Home arcade pioneer Atari is getting back into the hardware game with a variety of smart gadgets and connected home devices. Without revealing many details, Atari announced that it’s teamed up together with the French wireless company Sigfox to produce highly connectable home gizmos that will not have to have a lot of power.
Classic Video gaming Company Atari to Make Smart Home Devices
The new offerings will range from the simple to the sophisticated and incorporate features like GPS tracking, temperature readings, sensor alerts, as well as a panic button. It is a departure for the video game pioneer, which has tried different means of reinventing itself after its heyday in the early ’80s.
Atari told Engadget that they are eyeing a number of markets in the home, lifestyle, and safety categories including everything from kid-trackers to connected pet accessories, travel tools, and more. Home security devices may play a big role in this particular new initiative.
