Smart umbrellas are not new. We have seen attempts at creating such devices with the Blunt + Tile umbrella and the Kisha umbrella, but another device by the name of the Haz umbrella has decided to try its hand at creating a similar device as well. The concept is pretty similar in which it is a hi-tech umbrella.
In fact it is so hi-tech that it even comes with a motorized opening and closing feature, which according to the company will apparently take about 2 seconds. Now this is actually quite slow compared to doing it yourself, but the selling point is that if your hands were full, then the motorized feature would come into play.
There is also a manual option should the motor decide to fail on you, or if the umbrella runs out of battery (we’d never thought we’d ever say that about an umbrella) which is apparently good for 150 openings and closings. The Haz umbrella will also be able to connect itself to an accompanying smartphone app where it will alert users if the umbrella is out of range, making sure you never leave it behind.
The app will also provide users with weather forecasts to let you know if you need to bring the umbrella with you. It will also be able to tip users off about high UV levels so if you want to protect yourself from that too. As it stands the Haz umbrella is currently on Indiegogo trying to raise funds,. so if you’d like to help, hit up its Indiegogo page for the details.
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