iOS Control Technology For Product.

The technology aspect of this product is unique to the wet shave market area and to casing. I am drawing on ideas and technology from a range of products in the market aimed at controlling different household products and features.

The first being the Phillips home control technology:

http://www.lighting.philips.com/gb_en/index.wpd

"Today's home encompasses some, or all, of a range of services - lighting, security, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, home theatre, distributed audio, motorised curtains and blinds, reticulation systems and wireless PC networks. A smart home integrates these systems to give you simple, complete control. Philips Dynalite - Balancing aesthetics and function Philips Dynalite user interfaces are available in a range of styles and finishes to match and project budget or decor requirements. The range includes wall panels, touchscreens, universal sensors, time clocks, temperature sensors and downloadable apps delivering motion and presence detection, daylight-sensing, timed programmes, scene setting and sequencing recall via manual and/or central control. Sophisticated, simple, reliable and energy efficient Philips Dynalite is synonymous with the creation of sophisticated, simple, reliable and energy-efficient lighting control solutiosn for a wide range of industry sectors, including residential, custom installation, offices, retail, hospitality and public spaces. An industry leading innovator for over 20 years, Philips Dynalite is the solution of choice for a wide range of 'smart home', energy management and architectural lighting control applications. Philips Dynalite solutions blend high-level functionality with dramatic aesthetic sustainability to enable and enhance our lives. End-to-End Lighting Philips Dynalite specialises in the provision of end-to-end intelligent lighting control systems, rather than just products. We know that the critical link between products like lamps, luminaires and LEDs and a fully integrated solutions environment, is the control capability. Lighting control infrastructure underpins the fully integrated environment that is the future of building and energy management systems worldwide. When combined with the broad selection of Philips Lighting's energy-efficient luminaires, Philips Dynalite lighting control systems allow users to create ambiances, develop innovative and distinctive lighting scenes and transform environments." This technology allows the homeowner to control the home from a remote location whether it be on the sofa or in a foreign country with any Java enabled device. Lights, music devices, speakers, pool and spa temp, plant watering systems, tempreture, blinds, TV, home theatre and other devices.  The next being the Luminair application for iOS7 that allows producers to control creative lighting from a mobile device. Used by many TV and film producers: http://synthe-fx.com/products/luminair This article looks at a woman who controls the whole of her 4 bedroomed home from an iOS7 device. She can control remotely what her children are watching on TV/Laptop and cut the power to them if she deems them inappropriate. She can also remotely open and close windows, doors and gates in her home which is an aspect that could be used in the Gillette Pro-Safety case.  "This last function, says Jane, comes in particularly handy. “If someone rings the doorbell and nobody’s in,” she explains, “my iPhone will ring. On the screen, I’ll see live footage of the person waiting outside the gates. If it’s a friend, or a delivery man, I can let them in. If it’s someone I don’t know, I can ask them what they want. It’s brilliant for keeping tabs on who is wishing to enter the property, and it means that I never miss a parcel." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/9214981/An-iPad-controlled-home.html Piquant design also focuses on home control, upgrading any iOS7 device to control suitably equipped device.  http://www.piquantdesign.com/ Intecho also provides the technology and hardware to control the home updating any iPad and integrating the technology into the home: http://www.intechno.co.uk/ I believe that IT IS possible to create the Gillette Pro-Safety device with the technology that is currently available, integrating the hardware into the casing and then creating the application to control it. I do believe it will be in budget, costing approx £40- £60 to the consumer. The Gillette Pro-Safety is a niche product, like the ones featured on the Apple Store website that are innovative and linked to an iOS7 application- http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_accessories/all_accessories The Parrot AR drone is a flying machine that can be controlled by your iPad or iPhone, the Phillips Hue Bulb which is controlled remotely by any iOS7 device, the Parrot Flower Power Health Monitor which monitors the health of your plants and the iGrill thermometer to name but a few. The Gillette Pro-Safety would have the potential to be sold on the Apple store alongside these products.