Gear Up On IoT: Absolut Worries You'll Run Out Of Vodka + Tweeting Drones

Five IoT News Bites To Start Your Tuesday

Absolut (yes, the vodka company) is looking to develop smart bottles that can tell when you’re running low — and automatically order another. The vodka brand launched its R&D lab in Stockholm.

Columbia University’s IoT graduate students unveiled the best and brightest of their class projects this week. Worth noting? AquaSafe sends an alert when someone falls into a pool, and Smart Food Delivery, a service that uses a smart to-go container to know if your meal is hot.

Smart home technology is already in play in more than 20 percent of US households — and another 36 percent are interested in these devices as well, says research firm Strategy Analytics. What do consumers want the most? Water-shut-off tools (like Flowless, which we mentioned yesterday) and smart thermostats.

Wistiki wants to help you find anything you’ve lost—from a pet to a wallet—all from your smartphone. Time magazine reviewed the Philippe Starck-designed device, which will start shipping in March.

Finally, Twitter has filed a patent to let users control a drone from a “messaging platform.” (Let’s assume that’s Twitter.) With Facebook adopting drones into its business plan and Amazon talking about them, it’s hardly surprising that Twitter would make a stake as well.