THE HEAT UP TO 72 AND THE
HEAT GOES UP TO 72
IT'S SIMPLE, INTUITIVE COMMAND
MY FAVORITE S-ALEXA, TURN
EVERYTHING OFF, AND I HAVE A
GROUP THAT ALEXA GOES THROUGH
MY HOUSE, EVERYTHING GOES OFF
AT NIGHT BEFORE WE GO TO BED
BECAUSE ALEXA HAS IT ALL
GROUPED TOGETHER.
>> IN ADDITION TO HAVING ACTIVE
COMMANDS LIKE TELLING ALEXA TO
TURN STUFF ON AND OFF, I LOVE
THAT YOU CAN SET UP RULES, LIKE
YOU WERE JUST SAYING, ROY, YOU
COULD HAVE A SENSOR IN THE
FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE SO THAT IF
IT DETECT EMOTION, A LIGHT GOES
ON, MAKING IT THE APPEARANCE
THAT SOMEONE IS HOME.
>> YOUR HOUSE IS REACTING NOW
TO THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND YOU
SO, MY PHONE WILL, AT 3:00, SAY
FRONT DOOR OPEN, FRONT DOOR
CHILDREN ARE HOME SAFE FROM
SCHOOL.
THERE'S A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT --
PEOPLE GET REALLY CREATIVE WITH
THIS, FRANKLY.
WE HAVE A MODECALLED MIMIC
MODE, AND YOU TEACH IT AND THE
LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AND IT
MAKES IT LOOK LIKE SOMEONE IS
LIVING THERE.
>> IT CAN DO THINGS YOU CONE
THINK IS POSSIBLE.
LOCKING SNACK CABINETS SO KIDS
CAN'T HAVE ACCESS TO IT.
>> LITERALLY, YOU COULD PUT A
CONTACT SENSOR OR MOTION SENSOR
ANYWHERE AND THEN WHEN THE
CABINETS THAT HAS AT COOKIES IN
IT THAT OPENS, MY PHONE SAYS
COOKIE CABINET IS OPEN.
>> SO PEOPLE ARE FINDING EVEN
CONVENIENCE DOING SOME OF THAT
THEY DIDN'T EVEN THINK WAS
POSSIBLE, LIKE EVEN PLUGGING IN
THE CROCK POT.
>> EXACTLY.
SO INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT
HOW LONG IT TAKES TO COOK
SOMETHING, YOU CAN SET IT ALL
UP AND PUT IT INTO OUR PLUG AND
FOUR HOURS OR FIVE HOURS OR
HOWEVER LONG YOU NEED TO COOK
IT, YOU TURN IT ON FROM WORK.
WHEN YOU GET HOME, THE FOOD IS
PREPARED, SO PRETTY MUCH
ANYTHING YOU WOULD WANT TO PLUG
IN YOU CAN PLUG INTO ONE OF
THESE SENSORS.
>> BECAUSE NOW WE ARE IN THIS
WHOLE NEW WORLD OF ALL THESE
DIFFERENT DEVICES, YOU GO TO
ANY ELECTRONICS STORE AND YOU
SEE ALL OF THIS STUFF, BUT IT
DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK TOGETHER.
WHAT YOU GUYS DO IS YOU OFFER A
SOLUTION TO SORT OF CREATE A
CENTRAL HUB SO THAT SOMEONE
LAUNCHES THEIR HIVE APPS AND
TOGETHER, RIGHT?
>> RIGHT.
IT'S ABOUT THE ECOSYSTEM.
UP TO NOW, SMART HOME HAS MEANT
ONE THING, A THERMOSTAT, A BULL
UP, BECAUSE IT'S PRICEY.
WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THE PRICE
DOWN, GIVE YOU A SET OF KITS
THAT YOU CAN START AND YOU CAN
ADD THINGS ON.
SAY MY HOME NEEDS TWO
THERMOSTATS OR YOU NEED EXTRA
BULBS, YOU CAN ADD ON, BUT THE
CORE KIT IS ENOUGH FOR YOU TO
EXPERIENCE THE PROMISE, WHICH
IS REALLY THE POINT.
>> I NEED YOUR HELP.
CONNECT EVERYTHING.
ROY, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HIVE HAS A WELCOME HOME PLAN.