“Summer days driftin' away, to uh-oh those summer nights”
With half of July already behind us, summertime sadness is beginning to sink in. We all know how time flies by when you’re soaking up warm summer days and nights with your friends and family. But never fear, there are still plenty of the sunny days left and with help from wireless connectivity you can enjoy them in style.
1. If you’re an avid lover of the great outdoors, the WiLink™ 8 family is perfect for all your excursions. The WiLink 8 combo connectivity solution provides certified Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®/Bluetooth low energy and GPS co-existence for the Internet of Things (IoT) in a power-optimized design that is perfect for applications such as smart watches. While exploring the great terrain, this TI technology can ensure you’re on the right path to your destination with its GPS monitoring system. The WiLink 8 solution can also deliver weather alerts to your smart watch, so you can be alerted when a storm, tornado, high winds, extreme heat or other weather conditions may impact your travel.
2. Whether traveling to a destination you’ve enjoyed since you were a kid or you are exploring a new location, summertime is the perfect opportunity to go on a relaxing getaway with the ones you love. Then anxiety hits, and you start to wonder if you locked the house, turned off the lights, and shut the garage. With the TI SimpleLink™ ZigBee® Home Automation solution in the gateway and devices, all your worries can wash away as it lets you monitor your home from your smartphone or tablet. This cost-efficient, low-energy solution allows users to make sure their house is locked and secured with the touch of a button. The ZigBee solution even lets you control the sprinkler system to ensure your home is looking its best while you’re away.
3. After the vacation ends, reality sets in and it’s time to get back into the daily routine around the house. A constant summer chore on the list is tending to the lawn, which can be made simpler with Bluetooth wireless connectivity technology. TI's SimpleLink Bluetooth solutions can sync your lawn mower to your mobile device. The device can then alert you when the lawn mower is low on gas or when the engine needs assistance. Now there’s no more frustration when you’re ready to landscape and the lawn mower isn’t ready to operate.
4. With the little ones out of school for the season, it can be challenging to keep up with their every move while handling everyday tasks. To make sure the kids are keeping out of trouble, you can use the SimpleLink Wi-Fi to alert you when something (or someone) falls into your swimming pool. Wi-Fi connects the pool alarm to your smartphone, which then notifies you if a loved one may be in danger. No matter where you’re located, monitoring the pool area is made easy.
Whether you’re hitting the road or hanging out at home, wireless connectivity technology can be used in many applications to fuel your summertime activities. The four above are just a few of our favorite examples! To learn about all of TI’s wireless connectivity technology visit our website. Which technology will you implement into your summer fun?
Heading out (or staying in) on more than one adventure this summer? Discover more options for summer fun in our “Summer Adventures” blog series:
- Sun, fun and technology: TI technology heats up the summer on Behind the Wheel
- Summertime and the livin' is easy on Fully Charged
- Let vehicle electrification power your next summer vacation on Behind the Wheel
- A gateway to energy efficiency on Tools Insider