Electric Imp

Ever dashed to catch your train only to get to the station and realize it's running late? Or left home without an umbrella when you need one? iStrategyLabs came up with a solution for just such problems. Transit is a conveniently-placed sign displaying real-time commuter info from the internet.

The SmartMat is a Wi-Fi-enabled mat designed to be placed under a regular doormat to act as a pressure sensor and allow various actions to be triggered depending on who, or what, is on it.

A Los Altos-based start-up is looking to make putting the "things" into the Internet of Things both cheaper and simpler with Imp.