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Consumer Electronics Daily News 2 9 Monday, January 8, 2018 Next Generation of Aura Uses WiFi Motion and Mesh Technology to Monitor Your Home Without Cameras Cognitive Systems Corp., creators of WiFi Motion, announced the availability of the next generation of the Aura home monitoring system. Aura allows con- sumers a view into their home – without cameras. The system is simple to setup and uses advanced WiFi Motion tech- nology to monitor the disruption of wireless signals caused by movement, and alerts homeowners to when and where motion occurs. This ground- breaking technology has been recog- nized by the CTA as a CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honoree. "The latest version of Aura provides even more insight into activity happening in the home, while maintaining the priva- cy of our customers," said Taj Manku, Chief Executive Officer of Cognitive Systems. WiFi Motion Technology Unlike other sensors that use heat or light, Aura uses wireless signals – a more accurate and dependable way of detect- ing motion. The new Aura expandable Beacon-based system uses a combination of advanced algorithms and machine learning to distinguish between people, pets and mechanical motion (like a fan). With the use of three or more Beacons, mesh motion sensing is unlocked, allow- ing homeowners to be notified where and when motion occurs in their home. The engineering team at Cognitive is continu- ously optimizing and advancing WiFi Motion. These advances will be provided as software updates. Home Automation Aura integrates with other smart home products to expand the automation and control in the home. Consumers can also create custom recipes with IFTTT to use motion as a trigger to control connected lights, WiFi cameras and more. Today, Aura works with Amazon Alexa and Google Home to provide users with voice control of their Aura system. The list of smart home integrations will continue to grow with more coming soon. Mobile App Aura is managed using the new Aura Home smartphone app available for free from the Apple App Store and on Google Play. With the app, customers can create a simple layout of their home, view live motion, motion intensity, historical motion, see who is home and change between five scenes. In homes with three or more Beacons, users can also view in which room the motion occurred. Scenes are new to Aura and allow users to customize how they receive notifica- tions on their smartphone about what's happening in their home. Home – use when family members are home. Away – use when no one is home. Night – use while sleeping at night to activate specific Aura Beacons. Pet (beta) – use to help Aura learn your pet motion when no one is home. Guardian – use to keep an eye on loved ones or to monitor remote properties. Use Cases Aura provides peace of mind and insights into places where cameras may not be appropriate or wanted. Family Insights – know when the kids got home, when they went to bed or if they try to sneak out at night. Elderly Care – keep an eye on aging par- ents, without impacting their privacy – know that they are up and moving and get notified if motion isn't detected. Rental property owners – understand when guests arrive and leave, and know if the property is being used for a party. For more information, visit www .aurahome.com. Hyundai Mobis Makes the Future of Mobility Tangible at CES Hyundai Mobis, a leading global auto- motive supplier based in Seoul, is show- casing its vision of the car of the future, as well as the technologies and innova- tions it is developing for it, at CES. This is the company's third year at the world's largest consumer technology show. It is introducing several new and original future car technologies, as well as disclosing its developments in autonomous driving, electrification and cockpit experience, including products that have the potential to be mass-pro- duced within the next one to three years. "This year, we wanted to show the public and our customers just how close Hyundai Mobis is to making the safe, eco-friendly and passenger-friendly autonomous car of the future a reality through the development of cutting edge interfaces and products," said Executive Vice President Yang Seung-wook, Head of R&D at Hyundai Mobis. "We are com- mitted to developing the technologies that will become essential parts of the vehicle of the future, and we are proud of the agili- ty with which we are able to bring these concepts to life, which further reinforces our place as leaders in the industry." Visitors can experience Hyundai Mobis's New Mobility Experience first- hand via experiential technology such as holograms and augmented reality in two distinct Experience Zones. The Infotainment Experience Zone features a model car showcasing Hyundai Mobis's next-generation human-machine interface concepts, made specifically for vehicles with Level 4 or higher autonomous driving. These include a cen- tralized information HUB display and controller that enable media consumption while driving, an intelligent virtual secre- tary and a display pop-up steering wheel – a novel rectangular steering wheel that disappears when the car is in autonomous mode and reappears when the driver needs to take over control. Other innova- tions include biometric identification and vitals measurement, front seats that rotate backward during autonomous driving and a hologram display. At the center of the Eco-friendly Experience Zone is a suite of technolo- gies and interfaces that will eventually make the car of the future greener than ever. These include Steer By Wire and Brake By Wire technologies that use elec- tric systems to control steering and brak- ing, respectively; the e-Damper, a motor- ized damper that converts kinetic energy from shock absorbers into electric energy; and vehicle-to-grid technology that allows cars to connect to, and communi- cate with, the power grid, allowing the vehicle to be a power source if need be. About Hyundai Mobis Hyundai Mobis is a global tier-1 automo- tive supplier. It was established in 1977, and is headquartered in Seoul, Korea. The corporate philosophy is to become a lifetime partner with technologies for automobiles and people. Hyundai Mobis currently employs over 30,000 people. Manufacturing opera- tions are in over 30 locations in 10 coun- tries, including Korea, China and the U.S. Products include automotive modules (chassis, cockpit and front-end), brakes, suspensions, airbags, lamps and automo- tive electronics. R&D headquarters are in Korea with four technical centers world- wide in Germany, China, India and the U.S. Hyundai Mobis has mass-produced a great number of ADAS technologies and green car components. For more information, go to en.mobis.co.kr/. Kopin Wins CES Innovation Award for Industry's Smallest VR Headset Kopin Corporation, a global pioneer in wearable AR and VR technologies for government, enterprise, professional sports and consumer markets, announced that the company and its ODM partner Goertek Inc ("Goertek") have been named a CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honoree for the ultra-compact Elf VR head mounted display (HMD) reference design. The Elf VR reference design eliminates the barriers and limitations that have long stood in the way of deliv- ering an effective VR experience due to uncomfortably bulky and heavy headset designs, low resolution, sluggish framer- ates and the annoying pixelated "screen- door effect." "We created the Elf VR head mounted display reference design to showcase how Kopin's advanced display technologies can take the experience offered by VR headsets to new heights," said Kopin Founder and Chief Executive Officer Dr. John C.C. Fan. "The ultra- light Elf reference design features Kopin's Lightning™ OLED display panel with a 2048 x 2048 resolution in each eye, delivering lifelike VR experi- ence to the wearer. We believe that win- ning the CES Innovation Award rein- forces the efforts Kopin is making to help manufacturers create smaller, lighter, more practical next-generation VR head- sets that are capable of producing a visual experience that truly approaches reality for markets including gaming, pro appli- cations or film." Technical Specs Elf VR weighs only 300 grams and is less than half the size and weight of popular VR headsets in the industry. Elf VR is equipped with Kopin Lightning OLED microdisplay panels, which feature 2048 x 2048 resolution of each panel, to pro- vide binocular 4K image resolution at 120Hz refresh rate. Combined with both 4K Ultra-High image resolution and 120Hz refresh-rate, Elf VR provides very smooth images with excellent quality, and effectively reduces the sense of vertigo. The microdisplay panels are manu- factured with advanced ultra-precise pro- cessing techniques. Its pixel density (2,940 pixels per inch) is approximately 400 percent higher than conventional TFT-LCD, OLED and AMOLED dis- plays, and the screen size reduced to approximately 1/5 at similar pixel resolu- tion level. Elf VR also adopts an advanced optical solution with a compact multi- lens design that enables it to reduce the thickness of its optical module by up to 60 percent as well as reduce the total weight of the VR HMD by approximate- ly 50 percent. The reference design supports two novel optics solutions – 70 degrees FoV for film-like beauty or 100 degrees FoV for deeper immersion. The prestigious CES Innovation Awards are sponsored by the Consumer Technology Association, the owner and producer of CES 2018, the global gather- ing place for all who thrive on the busi- ness of consumer technologies, and have been recognizing achievements in prod- uct design and engineering since 1976. About Kopin Kopin Corporation is a leading developer and provider of innovative wearable tech- nologies and critical components for inte- gration into wearable computing systems for military, industrial and consumer prod- ucts. Kopin's technology portfolio includes ultra-small displays, optics, speech enhancement technology, voice- interface and hands-free control software, low-power ASICs and ergonomically designed smart headset reference systems. Kopin's proprietary components and tech- nology are protected by more than 300 global patents and patents pending. For more information, visit Kopin's web- site at www.kopin.com.