>>> HAVE YOU EVER LEFT THE HOUSE
AND FORGOT TO TURN SOMETHING OFF
LIKE MAYBE YOUR LIGHTS, THE TV,
THE CURLING IRON?
WELL, OUR NEXT GUEST HAS A
YOUR HOME SMARTER.
HERE WITH ALL THE INFO, PLEASE
WELCOME ROY VELA WITH HIVE.
"HOUSTON LIFE."
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS STUFF IS SO COOL.
I AM SO INTO LIKE THE SMART
DEVICES AND ALL THAT.
BUT EVEN FOR REGULAR FOLKS WHO
ARE MAYBE NOT AS TECH SAVVY OR
NOT REALLY INTO IT, WHAT YOU
GUYS OFFER REALLY MAKES IT EVEN
BETTER FOR FOLKS WHO DON'T WANT
TO DEAL WITH TECHNOLOGY, RIGHT?
>> THAT'S PRECISELY THE POINT.
SO IN EFFECT, YOU DON'T WANT TO
BUY EQUIPMENT THAT GIVES YOU
>> RIGHT.
>> YOU WANT THE EQUIPMENT THAT
YOU BUY AND THE THINGS YOU PUT
THIS YOUR HOUSE TO MAKE YOUR
HOUSE WORK FOR YOU INSTEAD OF
YOU WORKING FOR IT.
SO YOU'D RATHER HAVE YOUR HOUSE
REACT APPROPRIATELY WHEN A DOOR
OPENS, THEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE
THOSE ACTIONS.
>> I BOUGHT A SMART PLUG DEVICE.
I STILL HAVEN'T INSTALLED IT
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE TWO
MINUTES TO LOOK IT UP AND FIGURE
IT OUT.
SO INSTEAD OF BUYING A BUNCH OF
SEPARATE DEVICES THAT PEOPLE
OFTENTIMES CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW
TO GET ALL CONNECTED TO ONE,
WHAT YOU GUYS OFFER IS A
SOLUTION TO GET SEPARATE DEVICES
TO WORK TOGETHER, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, IT IS ABOUT AN
ECOSYSTEM OF DEVICES AND IT'S
ENOUGH TO START THE FIRST STEP
RIGHT?
TO GET ENOUGH OF A -- THIS IS A
BOX I'M BOXING RIGHT HERE.
THEY'RE BULBS, THERE'S MOTION
SENSORS, CONTACT SENSORS,
THERE'S A THERMOSTAT.
AND ALL OF THAT WORKS TOGETHER
PRETTY SEAMLESSLY, EASY TO
INSTALL.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR AN
ELECTRICIAN.
IF YOU CAN UNSCREW A LIGHTBULB
OR PLUG IN A PLUG, YOU CAN
PRETTY MUCH HANDLE THIS.
>> PRETTY EASY.
SORE IF YOU CAN STICK
SOMETHING -- OR IF YOU CAN STICK
SOMETHING ON THE WALL OR DOOR.
>> YOU PUT THE TWO PARTS, ONE ON
THE DOOR SIDE, ONE ON THE WALL
SIDE.
WHEN THE DOOR OPENS OR CLOSES,
OUR SYSTEM RECOGNIZES THE DOOR
IS OPEN FOR CLOSED.
I MUTE PUT ONE ON MY FRO DOOR,
AND AT 3:00 WHEN THE DOOR OPENS
I KNOW THE KIDS ARE HOME SAFE.
>> INTERESTING.
THAT SENSOR, IF IT'S ON YOUR
FRONT DOOR, YOU'RE GETTING AN
ALERT ON YOUR PHONE.
>> CORRECT.
OPENED.
>> YOUR iPHONE, OR ANDROID,
YOUR APPLE WATCH.
THE NOTIFICATIONS CAN BE SET
HOWEVER YOU LIKE THEM AND YOU
CAN HAVE THINGS REACT.
SO THE DOOR OPENS AND THE LIGHT
THEM.
I GET -- FRONT HALL FOR THEM.
FRONT DOOR OPENS, TURN ON HALL
LIGHT.
>> THAT COULD GO ON A CABINET OR
ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
>> ON A COOKIE CABINET THAT YOU
DON'T WANT OPENED.
I SEE THE FRONT DOOR OPEN AND
THEN THE COOKIE CABINET.
SOMETHING IS UP.
KIDS.
WHAT REALLY SETS HIVE ASIDE AND
APART FROM YOU KNOW, THE
CONFUSION OF THE SMART WORLD, IS
THAT YOU GUYS HAVE CREATED THIS
ECOSYSTEM OF SORTS WHERE ALL OF
THESE DIFFERENT SMART DEVICES
CAN LIVE UNDER ONE UMBRELLA.
SO CAN YOU SORT OF EXPLAIN HOW
THIS WORKS?
I JUST THINK IT'S MIND BLOWING
WHEN YOU'RE ON -- WHETHER ON A
TABET OR SMART WATCH OR SMART
PHONE, ALL OF THIS STUFF CAN BE
>> YEAH.
THE POINT IS TO BRING THE PRICE
DOWN.
SO PART OF THE CHALLENGE IS YOU
END UP FOR A LOT OF MONEY, WITH
ONE OR TWO ITEMS.
THIS IS A BOX OF THE SORT OF
BASE SETS TO ENABLE YOU TO START
TO DO SOME OF THE SMART HOME
THINGS TOGETHER AND CONTROL IT
FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE.
SO YOU MICE TURN ON A CROCK POT
ON YOUR WAY HOME.
YOU MIGHT GET A NOTIFICATION
THAT A DOOR OPENS OR CLOSES OR
THERE'S MOTION IN A ROOM THAT
YOU DIDN'T EXPECT.
WE HAVE A CAMERA THAT SHOWED THE
CAMERA APP AND YOU CAN SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON IN A ROOM.
YOU CAN INTERACT WITH THE ROOM.
MAKE A DOG BARK FROM YOUR CAMERA
OR SPEAK TO SOMEONE IN THE ROOM
OR HAVE THEM SPEAK BACK.
AND WHETHER AN iPAD OR AN
IPHONE OR APPLE WATCH, THAT ALL
WILL WORK SEAMLESSLY TOGETHER.
>> THAT IS -- IT JUST SEEMS LIKE
SUCH A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE SMART
DEVICES, THEY HAVE AIR OWN APPS.
BUT INSTEAD OF LAUNCHING THE
THERMOSTAT APP AND LAUNCHING
THAT APP AND LAUNCHING THAT APP,
ALL THE USER HAS TO DO IS LAUNCH
THE HIVE APP AND THEN THEY CAN
SWIPE THROUGH AND SEE THE LIVING
ROOM AND THE CURLING IRON AND
THE LIGHTS AND THE CAMERAS AND
ALL OF THAT, RIGHT?
>> THEN WE INTEREST GREAT WITH
THIRD -- INTEGRATE WITH THIRD
PARTIES AS WELL.
WE'RE ON AMAZON ALEXA.
SO MY COMMAND IS ALEXA, TURN
EVERYTHING OFF.
GOOGLE HOME, SAME THICK.
-- SAME THING.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER
KINDS OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
SO YOU HAVE ONE APP THAT
CONTROLS EVERYTHING IN YOUR
SMART HOME.
>> I THINK IT'S AWESOME PEOPLE
ARE ABLE TO DO THINGS MAYBE THEY
NEVER THOUGHT WERE POSSIBLE.
YOU CAN SAY HEY, ALEXA TURN THE
LIGHTS OFF OR TURN THEM OFF IF
YOU'RE IN THE LIVING ROOM.
EVEN WITH DECORATIONS, TOO.
>> OF COURSE, YOU CAN DO IT FOR
HALLOWEEN OR CHRISTMAS.
YOU COULD TURN LIGHTS GREEN,
ORANGE OR BROWN.
OFF.
PUT THEM ON A SCHEDULE.
AND AGAIN, YOU CAN DO IT FROM
YOUR WATCH, FROM YOUR PHONE, OR
THROUGH ALEXA.
ALL CONTROLLED AS YOU LIKE.
THOSE ARE TURNING ON THE
PUMPKINS OR BLOWING UP THE SCARY
HALLOWEEN GUY.
THAT CAN ALL BE DONE REMOTELY.
>> WOULD YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY
ACTIVELY LAUNCH THE APP COULD
YOU ALSO SET THAT EASILY ON A
SCHEDULE FROM ONE OF YOUR
DEVICES?
IF YOU WANT.
SO THAT IT BLOWS UP AT NIGHT.
TURNS ON AT NIGHT.
TURNS OFF IN THE DAY.
IT'S SIMPLE ENOUGH.
>> THE CHANGING LIGHTBULB THAT
WE'RE SEEING NOW, THAT REQUIRES
THE USE OF SMART BULBS.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU
HAVE IN YOUR KIT.
>> EXACTLY.
YOU'RE JUST SCREWING IN A BLUB
OR FOR THOSE HALLOWEEN
ORNAMENTS, JUST PUTTING A PLUG
IN AND PLUGGING THE ORNAMENT
SCHEDULE IT.
YOU CAN CONTROL IT.
YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
>> I THINK IT IS AMAZING THIS
ENTIRE NEW WORLD THAT WE'RE IN.
AGAIN, WE'RE DOING THINGS THAT
MANUALED.
MY GRANDMOTHER -- IMAGINED.
MY GRANDMOTHER, MIND BLOWN.
SHE NEVER WOULD HAVE MA'AMED
STUFF.
>> IT GOES TO OUR PROMISE, WHICH
IS LET'S GET LIVING.
STOP DEALING WITH ALL THAT
STUFF.
LET IT REACT TO YOU AND YOU CAN
GET ON WITH YOUR LIFE, BECAUSE
FRANKLY PLAYING WITH THE KIT IS
ONLY LIKE GEEKS FOR ME.
EVERYONE ELSE WANTS TO GET ON
WITH EVERYTHING ELSE.
>> ROY VELA, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR STOPPING BY.
>> HIVE HAS WELCOME HOME PLANS