San Francisco, California/Taipei, Taiwan – Kronosight announced the launch of Sentri, a smart home device designed to give you a 360 degree view of your home. Exclusive beta access will be given to supporters via Kickstarter, which launched on Tuesday, June 10.

Sentri learns from your behaviors, preferences, and home environment to keep you informed of your home’s most vital stats (temperature, humidity, weather, and air quality) and notifies you of irregularities to keep your home secure. It also comes with traditional home security features like an HD camera and motion detectors that enable users to keep an eye on their homes. “With Sentri, we wanted to build a truly smart device – one that continuously learned and could also grow with you and your home to deliver actionable information to you before you even realized you needed it,” said Yen Tung, CEO and co-founder of Kronosight. “We hope that Sentri will not only be a smarter view into our homes, but also empower smarter decisions that result in more secure and energy-efficient homes.”

Unlike traditional security systems, which can take hours to set up and cost upwards of $1,000 a system to install in addition to monthly service fees, Sentri is ready to use out of the box with no professional installation service required. “We know that in order for Sentri to be effective, it needs to first and foremost be simple,” said Hunter Luo, the lead designer behind Sentri. “Simply plug in, power on, connect to your home’s WiFi network, and you’re ready to go.”

By downloading Sentri’s free companion app, users can take Sentri wherever they go using their smartphones or tablets.

Sentri’s Product Features

  • Know Your Home. Sentri comes pre-loaded with sensors designed to give you key reads on your home’s vital stats. Sensors/hardware components included are: thermometer, humidity, air quality, light detection, motion detection, and an HD video camera.
  • Stay Informed. Sentri is powered by a learning algorithm designed to alert you of any irregularities at home, whether it’s triggered by unexpected motion or a sudden rise in temperature. Sentri’s notification system is customizable from day one and also learns to adapt to your habits over time.
  • A Window to Your Home. Access Sentri’s video and audio feed at any time through Sentri’s free companion app.
  • Stay In Control. Sentri can work with other smart devices you own (e.g., smart light, locks, thermostat), giving you control from one simple interface, through open frameworks and individual software development kits (SDKs) set up to link smart devices.
  • Make It Your Own. Sentri comes pre-loaded with options to design its look and feel to best integrate with your home. Set your background with one of Sentri’s designer themes, and connect your Instagram feed to display pictures directly on your Sentri display.

Re-defining the product development process

In addition to product innovation, Sentri is also looking to re-define the process of bringing products to market. Traditionally, products like these are conceptualized and designed before any manufacturing conversations take place.

Sentri’s founding team wanted to mitigate risks and bring the product to consumers as quickly as possible by working closely with OEMs from day one. With a core engineering team based out of Taipei, the team has simultaneously designed the product while continuously engaging with local OEMs to ensure that Sentri could ship at scale with the shortest timelines possible.

At the same time, the team has expanded to Silicon Valley to help establish value proposition for the global market, particularly in the US.

Pricing and availability

Sentri will be available exclusively via its Kickstarter campaign starting on June 10, 2014 at midnight PST. While Sentri is expected to retail at $350+ USD, a limited amount will be available to those who pledge $199 or more during Sentri’s Kickstarter campaign.

About the Kronosight team

Kronosight was co-founded by a team of engineers, designers, and product strategists who have over 20 years of collective experience launching and shipping products. The team has worked at numerous global companies, including Asus, Acer, and HTC. Sentri, the team’s first product, is more than a year in the making, and was borne out of a shared passion and vision for creating smarter and more secure homes.

For more information, please contact us at hello@sentri.me — visit our Kickstarter campaign at www.kickstarter.com