A smart home camera "Moon by 1-Ring" capable of shooting 24 hours a day while floating in the air

A smart home camera that floats in the air using the power of a magnet and can shoot the surroundings without interruption by wirelessly feeding "Moon by 1-Ring"(Moon) is seeking investment at Indiegogo of Cloud Funding. In addition to being able to see the room from the outside using the smartphone application, Moon can use it as a hub of smart home in cooperation with the IoT device, and by operating it as an infrared remote control, it is possible to use air conditioner and lighting from outside the house It is possible to operate.

Moon by 1-Ring: The World's First Levitating Camera | Indiegogo
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/moon-by-1-ring-the-worlds-first-levitating-camera-security#/

Moon is a device that consists of a spherical floating camera unit with a diameter of 7.5 cm and a base module that floats the camera while wirelessly feeding. The camera can operate even by itself, but by combining with the base unit, wireless power supply and levitation become possible.


The camera unit floats silently and can be rotated further towards the object. It shoots a wide range with full HD image quality + wide angle lens, and furthermore the body rotates, enabling 360 degree shooting around.


Moreover, by incorporating a speaker and three microphones in the main body, two-way communication with an outside party is possible. It is likely to be used for various purposes, such as talking with family members who are at home from home while using as a device for video conference. A maximum of 128 GB microSD card is inserted in the main unit, and it is possible to record up to 12 hours with HD picture quality.


You can see how Moon is a device by watching the following movie.

Moon by 1-Ring: The World's First Smart Camera to Defy Gravity - YouTube


Since Moon can freely rotate the camera body, it is possible to take pictures of the room.


The angle can be operated remotely from the smartphone.


Moreover, it is said that it adopts a bigger sensor than the equivalent product ... ...


It is possible to shoot even in dark places by using the built-in infrared LED together. You can see the ambient humidity, temperature and CO2 level are displayed on the lower right of the screen. This is real time data detected by the sensor built into the main unit.


For example, if your family came home ......


Moon uses the built-in microphone to detect the direction of the sound and automatically points the camera to that direction.


A notice arrives at the destination smartphone ......


I can know that my family has returned.


Built-in microphone with speaker and noise canceling function makes it possible to use it as a device for video conference.


In addition, it can cooperate with equipment compatible with Z-Wave Plus, ZigBee, Bluetooth SMART (BLE), etc. It can be used as part of IoT and smart home function.


When I go out on a hot day, for example when I thought that the room should be cooler when I got home ......


I will send a directive using a smartphone.


Then, Moon switches on home appliances using infrared rays and it creates a comfortable space.


Moon can operate even with a single camera unit. You can use the magnet on the bottom to attach to metal parts and mount them here and there. In addition, when used alone, it is driven with the built-in 3000 mAh battery, and the operation time is about 5 hours.


It seems that you can expect various ways of using such things as home crime prevention, baby safety check, remote communication method.


Moon by 1 - Ring is looking for investment at Indiegogo on the cloud funding site. For the target price of $ 45,000 (about 5.15 million yen), approximately $ 116,000 (about 13 million yen) contributions are gathered from approximately 500 investors around the world at the time of article creation.

With the Early Bird plan, which is an early investment discount discount system, it is possible to get a set of camera unit and base module for $ 217 (about 24,700 yen).


One camera unit is two and a base module, and "Galaxy package" to stand "flexible arm" is now set to put the camera unit can get 349 dollars (about 40,000 yen).


In the case of a camera unit alone, it is possible to get it for 149 dollars (about 17,000 yen).


The deadline of investment is Japan time on November 23, 2017 (Thursday), and the shipping time is scheduled around March 2018.

Moon by 1-Ring: The World's First Levitating Camera | Indiegogo
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/moon-by-1-ring-the-worlds-first-levitating-camera-security#/