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PIR Sensors vs. Wi-Fi Sensing: Choosing the Right Solution for Today’s Smart Homes
Motion detection has come a long way from its mechanical beginnings with tripwires and pressure plates. The 1970s marked a turning point with the widespread adoption of passive infrared (PIR) sensors, which detect heat signatures to identify movement. Reliable and...
PIR Sensors vs. Wi-Fi Sensing: Choosing the Right Solution for Today’s Smart Homes
Traditional PIR sensors have long been the go-to for motion detection, but as smart home needs evolve, their limitations—such as line-of-sight constraints and lack of precision—are becoming apparent. This blog breaks down the key differences between PIR sensors and Wi-Fi Sensing, helping you choose the best solution for modern smart home security and automation.
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Waterloo Startup Helping Elderly Remain in Their Homes
Cognitive System launches Caregiver Aware enabling ISPs to enter the remote healthcare space with motion based services. Director of Product Management Amanda speaks to her experience caring for her parents remotely.
Cognitive Systems Launches Caregiver Aware, Enabling Service Providers to Enter the Remote Eldercare Industry
Cognitive System launches Caregiver Aware enabling ISPs to enter the remote healthcare space with motion based services.
The Shift from Reactive to Proactive Healthcare
Caregiver Aware is a proactive healthcare platform that alerts you to a critical medical event before it happens. However, this hasn't always been the case with healthcare solutions. We investigated the move away from reactive models.
Breaking the Bias in Tech: An Interview with Cognitive’s Catherine Cha
To participate in IWD 2022, we are highlighting the amazing work towards breaking the bias of Catherine Cha, a Graphic Design Co-op Student on Cognitive's UX & UI team
WiFi Motion by Cognitive Systems
Service providers are investing in new innovations to redefine their offerings beyond network speed and coverage. WiFi Motion from Cognitive enables ISPs to go beyond traditional internet services, adding motion AI functionality to their customers’ home internet.
The Road Towards Standardization: Expert Insights on the Future of Wi-Fi Sensing
Wi-Fi has become inextricable from daily life. But it hasn’t always been like that. Standards and adoption in the ...
Taking a Look Back: Cognitive’s 2021 in Review
Taj Manku shares his 2022 predictions for the wireless industry including software solutions to address the chip shortage, consumer focused smart home and voice assistant improvements
Q&A: Cognitive Systems is Going to Automate Your World with WiFi
Nokia introduces application containers enabling communication service providers (CSPs)
At Home, Easier Access to Information Means More Peace of Mind
WiFi Motion is already protecting homes and providing families with valuable insights alongside peace of mind that their home and family are happy and secure.