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Turo

Smart Thermometer

Stay warm and comfortable wherever you go

Turo empowers people to live a healthier life by seamlessly integrating hyperlocal temperature sensing into their daily routine and providing customized insight into how they perceive temperature and could layer up for the cold.

As seen on:

Perfect for your morning rush, seamlessly integrating Turo display to your modern bedroom allows you to check the outdoor temperature at a glance without disrupting your routine.

Use case 2 (outdoor): sensor in balcony (left) and display at closet (right)
Electronic prototype with NRF24L01

Home

All at a glance

Keep your saved, favourite and important locations all in one place, so you know what to wear before leaving. Still don’t know? Today’s outfit suggestion will help you out.

Location

Real-time from everywhere

Going somewhere? Restaurants? Clubs? Roller coasters? Tahoe? Finding out what to pack and what to wear is just a few taps away.

Outfit

Layer up smartly

Turo learns how you perceive temperature with simple surveys and tells what might be good to wear at what temperature, to keep you stay warm and comfortable.

Introduction & Motivation

Is it really 70°F outside?

As we experience morning rush, we probably tend to not check the weather, but the dilemma is, we do want to know about the weather to dress and layer up to stay warm and comfortable.

Harvard Medical School, flu experts and my survey outline people’s lifestyle and how temperature have impacts on their daily life:

How to offer quick and accurate outdoor temperature and inform proper outfit before stepping outside?

Asking “what shows quickness”, I look at products in which convey clarity, efficiency and continuity to afford easier data consumption.

Twist lock mechanism

assist decision making

To help you stay prepared for any weather, Turo sensors could broadcast local temperature data from anywhere and the Turo app provides this accessibility before you head to a restaurant or when you plan for a trip.

Date: Present
Client: Studio Project
State: Prototype
Keyword: temperature, sensor technology, IoT, wireless
Note: This project is NOT affiliated with the car rental company Turo