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European Startups Make a Splash at CES 2021

Designed for elder care, Aladin detects the
user moving around the room and illumi-
GardenStuff’s ELIoT is a mobile indoor garden equipped with sensors that tell you what nates. This simple action can prevent 75%
plants will thrive in what location. (Source: GardenStuff) of falls, the company says. (Source: Domalys)

form factors, such as bracelets. The lamp can also prevent falls simply by been tested by U.K. football team Tottenham
Keyble’s selling point is that it claims to be turning itself up: If the user is moving around Hotspur.
simpler and more secure than other contact- in a darkened room, it can automatically light
less hardware. The device has a fingerprint the way. Domalys says this can reduce falls by CUSTOMIZED PERFUME
sensor for authentication, but it also incor- up to 75%. Speaking of smell, for those who want to
porates “multiple biometric authentication And of course, if the user has fallen, it change their scent multiple times a day comes
capabilities” for security. The product could notifies caregivers. a new invention from Slovenia-based Ninu.
be used to enable secure contactless pay- More than 100,000 of the lamps have been The Ninu perfume bottle holds three different
ments, ticketless transport, password-free deployed in Europe to date. test tubes of scent, which the device mixes
online logins, and access to buildings. into scents suitable for work or play.
Keyble can also monitor your vital signs for A COVID-19 SMELL TEST The mixing is controlled by an AI-powered
cardiac arrhythmias. Israel-based NanoScent has developed an companion app, which has presets but can also
electronic nose that can sniff out diseases by be used to come up with something totally
INTELLIGENT PLANT POTS detecting volatile organic compounds that new. Or, as the company told EE Times Europe,
Another Italian startup, GardenStuff, showed make up smells. The company has used its “Embark on a perfume fusion journey guided
off an AI-powered plant pot with environment scent sensor technology to sniff out Covid-19 by the AI perfume master, Pierre. He will take
sensors that it calls ELIoT. from breath samples; the person breathes care of your every wish with just a few simple
ELIoT is a vertical mobile garden that can into a bag, and that air is then filtered across taps on your phone. You have full control over
adapt to different indoor spaces. Sensors the sensor. This harmless, non-invasive test your scent. Too strong for work? Tone it down.
monitor temperature, humidity, pH, light, and can be performed in the field and the results Feeling excited? Add an exotic note.”
other factors, and the device’s companion app reported in about 30 seconds. It’s currently Ninu claims this is the first smart perfume in
suggests the best plants for that particular 85% accurate. the world. Oh, and the bottle has an LED light
environment. The app will also give helpful The company has previously used its smell in the base — what more could you want? ■
hints for taking care of your plant babies sensors to detect pregnancy by sniffing cow’s
based on their real-time needs. urine and to check air pollution levels in var- Sally Ward-Foxton is editor-in-chief of
The company says it wants to “make the ious cities. NanoScent Covid-19 sensors have EE Times Weekend.
cultivation of indoor plants and the manag-
ing of the overall environment pleasant and
emotionally engaging while helping plants
and people live together [healthily], at home
or in shared workspaces.”

A LAMP THAT TAKES CARE OF ELDERS
Aladin, a smart lamp developed by French
startup Domalys, can anticipate and prevent
dangerous falls.
The lamp is equipped with motion sensors
that monitor the baseline activity of the user
and identify future action using AI, thus
anticipating falls before they happen.
If something unusual occurs, caregivers can Ninu’s perfume bottle contains three scents that can be mixed in different proportions for
be alerted. a customized perfume experience. (Source: Ninu)

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