The Lion of El Español Publicaciones SAIn Spain there are already more smartphones than people.According to the latest Hootsuite Digital report for 2021, a total of 54.34 million phones in a population that is just over 47 million.A number of devices that, far from being reduced, increase notably year after year;leaving a good part of them forgotten in a drawer with an uncertain future.In this line, an Italian company has opened a financing project on Kickstarter to try to carry out its project: use old smartphones as home automation centers.They also do this by designing a small hub where it can be installed and also an application that manages to synchronize all the smart devices in the connected home.An initiative that aims to give a second life to mobile devices, just as there are other alternatives to take advantage of an old computer.Adriano, as he is called, is called to be the one who rescues those forgotten and sometimes not very powerful smartphones.To work, as detailed, he only needs to install an application on the phone and then pair with the device via Bluetooth."Just like headphones sync."This step is just the prelude to everything the device can do.The Italians have incorporated support for ZigBee and Z-Wave home automation standards, the most widely used in the world, opening Adriano's compatibility to thousands of devices from as many brands.Within the catalog of ZigBee compatible devices you can find sensors of all kinds (window opening, door, movement...), thermostats, smart locks, lighting systems, Amazon Echo smart speakers, home appliances... Options tend to infinity and Adriano will be the center of operations for all of them.The device also makes use of some features built into the vast majority of smartphones such as cameras or notification LEDs.And it combines them with some included in Adriano himself, such as the motion sensor.In this way, if programmed, Adriano can detect movement and order the connected tablet or smartphone to turn on the camera and start recording.A footage that will be stored encrypted, as indicated.Another of Adriano's built-in sensors is hand gesture control, which can also be programmed to perform certain tasks.In the connections section, the device has Bluetooth 5.0, WiFi and 4G (thanks to the smartphone) in the wireless section and a USB Type socket for power.This last energy section is also one of the most cared for by the creators, who have incorporated a battery with a range of up to 10 hours to make it portable.Potential applications also reach the telemedicine environment thanks to compatibility with a smart watch or caravans, thanks precisely to the autonomy of the battery and connectivity through 4G.Although it is a Kickstarter project, in just a couple of days they got more than 160 patrons and currently they have already raised 39,000 euros of the 10,000 they had as a goal.Ahead there are still a few days in which to acquire a unit for a minimum contribution of 70 euros.The ecological impact is more than palpable at the same time that, possibly, they are still valid devices for certain tasks.Perhaps not the most advanced, but other uses that give the smartphone a second life and that do not require much power.Feijóo would take an 8-point advantage today and 50 seats over Pedro Sánchez if there were elections...What will happen to the collaborators of 'Viva la vida' after its cancellation?Your possible...The Pedigree of the Assassin Marquis of Serrano Street: Titles, Millions and a Disaster...The anti-NATO demonstration fails: barely 2,000 people with Enrique Santiago at...The Air Force changes its name after 83 years and is renamed the Army of the...Sign up for free and receive the news in your email every morningThe video of the pitched battle in Cartagena: noisy neighbors...Three officers were slightly injured during the...“Well resolved”: two words that will...Get around town?We choose the 15 best utility car dealsThe fifteen most influential women at the NATO summitThe trail of the flames after the extinction of the Pujerra fire, from a bird's eye viewPerseverance rover takes first step toward finding life on MarsThe Spanish armored Dragon, closer: this is how it launches the Spike missiles of the ArmyRobotic fireflies: they communicate by light and will be used to track victims after a disasterThis is Sentinel, the radar used by Ukraine to detect Russian threats from 40 kilometers awayMedia Markt offers: the 10 best bargains in electronics from its 'Outlet Days'Air Yatch, the catamaran for millionaires that flies like a blimp