PRESS RELEASE
London, UK, 31st May 2018 – Netatmo, the French leader in smart objects for a safer and more comfortable home, announces today the compatibility of its surveillance cameras, Presence and Welcome, with Google Home.
Presence and Welcome users can now control their cameras through voice commands. They can view their cameras’ images on their TV or turn on Presence's floodlight with Google's voice assistant. Netatmo also launched an automatic software update that will make the security cameras compatible with Google Assistant. The update will affect all Presence and Welcome cameras, including those already on the market.
"Just as the internet has revolutionised the telecommunications sector or music platforms have transformed the record industry, voice assistants are helping to democratise the smart home. They allow the acceleration of the market and they fully participate in the task automation in houses. By making our cameras compatible with Google Assistant, we offer our customers even more convenience and ease of intuitive interaction with the objects in their home, "said Fred Potter, Founder and President of Netatmo.
Powered by Google Assistant, Google Home can help find results from Google, turn up the music, manage everyday tasks or control compatible smart devices. Users just need to start by saying ‘Ok Google”.
“Ok Google, show me the garden on my TV”
Presence and Welcome users can now ask Google Assistant to show them in real time what's happening at their home on a Chromecast-equipped TV ("Ok Google, show me the garden camera on my TV"). They can also turn Presence's floodlight on or off with a simple voice command ("Ok Google, turn on the garden light").
Presence, the outdoor security camera, detects and alerts users in real time if someone tries to break into their home, if vehicles enter their driveway or if animals are in their garden. Presence comes with a built-in floodlight that users can manually activate or program to turn on when the camera detects a person, a car or an animal.
Welcome, the indoor security camera, instantly warns users on their smartphone when it detects an intruder or a stranger at home. The camera sends a picture of the face along with a video. Thanks to its facial recognition technology, Welcome can also recognise known faces.
PRICE AND AVAILABILITY
Presence is available at the recommended retail price of £249.99 at major retailers such as Maplin, Argos, Dixons retails and Amazon.uk.
Welcome is available at the recommended retail price of £199.99 at major retailers such as John Lewis, Maplin, Argos, Shopdirect, Dixons retails, Smartech and Amazon.uk.
ABOUT NETATMO
Netatmo is a revolutionary smart home company, developing groundbreaking, intuitive and beautifully designed connected consumer electronics. Truly smart, Netatmo’s innovative products provide a seamless experience that helps users create a safer, healthier and more comfortable home. Netatmo carefully designs the mechanics, electronics and embedded software of all its products to the highest standards. Netatmo also creates the mobile and web applications that fully realise their potential.
Since 2012 Netatmo has released thirteen devices and accessories, divided into four categories:
- Weather : The Personal Weather Station and its accessories, the Additional Indoor Module, the Rain Gauge and the Wind Gauge.
- Energy : The Smart Thermostat and the Smart Radiator Valves, both designed by Philippe Starck.
- Security : The security cameras Welcome, for indoor, and Presence, for outdoor, and their accessories, the Tags and the Indoor Security Siren, and the Smart Smoke Alarm.
- Air care: Healthy Home Coach, the smart indoor climate monitor.
Netatmo is a leading innovator in the smart home industry with products available through a growing network of distributors worldwide, selling to consumers through major retail and B2B channels.
Through its program “with Netatmo”, Netatmo develops connected solutions with leading brands in the building industry to be integrated into residential home infrastructure, whether new-build or renovation. In November 2015 Netatmo completed a series B funding round of $31 million. The company previously raised $4.7 million in 2013.
