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"Update: As of July 11, the company had reached all funding goals for the campaign and has now launched a second production campaign. \nWhen you're away from home, it's always handy to have information about how things are in your house. Motes are wireless remote sensors that collect data on temperature, humidity, light and other data, then relay that info to your smartphone. \nThe company, Wimoto, plans four different kinds of Motes. The \u201CClimote\u201D collects data on temperature and humidity. The \u201CGrowmote\u201D looks for data on sunlight, soil temperature, and soil moisture. The \"Securimote\" that has an infrared motoion sensor that detects human movement. And the \u201CThermote\u201D is a thermometer that reads the temperature of various objects. Motes are light, weighing about an ounce and measure an inch on each side. \nSEE ALSO: This Raspberry Pi Robot Will Make You Coffee\n\nNicolas claims the battery on each lasts for about a year. All the motes can connect to your phone via Bluetooth using a custom iOS or Android app. The minimalist design is simple to read and easily connects to Wimoto\u2019s cloud servers. Any mote can be connected to these servers to send and store data in the cloud.\nMotes is seeking funding on Indiegogo. So far,  the crowd has taken notice \u2014 the project is well past its $22,000 goal and nearing $100,000.\nHomepage image courtesy of Motes\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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