Uber, the world’s largest on-demand ride-sharing company, has released the second edition of The Uber Lost & Found Index, a snapshot of frequently forgotten items, the most forgetful cities, as well as the days of the week and times of the year Uber riders tend to report items as lost.

Sanjay Gupta, Head of Marketing, Uber India & SA, said

With the upcoming Mercury Retrograde, the time of the year generally believed to spur bouts of forgetfulness, we are releasing the second edition of our annual Lost and Found Index. We’ve all been there and experienced that moment of panic when we first realized that we’ve misplaced an important, or even sentimental, personal item. With India emerging as the most forgetful country in APAC and Bangalore continuing to be the most forgetful city, our goal is to use this fun and insightful index as an opportunity to educate our riders about the in-app options available to them at the tap of a button, in case they lose something in an Uber.

Here’s a quick guide and video for riders looking for ‘Lost Items’:

  • Go to ‘Menu’
  • Tap ‘Your Trips’ and select the trip where you left something
  • Tap ‘Report an issue with this trip’
  • Tap ‘I lost an item’
  • Tap ‘Contact my driver about a lost item’
  • Scroll down and enter the phone number you would like to be contacted at. Tap submit.
  • If you lost your personal phone, enter a friend’s phone number instead.
  • Your phone will ring and connect you directly with your driver’s mobile number.
  • If your driver picks up and confirms that your item has been found, coordinate a mutually convenient time and place to meet for its return to you.
  • If you are unable to connect with the driver, use ‘in-app support’ to report the loss and Uber Support Team will step in to help you

Over the past year, phones, bags and keys top the list of items left the most in Ubers in India, together with ID cards, eye-wear and an umbrella rounding up the top ten. But riders aren’t just leaving the usuals – everything from wedding gifts to gold jewellery, to LCD TV and child’s tent house have been reported as lost.

Here’s a look at how Bengalureans fared

  • According to the report, Namma Bengaluru leads the list as the most forgetful city in APAC
  • The most number of items reported lost were on a Saturday and Sunday – blame it on the weekend shenanigans
  • The most common time to report an item lost was around 6 AM after an early morning ride and during the sluggish hours post lunch between 1 PM to 4 PM
  • The most forgetful days in Bengaluru 2017 were September 2, September 9 and September 16 2017!
  • Unique items lost by Bengalureans include some outrageous articles like wedding albums, wedding lehengas worth INR 20000, LCD TVs and 2 cheques worth INR 25,000!

Below is the full report from Uber Lost & Found India Index

10 Most Frequently Forgotten Items in Ubers – India

  1. Phone
  2. Bag
  3. Wallet
  4. Keys/key cards/lock
  5. Clothing
  6. ID/License/Passport
  7. Eyewear
  8. Bottle
  9. Umbrella
  10. Jewellery

Most Unique Items Forgotten in Ubers in India

  1. Cricket batting pads
  2. Gold Bracelet
  3. Photo Frame of rider’s grandmother
  4. LCD TV
  5. Child Tricycle
  6. Child tent house
  7. Golda chingri [fish]
  8. Mosquito net
  9. Poker set
  10. Cat harness

Most Forgetful cities in India

  1. Bangalore
  2. New Delhi
  3. Mumbai
  4. Hyderabad
  5. Kolkata
  6. Chennai
  7. Pune
  8. Jaipur
  9. Chandigarh
  10. Ahmedabad

Most Common Days of the Week to Report Items as Lost

  1. Saturday
  2. Sunday
  3. Monday
  4. Friday

Most popular times of day to lose items

  1. People are most likely to forget an item between 1:00-4:00PM or during wee hours of the day between 5:00-6:00 AM
  2. While the fewest lost items were reported at 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM

Most forgetful days in 2017

  1. September 16, 2017
  2. December 31, 2017
  3. June 27, 2017
  4. July 18, 2017
  5. November 25, 2017

If you’ve been keeping up with the world of auto vehicles, you probably know that a revolution is in place. Autonomous vehicles, aka driverless cars, aren’t just the stuff of movies anymore. They are real and they are here already.

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Over the past decade, various companies have been working on bringing autonomous vehicles to the road. These cars will use a series of technologies to navigate the roads and avoid traffic all on their own, thus drastically cutting down on accidents caused by human error as well. If you’re not all caught up, this article will give you the lowdown on all the essentials about driverless cars.

What are Autonomous Cars?

Autonomous or Driverless cars are vehicles that can perform all the necessary functions of driving that humans can, including navigation, parking, etc. It uses a series of tools, several sensors and GPS technology to navigate the path, interact with other vehicles, avoid obstacles and get you to your destination in the fastest and safest way possible.

There are various tiers of autonomic cars out there. Some of them do most of the navigation but require minimal human intervention, and some don’t require any intervention at all. The former of these categories has already been launched in several countries around the world. In fact, autonomous trucks have already become a reality in the US.

A lot of vehicles these days come with some of these autonomous features such as self-adjusting speed controls, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot warnings, etc.

While Tesla was working on autonomous vehicles, it seemed to be something far-fetched, something that only the super-rich of the world can afford. However, now that traditional companies such as Ford have taken it up as well, it seems likely that driverless cars will soon be the norm rather than the exception.

Benefits of Autonomous Cars

The following are some of the main benefits of autonomous cars:

  1. Reduced Maintenance Costs: Autonomous vehicles will be able to automatically gauge whether a certain part of the car is not running in optimum quality and initiate maintenance. Furthermore, it will run in optimum driving parameters, thus increasing fuel efficiency. And because of the sensors and the lack of human error, accidents – even minor ones – will be reduced drastically.
  2. High Efficiency: The car will be able to monitor the surroundings and objects and monitor speed to be able to drive in optimum condition. Furthermore, it will be able to pick you up at just the right time and drop you off at your destination in the quickest time possible. You also won’t have to worry about parking issues as the car will be able to locate a spot after you have been dropped off.
  3. Enhanced Safety: Autonomous vehicles will have a far faster response time than humans. This will completely negate most of the reasons for accidents, i.e., human error, road rage, etc.

Well, that’s just the basics of autonomous technology. It’s believed that once driverless cars take over, insurance companies will be in for trouble as there won’t be as many accidents and problems to insure against anymore! However, for now, our regular cars are all too prone to accidents so you should always have a reliable car insurance with you.

Zoomcar, India’s first self-drive mobility platform has entered into a partnership with Truecaller and has integrated Truecaller’s mobile identity solution, Truecaller SDK [Software Developer Kit] in the Zoomcar consumer app.

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The integration with Truecaller SDK enables Zoomcar users to instantly sign-up or log in with their Truecaller mobile number-based identities in a simple and quick manner and in the process completely bypassing the SMS based OTP process.

In addition, this integration aims to further bolster Zoomcar’s customer identity verification process which in turn helps minimizing risks of less verified users and maximizing trust in the Zoomcar platform.  The current verification process which already includes validation through Aadhar, Driving License, PAN card, etc will become even stronger with the addition of Truecaller-based mobile identity verification.

Commenting on the partnership, Greg Moran, CEO & Co-founder, Zoomcar said

Zoomcar is excited to partner with Truecaller to offer a secure, seamless solution for customers to join the Zoomcar platform. As a company, we have always prioritized the safety and security of our customers and this integration helps ensure this remains firmly in place as we scale.

Commenting on the partnership, Priyam Bose, Director & Head, Global Developer & Startup Relations, Truecaller said

As the world’s leading mobile-based identity platform, Truecaller continues to push the boundaries of its value proposition to businesses and customers alike. Our mobile identity platform is perfectly suited to a key service like Zoomcar which has been built for the digital users seeking frictionless, personalized and trust-based experience. We are confident that Truecaller SDK toolkit will help Zoomcar customers achieve a more seamless experience.

Truecaller SDK, as part of Truecaller mobile identity platform is a toolkit for digital startups, app developers, and other online businesses. An efficient, secure and asset-light solution, Truecaller SDK is designed to minimize complexity in user on-boarding and verification process. In turn helps businesses build more trust on their products and platforms, offer more personalisation and enables further evolution of the quality of users being served by them.

About Zoomcar

Zoomcar holds the distinction of being India’s first self-drive mobility platform, with the introduction of car sharing services in 2013 and the introduction of cycle sharing services in 2017.  With a strong focus on the mobile experience, Zoomcar allows users to rent cars by the hour, day, week, or month.  Cycles can be rented in increments of 30 minutes.  Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Bangalore, Zoomcar operates in nearly 30 cities across India. For more information, please visit Zoomcar

Google Maps made some key announcements, including making ‘Searching for Indian addresses‘ on Google Maps simpler; announcing ‘Plus Codes‘ and added ‘Voice Navigation‘ in six additional Indian languages.

Introducing Plus Codes

Google Maps has developed an open sourced solution – Plus Codes – which represents a simple and consistent addressing system that works across India and globally. This system is based on dividing the geographical surface of the Earth into tiny ’tiled areas’, attributing a unique code to each of them. This code simply comprises a ‘six-character + City’ format that can be generated, shared and searched by anyone – all that’s needed is Google Maps on a smartphone. The open source nature of Plus Codes means that applications that uses location services can easily incorporate it on their platforms for free.

To use a Plus Code, users need to simply enter it into the Search field on Google or Google Maps, mobile or desktop, which will instantly show a location. Plus Codes can be used for a wide variety of reasons including communicating the venue of a temporary event, guiding emergency services to afflicted locations, and providing an identifiable location for complicated addresses.

For more information on Plus Codes, you can visit plus.codes

Easily add a missing address to Google Maps

In another step aimed at facilitating accurate and easy searching on Maps, Google is now introducing ‘Add an Address‘ – a feature that enables users to contribute to the Maps experience from the Google Maps app. Similar to adding businesses, users can submit new or missing addresses through this feature, and Google will make sure the address is searchable in due course after verification. Moreover, users will also get Local Guides points for each valid submission.

Understanding addresses, especially in the Indian context [being so unique and varied] has always been a relentless pursuit for Google. Google is now making it simpler to search for addresses in India, with Smart Address Search. This is an innovative approach to providing the best estimate of the location of an address: when people aren’t aware of an exact address, they just don’t give up but try to refer other information such as a nearby landmark, business or a locality to get closer to the final destination. Smart Address Search helps doing exactly that: if Google Maps doesn’t understand the address precisely, it will try to use all the pieces of information in the address and provide options of landmarks and points of interest that the user can best identify with – exactly like a person would have.

From finding to getting there – now in six additional languages

Google today is adding voice navigation in six additional Indian languages: Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam. The company had launched navigation in Hindi three years ago.

Suren Ruhela, Director, Google Maps Next Billion Users, said

At Google Maps, our objective has always been about organizing all location-related information, and making it more accessible and relevant for Indian users. Address search is critical for delivering on this mission.

In India, we know how challenging it can be to reach a given residential address. They are unique in format, and vary across regions, localities, and use cases. While some addresses are well-defined by street names and house numbers that are easy to find, others can be long-winded and hard to locate. The other reality is that millions of people and places in India are hard to locate, especially those in remote areas. We are deeply committed to helping find solutions to these challenges

Krish Vitaldevara, Product Lead, Google Maps Next Billion Users

India continues to inspire us, and pushes us to re-imagine what Maps can do for people. And we are just getting started as we continue to build features and expand our partnerships to make the Google Maps experience more comprehensive, accurate, and reliable for our users.

SonicWall, the trusted security partner protecting more than 1 million networks worldwide, announced research and intelligence findings from its 2018 Cyber Threat Report. In sum, the company recorded 9.32 billion malware attacks in 2017 and saw more than 12,500 new Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures [CVE] reported for the year.

Image Source – SonicWall

Bill Conner, CEO, SonicWall, said

The cyber arms race affects every government, business, organization and individual. It cannot be won by any one of us. Our latest proprietary data and findings show a series of strategic attacks and countermeasures as the cyber arms race continues to escalate. By sharing actionable intelligence, we collectively improve our business and security postures against today’s most malicious threats and criminals.

Last year by June alone, India faced cyber security threats worth over $4 billion. Financial sector witnessed a little less than 50% cyber attacks throughout the year. Needless to mention, it is one of the most targeted countries owing to several reasons such as rapid transition into a cashless economy, increased usage of wireless data, among others.

Debashish Mukherjee, Country Director India & SAARC, SonicWall, while speaking about the threats faced specifically within the country had this to share about his observations

A vast majority of internet traffic is encrypted but most of the vendor solutions are not even addressing that space. We observed this encrypted traffic is the major pain area for our customers; and hence we made deep-packet inspection, a fundamental part of our security architecture and have developed proprietary technology, RFDPI [Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection], which opens and checks every packet of data for threats. Our Capture technology has enabled us to proactively protect our customers from malware and ransomware attacks.

The annual threat report frames, compares and contrasts advances made by both cyber-security professionals and global cyber-criminals.

  • Cyber attacks are becoming the No. 1 risk to businesses, brands, operations and financials
  • 9.32 billion total malware attacks in 2017, an 18.4 percent year-over-year increase from 2016
  • Ransomware attacks dropped from 638 million to 184 million between 2016 and 2017
  • Ransomware variants, however, increased 101.2 percent
  • Traffic encrypted by SSL/TLS standards increased 24 percent, representing 68 percent of total traffic
  • Without SSL decryption capabilities in place, the average organization will see almost 900 attacks per year hidden by SSL/TLS encryption
  • SonicWall identifies almost 500 new, previously unknown malicious files each day.

Security Industry Advances

Total ransomware attack volume declines

Even with WannaCry, Petya, NotPetya and Bad Rabbit ransomware attacks stealing the headlines, the expectations of more ransomware attacks simply did not materialize as anticipated in 2017. Full-year data shows that ransomware attacks dropped from 638 million to 184 million between 2016 and 2017.

  • Volume marked a 71.2 percent drop from the 638 million ransomware attack events SonicWall recorded in 2016
  • Regionally, the Americas were victimized the most, receiving 46 percent of all ransomware attack attempts in 2017
  • Europe saw 37 percent of ransomware attacks in 2017
  • SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection [ATP], a cloud-based, multi-engine sandbox, identified one new malware variant for every 250 unknown hits

SSL/TLS use increases again

Web traffic encrypted by SSL/TLS standards made yet another significant jump in 2017. This shift has already given more opportunity for cyber-criminals and threat actors to hide malicious payloads in encrypted traffic.

  • Encrypted SSL/TLS traffic increased 24 percent
  • SSL/TLS traffic made up 68 percent of total traffic in 2017
  • Organizations are beginning to implement security controls, such as deep packet inspection (DPI) of SSL/TLS traffic, to responsibly inspect, detect and mitigate attacks in encrypted traffic

Effectiveness of exploit kits impacted

With most browsers dropping support for Adobe Flash, no critical flash vulnerabilities were discovered in 2017. That, however, hasn’t deterred threat actors from attempting new strategies.

  • SonicWall provided protection against Microsoft Edge attacks, which we observed grew 13 percent in 2017 over 2016
  • SonicWall also protects the most popular Adobe products — Acrobat, Acrobat DC, Reader DC and Reader — and we observed attacks against these applications were down across the board
  • New targeted applications [e.g., Apple TV, Microsoft Office] cracked SonicWall’s top 10 for the first time

Law enforcement turns the tide

Key arrests of cyber-criminals continued to help disrupt malware supply chains and impact the rise of new would-be hackers and authors.

  • Law enforcement agencies are making an impact by arresting and convicting malware authors and disruptors
  • Cyber-criminals are being more careful with how they conduct business, including dynamic cryptocurrency wallets and using different transaction currencies
  • Cooperation between national and international law enforcement agencies is strengthening the disruption of global cyber threats

Cybercriminal Advances

More unique types of ransomware found in the wild

While the total volume of ransomware attacks was down significantly year over year, the number of ransomware variants created continues on an upward trend since 2015. The variant increase, coupled with the associated volume of 184 million attacks, leaves ransomware a prevelant threat. While several organizations in India believe that they are not adequately prepared to manage the attacks, there are few who are unaware of the process in case of ransomware attacks.

  • Ransomware variants increased 101.2 percent in 2017
  • SonicWall Capture Labs threat researchers created 2,855 new unique ransomware signatures in 2017, up from the 1,419 published in 2016
  • Ransomware against IoT and mobile devices is expected to increase in 2018

SSL encryption still hiding cyber attacks
Hackers and cybercriminals continued to encrypt their malware payloads to circumvent traditional security controls. For the first time ever, SonicWall has real-world data that unmasks the volume of malware and other exploits hidden in encrypted traffic.

  • Encryption was leveraged more than previous years, for both legitimate traffic and malicious payload delivery
  • SonicWall Capture Labs found, on average, 60 file-based malware propagation attempts per SonicWall firewall each day
  • Without SSL decryption capabilities in place, the average organization will see almost 900 file-based attacks per year hidden by TLS/SSL encryption

Malware cocktails mixing things up

While no single exploit in 2017 rose to the level of darknet hacker tools Angler or Neutrino in 2016, there were plenty of malware writers leveraging one another’s code and mixing them to form new malware, thus putting a strain on signature-only security controls. SonicWall Capture Labs uses machine-learning technology to examine individual malware artifacts and categorizes each as unique or as a malware that already exists.

  • SonicWall collected 56 million unique malware samples in 2017, a slight 6.7 percent decrease from 2016
  • Total volume of unique malware samples in 2017 was 51.4 percent higher than 2014

Chip processors, IoT are emerging battlegrounds

Cyber-criminals are pushing new attack techniques into advanced technology spaces, notably chip processors.

  • Memory regions are the next key battleground that organizations will battle over with cyber-criminals
  • Modern malware writers implement advanced techniques, including custom encryption, obfuscation and packing, as well as acting benign within sandbox environments, to allow malicious behavior to remain hidden in memory
  • Organizations will soon need to implement advanced techniques that can detect and block malware that does not exhibit any malicious behavior and hides its weaponry via custom encryption

In addition to these findings, the 2018 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report also identified best practices and security predictions for 2018, which are discussed in detail in the full report. To download the complete report, please visit SonicWall Threat Report Link.

While the influence of technology has permeated every industry and sector conceivable, whether it’s Banking, Manufacturing or Healthcare, the role technology is playing in shaping the real estate & construction industry is of transformational nature.  Of particular interest is the role new-gen technologies like Blockchain, Internet of Things [IoT], Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics are playing in shaping the industry. And among them Blockchain related technologies seems to be most talked about and most misconstrued as well. Industry pundits, across the globe, seem to reckon that Blockchain could have a large and lasting impact on the way real estate gets done, but it requires big changes, not just minor tweaks.

Image Source – BlockChain

Estimates peg the global market for Blockchain at $708 million in 2017, anticipating it to reach anywhere close to $60.7 billion in 2024. Hence the impact this technology is poised to play in the near future cannot be undermined. However, before we delve any further on how Blockchain is set to impact the industry, we need to understand the underlying technology.

At the core of it, Blockchain is a digital ledger containing digital record of transactions, maintained by a network of computers. This means information of a financial or non-financial transaction is shared with a decentralized network and validated by the entire network. With Blockchain technology, one can transfer assets digitally without the need for a central verifying authority.  This is in itself is a revolutionary way of doing things. A Blockchain framework effectively reduces the chances of data manipulation and leaves lesser scope for a hacker to corrupt the computer system.

While the legality of crypto-currencies is still being debated in India, companies have begun shifting focus to the utility of Blockchain technology. According to an industry report, 56% of Indian businesses are inclined to make Blockchain a part of their core business. You may ask, how does it all Pan-out for the real estate & construction industry? The answer is that, Blockchain could open up newer models of ownerships like shared ownership helping first time buyers to purchase only part of property and proportionately earn rental incomes on the same.

In the construction industry, which requires bringing together large teams to design and shape the built environment the potential uses of this technology can be a real differentiator. With technology and in particular Building Information Modeling [BIM] becoming more widespread, openness to collaboration and new ideas is increasing across the industry. This momentum could be leveraged to bring the use of Blockchain technology to the fore. The potential uses of Blockchain, among many could be: Recording Value Exchange; Administering Smart ContractsCombining Smart Contracts to form a Decentralized Autonomous Organization [DAO]; and finally certifying proof of existence for certain data.

Hence, through this technology there is an opportunity to create a leaner procurement method which better engages the individuals who make up a project team. This will result in reducing costs by removing intermediaries, where a client has more control and transparency of cost, time and scope on their project.

A Blockchain-powered online ledger could overcome complications on multiple owners by securely and reliably tracking the size and value of individual stakes in the property in the same way as stock in companies is recorded on exchanges. Incorporated into land dealings and real estate, Blockchain could provide immense business opportunity in the future making way to a reliable property search, efficient management of property and cash flows. Blockchain integration constantly records and shares information to address traditional process inefficiencies in the commercial real estate industry.

While there are more advantages to it, there are few hurdles that the industry collectively needs to address before capitalising on the benefits of Blockchain. The adoption of Blockchain in real estate would require legislative changes, standardisation and education around Blockchain concepts so that every stakeholder understands the various stages of the transaction. The success or failure of this attempt will surely determine how government organizations feel about implementing these solutions in the future.

As per analysts, putting India’s land records on Blockchain would greatly increase efficiency and reduce fraud. While the Indian government has renewed its interest in digitizing land records through the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme [DILRMP], the implementation of a distributed ledger first to digitize existing land records and set the precedent for future transactions ensures a legitimate, government-approved record of transactions.

It’s heartening to see that some of the Indian states have taken the lead in adopting this technology to solve real-world problems, which include – Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. While the adoption of Blockchain is still in a nascent stage and the world is still experimenting, it will undoubtedly create a new platform with a scope of positive outlook in the real estate market. With digital transformation taking place everywhere, Blockchain is all set to revolutionize the real estate sector, thereby bringing in reforms in the country.

About the author

Antao AV is the Chief Operating Officer of Synergy Property Development Services. More details about him can be found here

India’s popular Live TV App JioTV has introduced India’s FIRST interactive sports experience for consumers watching the ongoing tri-nation Nidahas trophy which is being shown exclusively on JioTV in India. With this, JioTV consumers can interact with the game while watching it – A revolution in the Live TV space.

Customers who watch the tri-series can do the following

  1. Customize their viewing experience by selecting from 5 different camera angles
  2. Experience audio from stump mic & stadium ambience, giving an immersive feel
  3. Choose commentary in a language of their choice – Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada
  4. Get access to leading cricket experts and commentators including Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra and Gaurav Kapoor
  5. View score and other details on demand, on a single click
  6. Watch catch-up (past content) in case they have missed a ball or a six

Once again, Jio has put the power of technology in the hands of the consumers, enabling them to challenge status quo. Till date, viewers are fed a single feed with broadcaster controlled video, commentary and score-boarding. With this innovation of digital interactivity, the game-viewing experience will get redefined.

Akash Ambani, Director, Jio, said

Interactivity in sports will transform the way sports is consumed in India. Jio continues to deliver the best and most premium content exclusively to its users through the Jio apps. Additionally, we have challenged status quo and redefined the existing user experience, with the help of technology. Jio will continue to bring a superlative consumer experience in the areas of sports, AR, VR, Immersive viewing and more in the coming days.

JioTV users need to update to the latest version of the app from relevant app store to get this feature. JioTV, which recently won the prestigious Global Mobile [GLOMO] Award 2018 for the ‘Best Mobile Video Content’, has acquired the exclusive India digital rights for the T20 cricket series Nidahas Trophy – a tri-nation T20 competition being played at Colombo from March 6 to 18, 2018 between host Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and India. JioTV will provide comprehensive coverage of the triangular series, enabling millions in India to access live and catch-up content on their mobile devices.

Gearing up for the Indian summer season, Bajaj Electricals Ltd., India’s leading consumer durable and lighting company, today launched the first of its kind IoT enabled air cooler– Bajaj COOL.iNXT. With the launch of this IoT product, Bajaj Electricals aims to improve customer’s experience through smart technology and intuitive designs. In the next two years, the company expects a huge potential for IoT enabled air coolers, not only from the residential space but also commercial.

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The unique features of Bajaj COOL.iNXT can be accessed through a smartphone from anywhere in the world. The specially designed app provides complete control to its unique features and functions at the fingertips of the user making the cooling experience smart and convenient.

Being the pioneer of new age intelligent IoT technology, Bajaj COOL.iNXT has the following features that differentiate it from other air coolers:

  • 3 Methods of Control: With the state of the art mobile app; IR remote and digital control panel
  • Easy ‘Wi-Fi  & Internet Enabled’ operation with the mobile app
  • Intelligent Sensor that reads the temperature and humidity of the room
  • Auto mode to automatically adjust the fan and cooling speed on the basis of the temperature and humidity of the room
  • 5 level speed control and 4 cooling levels
  • Digital control and display panel
  • Digital low water level indicator
  • Honeycomb cooling media for efficient cooling
  • Ice Chamber for faster cooling
Mr. Anant Bajaj, JMD, Bajaj Electricals Ltd. at the launch of India’s first IoT enabled Air Cooler in Bengaluru

Anant Bajaj, JMD, Bajaj Electricals, speaking on the launch said

We are extremely excited and proud to launch India’s first IoT enabled Air Cooler. Real intelligence is when technologies interact with one another to make things effortlessly happen. We want the technology to earn a permanent place in everyday life, where IoT technology will play a crucial role making the process of cooling homes and commercial spaces smarter, effective and effortless. Realizing the market dynamics and the ever-evolving consumer needs, we at Bajaj Electricals Ltd. promise you to bring in technology that will improve consumer lifestyle.

About Bajaj Electricals Ltd

‘Bajaj Electricals Limited’, a trusted Indian company is a part of ‘Bajaj Group’. A globally renowned company, Bajaj Electricals is present across Consumer Products [Appliances, Fans and lighting], Luminaires, EPC [Illumination, Transmission Towers and Power Distribution] and Exports divisions. The company has 19 branch offices spread across the country with approximately 462 customer care centers and around 70 exclusive showrooms called ‘Bajaj World’. For more information, please visit Bajaj Electricals Ltd.