Hook is live on Kickstarter. Pre-order now

SEATTLE - April 27, 2015 - PRLog -- Now Accepting Pre-Orders on Kickstarter

Hook is an affordable home automation hub that enables existing electronic devices in the home, such as coffee makers, lamps, light bulbs, heaters, or anything that is powered by electricity, to be controlled from the Internet. An entire home can be made smart by connecting just one Hook!

“There are a lot of home automation solutions out there. What makes Hook different?”

Ease of use • Affordable price • Reliable performance • Open API

Hook makes ordinary electrical outlets and light bulb sockets smart. This enables home automation at an unbelievable price – outfit your home for under $80! Better yet, commercially available outlet and socket adapters are plug-and-play – no tools required.

Inexpensive, simple home automation! That's new, right? Let's get more details.

Our small “hub” is plugged in to a power source on the main floor of your home. From its central location, Hook talks to remote-controlled and internet-connected devices throughout the home

Hook empowers users to control their devices through the cloud using our app on a mobile phone, tablet, or computer. Hook is accessible from anywhere in the world including inside the home, as long as Internet access is available

Benefits of Hook

Extended useful life of existing devices – made smart and kept current for years to come

Energy savings – confirm lights are off when you leave, and only run sprinklers when you have

Improved home safety - safety – receive an alert if a device is accidentally left on, such as a space heater

Ani Goel (Anigo) - Software Advisor

Anigo is a professional software engineer with 6 years of software development experience. His passion is to tinker with web services and connected devices to make the world a smarter place.

Rahil Jain - Hardware Design

Rahil is a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering department at UW, Seattle. He has worked with companies developing home automation technologies and is currently involved in various Internet of Things efforts.

Robert Moehle - Business Management

Robert is in the UW Foster Technology Management MBA class of 2015. He has assisted with managing the early stages of multiple startups from founding to initial revenue. Robert holds a Master of Engineering from Parks College, Saint Louis University.

Maxwell Wheeler - Product Design

Maxwell has helped design and manufacture products for large companies as well as multiple startups. He holds a degree from Northern Arizona University in Mechanical Engineering and has years of experience in machine shops and rapid prototyping facilities.

Our Mission is to make smart home technology accessible to everyone.

Our Vision is to make “dumb” devices “smart,”
keeping electronic devices up-to-date for years to come