This week’s SmartWorld Series features new, fun home automation solutions, the ultimate in wearable tech for the Quantified You, search giant Google partnering with auto manufacturers for the connected car for the future, and edible technology to power implants such as pacemakers.

If you missed this week’s SmartWorld Series, here’s your chance to catch up on the exciting developments happening in the connected world. Each week, we round up the best of apps and services for health and fitness, smart homes, smart cars and anything related to the Internet of Things.

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Smart homes for fun : Singing lights + smarter plugs

AwoX StriimLight is a quick solution to allow music streaming in any room of your house without having to worry about wires and setting up connections.  Just plugin the StriimLight on any standard light socket and start streaming music using any Bluetooth enabled device.  Find out more interesting SmartHome solutions in this week’s roundup.

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Ultimate wearable tech : New Quantified Self apparel

Quantified Self Tuesday featured two clothing apparels that trumps all other Quantified Self trackers out in the market.  The Athos Base and OMsignal both comfortably fit to any body type with strategically placed sensors to ensure accurate reading.

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Smart car solutions gets aggressive : New partnerships + funding

Google and Audi are expected to announce a partnership at next week’s CES event.  The partnership will revolve around developing an infotainment system that is based on the Android platform.  Also, Google is expected to reveal other partners in its effort to enter the connected car market.

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Edible batteries to power pacemakers + more

Researchers have found a way to create edible batteries from pigments found in cuttlefish.  These edible batteries can discharge 10 microamperes of electricity for a period of five hours, with an ideal performance of 24 hours, as long as something ingested is likely to remain in the body.  These edible batteries can power implants such as pacemakers to eliminate the need of another operation just to replace the batteries.

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Tune in next week for more interesting stories, discoveries and innovations in the world of smart and connected things.