Someday soon, turning on the lights in your house may involvea simple wrist-and-hand gesture as you walk in the door.

Another gesture would fire up the HDTV and Xbox One while dimming the den lights to play "Call of Duty." And, when you're all set to turn in, yet another gesture would switch off all your home's lights and lock all the doors.

A high-tech wristband called the Reemo, being developed by a Twin Cities startup called Playtabase, would make all of this possible.

The company is one of the newest players in a market often described as the "Internet of Things" -- a wave of innovation intended to make home automation less nerdy and more accessible.

The Internet of Things is new, but already huge.

A prominent local home-automation company called SmartThings recently got snapped up by Samsung after becoming a home-control trendsetter. Google bought out high-tech thermostat and smoke-detector maker Nest, which itself acquired the Dropcam webcam maker not long ago.

All home-electronics and home-improvement retailers now have "smart home" products on prominent display. Richfield-based Best Buy, for instance, recently made a deal with home-control company PEQ to carry that vendor's hardware, and is including it in "connected home" departments it will set up in more than 400 stores by the holidays.

Playtabase, with its home-control wristband, aims to complement and not replace other Internet of Things technologies being installed in homes. The Reemo wristband would add gesture-control capability to make those other products easier to use.

Minneapolis-based Playtabase is initially aiming to make its product compatible with home-automation and home-security technology from Redwood City, Calif.-basedIcontrol Networks.

This gives Playtabase a wide reach at the outset because Icontrol's technology is the foundation for home-tech systems from a broad range of well-known providers -- including Comcast and ADT Security Services, as well as small ones such as PEQ.

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Although burglaries and home invasions are rare, they can happen from time-to-time. Upper Hutt City Council, along with Hutt Valley Police, would like to remind residents that there is plenty they can do to make their homes unattractive to burglars and reduce their chances of being burgled.

1. Lock your doors and windows. With the warmer days approaching, residents should always check that doors and windows are closed and locked when going out. It can also be a good idea to keep them secure when at home. Security catches can be installed so that windows can be open while still preventing somebody from climbing in.

2. Build good relationships with your neighbours.

"Get to know the people in your street, look out for each other, especially if you are going away." says Director of Community Services, Mike Ryan. "Consider forming a neighbourhood support group in your street, as this is an excellent way to encourage natural surveillance in your neighbourhood."

When going away, ask your neighbour to collect your mail. You might also want to ask them to go into your house from time to time to manage curtains and lights and/or put washing on the line.

3. Security chains and peep-holes are excellent ways of enabling residents to see whos at the door without having to open it. If you dont know who is at your door, you dont have to let them in. Its not bad manners to ask for identification-its just good sense.

4. Security alarms are an effective deterrent. Some burglar alarms can also double as smoke detectors.

5. Dont leave ladders or gardening tools lying around. These are attractive to burglars, and they can be used to break into a house.

6. Install powerful outside lights with motion sensors. Burglars dont like to be seen, so will often run away when lights come on. Night visitors can also then be easily identified.

7. Dont leave keys hidden outside, especially in those obvious places.

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Multiple real-time live videos are simultaneously displayed on a Firefox browser to allow consumers to view their Amaryllo network cameras remotely. No additional plug-in is needed as WebRTC is already built-in Firefox browser. A brief video demo is available at Amaryllos YouTube channel here. Amaryllo plans to launch a new service next month allowing its customers to access their home security cameras from Firefox browsers. Company also welcomes other WebRTC companies to join venture to expand accessibilities its home security cameras.

Being able to view through a camera from a browser remotely is an important function to consumers, but having multiple cameras available on a browser is an exciting feature to people as many of the customers not only have one but multiple security cameras installed in their home, garage, office, etc. We are glad to be the first company to offer web browsing functions to support our network home security cameras powered by Google WebRTC technologies, said Jacob Hanks, sales manager at Amaryllo.

Amaryllo will demonstrate Google WebRTC home security video cameras and web browsing support to its home security cameras at Marriott Renaissance Harbor View Hotel during Hong Kong Electronics Fair from Sunday October 12 to Wednesday October 15. To reserve a private product demonstration or to receive product details, please contact Amaryllo at sales.ai@amaryllo.eu. For product information, please visit our website at http://www.amaryllo.eu.

About Amaryllo International B.V. Amaryllo International B.V. (Amaryllo) is a worldwide leading smart home security product company. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands with facilities in Asia. Amaryllo develops Google WebRTC home security products and is a licensee of Apple MFi, Skype Developer, Windows Developer, Google Play Developer, AAC+, UPnP, Bluetooth SIG, etc.

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