{"id":6330,"date":"2017-12-14T11:20:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T16:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=6330"},"modified":"2017-12-14T11:20:46","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T16:20:46","slug":"clapboss-clap-based-smart-home-controller-now-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2017\/12\/14\/clapboss-clap-based-smart-home-controller-now-kickstarter\/","title":{"rendered":"Clapboss, clap-based smart home controller, is now on Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clapboss.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clapboss<\/a> by Astrohaus &#8211; the makers of <a href=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2017\/02\/27\/review-astrohaus-freewrite-smart-typewriter-distraction-free-writing-device\/\">Freewrite<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2017\/03\/21\/news-sprinter-gives-free-taste-freewrite-experience-right-browser\/\">Sprinter<\/a> &#8211; is a consumer electronic product that controls your smart home with a clap. It&#8217;s now available for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/astrohaus\/clapboss-clap-to-control-your-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">backing on Kickstarter<\/a>. The small device is configurable to listen for multiple clap patterns and assign each one to an available action such as turning on or off lights, requesting a <em>Lyft<\/em>, or ordering your favorite <em>Domino\u2019s<\/em> pizza. Using a Wi-Fi connection to the Internet, Clapboss interacts with a virtually limitless number of services and products.<\/p>\n<p>According to Astrohaus: <strong>&#8220;<\/strong>The design of the Clapboss is meant to bring a fun, low cost product to the neutered world of smart home appliances. Its monochromatic color screen and bright silicone \u2018ears\u2019 provide a welcome interaction for users of all ages. While simple to use, Clapboss has advanced internal algorithms that identify hand clap sounds and ignore everything else.<\/p>\n<p>Clapboss brings back a simplicity to controlling home appliances. With the growth of smart home devices like connected lights, thermostats, locks, and outlets, simple things have become more complicated to control. What you could once do with the flip of a switch now requires a smart phone or a voice controlled personal assistant. Clapboss adds a fun and simple way to control your smart home, all with a clap!<strong>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6338\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6338\" data-src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_3.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6338 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"It's available in a variety of colors.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6338\" src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_3.png\" alt=\"It&#039;s available in a variety of colors.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_3.png 1920w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_3-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_3-1024x576.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> It&#8217;s available in a variety of colors.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6336\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6336\" data-src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_9.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6336 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Just plug it into any outlet.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6336\" src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_9.jpg\" alt=\"Just plug it into any outlet.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_9.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_9-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_9-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Just plug it into any outlet.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6337\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6337\" data-src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_6.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-6337 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"There's a pass-through and outlet control option.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6337 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_6.jpg\" alt=\"There&#039;s a pass-through and outlet control option.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_6.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_6-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_6-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> There&#8217;s a pass-through and outlet control option.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6334\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6334\" data-src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_10.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6334 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"The built-in screen can provide simple, meaningful info.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6334\" src=\"http:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_10.jpg\" alt=\"The built-in screen can provide simple, meaningful info.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_10.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_10-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_10-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_10-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/clapboss_10-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> The built-in screen can provide simple, meaningful info.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clapboss by Astrohaus &#8211; the makers of Freewrite and Sprinter &#8211; is a consumer electronic product that controls your smart home with a clap. 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