High tech is not just about making bigger phone screens. It’s about re-imagining the way we do basic things like moving around or delivering food. And the Internet plays a central role in this, with an increasing number of everyday objects becoming connected. <br /><br /> LeWeb in Paris, Europe’s largest tech conference, is where those with the ideas come and seek contacts and investment. <br /><br /> Veteran start-upper Jamie Siminoff was there with his latest invention, Ring, a Wi-Fi enabled video doorbell that allows you to see and talk to anyone standing on your doorstep. <br /><br /> “I was working in the garage, had a few employees, we just kept playing around with stuff, and we kept missing deliveries from shippers and I kept missing people coming to the door because I couldn’t hear them. So, I literally looked to see if I could get a Wi-Fi doorbell, and one didn’t exist. And so, it just became one of those things… We said, you know, ‘Why don’t we just build it?’,” Siminoff told euronews. <br /><br /> Fellow Silicon Valley entrepreneur Marcus Weller was at LeWeb with his Skully AR-1 motorcycle helmet. Bluetooth-enabled and voice controlled, it includes a rearview camera and a “heads up” display, and provides data like speed and GPS navigation.<br /><br /> “They have integrated, basically, Google Glass inside of the helmet with speakers and a camera, to provide the rider with an abnormal amount of control and competence, and, basically, a perception of the world around him inside the helmet. And that’s going to change the entire motorcycle industry,” said high tech analyst Brian Solis. <br /><br /> And hardware startup OnBeep is doing its best Star Trek imitation with Onyx, a clip-on communicator that works over any distance.<br /><br /> It clips easily onto a lapel, sleeve, or bag strap, and has a built-in speaker and button for activating its microphone. The Onyx syncs with your smartphone via Bluetooth, transmitting your voice through the network to other team members.
