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Throne Science wants you to stop flushing the evidence
A $399 toilet sensor turns bathroom visits into a personal health history. The awkward part is the camera; the interesting part is what happens after a hundred ordinary mornings.
The Pool Boy That Lived in the Cloud
pHin made pool chemistry feel like checking the weather. Then the forecast disappeared - and a useful little machine became a lesson in where connected products really live.
Xyte
Xyte is a cloud platform that lets hardware manufacturers, system integrators, and enterprises connect, monitor, service, and commercialize their connected devices from a single place. Its Xyte Device Cloud (also branded as a Connected Device Management Platform) turns physical products into software-driven, subscription-ready services - handling everything from remote monitoring and firmware updates to billing and AI-assisted support. Founded in 2019 by AV-industry veteran Omer Brookstein and software builder Boris Dinkevich, Xyte works with manufacturers across pro AV, unified communications, smart buildings, medical, and robotics, including names like Crestron, Legrand, Poly, QSC, Biamp, and Panasonic.