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Thanks to your steadfast support we expect to shortly meet our campaign goal! We continue to make progress with the product development and testing. Mike and Martin are now planning their next trip to China in January for the next build. We have also... (Read More)

Guest update by David Rose, MIT Media Lab researcher and author of ‘Enchanted Objects’. Everywhere you go in the world, people are looking down at black glass slabs. These devices monopolize our attention and often poison the relationships with... (Read More)

We have raised more than 90% of our goal and are now in the home stretch. Thanks to your support we expect to reach our fundraising goal soon!  At BeON , we believe that smart home technology should solve real problems, be easy to install and... (Read More)

The cable news channel NECN interviewed BeON Home CEO, Alexei Erchak, and Robert Siciliano, our advisor and security expert last week. We also enjoyed listening to an entertaining review of our product on Episode 24 of the Tech Startup podcast. We... (Read More)

A look back on the week's hottest crowdfunding campaigns. (Read More)

Thanks to your support we are now at 60% of our funding goal ! Be sure tell your friends and help us achieve our goal. We have had many ask for the story behind BeON. Here's how it happened! BeON emerged during a conversation between friends Alexei... (Read More)

There's no shortage of smart light bulbs that will save energy or set a special mood, but they don't usually do much for when you're away from home. What if you want to trick thieves into thinking you're still around? BeON Home might have tackled that problem with its new Burglar Deterrent. (Read More)

Smart lighting and alarms aren’t new, but one firm is hoping to combine the two to provide the ultimate in home security. (Read More)

CAMBRIDGE, MA - One day in and BeON has raised nearly $40,000. (Read More)

Porch light on, but nobody home? That's the idea behind a new home lightbulb system that would make would-be prowlers think you're home when you actually aren't. BeON lightbulbs are meant to create a consistent pattern of lights turning on and off inside your home while you're away. (Read More)

Thank you so much for all of your support on this just our first day!  We've been working for two years behind the scenes on capturing our vision in our first product and it's so rewarding to see everyone placing orders.  We were pleased by all of... (Read More)

We have received a lot of interest and messages from international backers. YES, we are supporting higher voltages (up to 240V) and E26/E27 and B22 base types! We are working with our manufacturer to determine the expected delivery date for... (Read More)

In recent years, we’ve seen a plethora of so-called ‘smart lightbulbs’ arrive on the market, often providing consumers with their first foray into the smart home. The obvious examples are Philips Hue and Kickstarter fueled LIFX. However, as I’ve noted before, aside from being ‘connected’ and controllable via an app, for the most part smart lightbulbs and many other smart home products aren’t particularly smart after all. Enter BeON Home‘s smart lighting system that, through the power of light, aims to out-smart would-be intruders. (Read More)

The light bulb — an age-old deterrent to burglars — has been geeked out by a Cambridge startup called BeON Home to learn your lighting habits and replicate them when you’re away, creating the illusion of an occupied home. (Read More)