Mitipi launches KEVIN®.3, the world’s easiest and most effective burglary prevention device

Mitipi launches KEVIN®.3, the simplest and most effective burglary prevention system in the world

 

Fribourg, Switzerland – 9th May 2023 – Mitipi AG, a Swiss innovator of home security solutions, announces the global launch of KEVIN®.3, the newest version of its successful home invasion deterrent device. Building on the success of its previous models that reached a very high customer recommendation rate of 92%, KEVIN®.3 is fully designed to bring even more security and comfort to its users through improved simulation and energy consumption. The device can be personalized not only via a new sound recording feature but also via new colors. Following a sustainability approach with lower energy consumption of just 9W, KEVIN®.3 is also the world’s first electronic device that can change its color within a second, answering the need of customers to adapt the color of the device to the furniture at home.

New technology features

KEVIN®.3 uses advanced technology to simulate human behavior, making it difficult for burglars to distinguish between empty and occupied homes. The new product is the result of years of research and development, and comes with patented features, including the ability to customize light and shadow effects, authentic pre-recorded sounds, and the possibility to record and simulate its own sounds such as dog barking, home works, discussions among occupants, watching TV and others. KEVIN® also connects to the Mitipi-Kevin app that provides full control of one or multiple devices from anywhere, allowing users to schedule the simulation or to use the automatic simulation feature, based on GPS. KEVIN®.3 enables four weeks of simulation without any repetition.

The world’s first patents on the simulation of humans

Mitipi’s revolutionary innovation doesn’t stop at KEVIN®.3: The company has just been granted two United States patents covering the “method, device and system for the simulation of the presence of humans” and the “device and method for simulating shadows and/or noises of a person”. This achievement further cements Mitipi’s position as the world’s innovation leader in home security solutions.

«We believe in making people feel safe in their homes and businesses. With KEVIN®.3, we have created a product that makes it easy for anyone to do just that», says Patrick Cotting, CEO of Mitipi. «Following the multifunctional tradition of other Swiss products such as the Swiss Army Knife, we have created a product that is not only doing its service while people are not at home, but that can also be used as a great Bluetooth speaker and lamp while being at home. We look forward to continuing to innovate and create new solutions to make the world a safer place».

Targeting the US market

Mitipi is excited to bring KEVIN®.3 still this year to the United States, where it is actually field tested in two key markets, Boston and Washington, DC. MBA students from the Management School Fribourg, supported by Suffolk University, are conducting a market study testing KEVIN®.3, while interviewing consumers, businesses, and law enforcement agencies.

The previous models of KEVIN® have been successfully implemented in more than 3,300 households, mainly in Switzerland, with a 0% break-in ratio since implementing the device and very high satisfaction and recommendation rates among its users. More than 9 out of 10 customers would recommend the device to a friend.

To learn more about KEVIN®.3 and Mitipi’s commitment to making homes and businesses safe, visit https://mitipi.com.

About Mitipi and KEVIN®

Mitipi is an innovative technology company, located at Bluefactory in Fribourg, Switzerland, that wants everybody to feel safe. Besides having developed KEVIN®.3, the world’s easiest and most effective burglary prevention device, Mitipi is the first company in the world to hold a patent for simulating the presence of humans.

KEVIN® is the protected trademark of the device that simulates the presence of people at home. Its name is inspired by the classic movie “Home alone” where the small boy Kevin simulates the presence of his family at home.

Quote from Patrick Cotting

“We wanted to make a product that is not only preventing burglaries, but that adapts to the behavior of the consumer: Own sounds, own colors, automatically going ON when the consumer leaves the home, with the least energy consumption and the highest possible quality”.

LOVE IS IN THE AIR!

This St. Valentine’s, are you planning on going out on a romantic date with your special one?
Not too fancy, but something including all the important ingredients to make it a memorable one:
A great dinner, a beautiful spot, a lot of good jokes and funny moments that make life so very interesting and special.

Avoid arriving home with this good picture suddenly falling apart.
The door is opened (but why?) and the inside is all turned upside down. Oh my god, you think.  Burglars entered looking for valuables to take.
The thing is, there wasn’t really much to take with them, except for the family souvenirs… the rest only has material value and anyways is all insured.

The very worst is the feeling of your home not being a safe place anymore.

WHAT TO DO?

According to statistics, intrusions and break-ins occur every 10 seconds in the United States, every 2 minutes in the United Kingdom, and every 3 minutes in Italy. This means that burglaries happen more frequently than you think, regardless of where you live! While data shows how easy it is to be burgled, the market has yet to solve this problem. The reason for this is that most existing alarm systems do not eliminate the risk of a burglary; rather, they detect the intrusion after the damage has been done.

Be prepared and prevent burglaries. Three areas to improve your home safety:

  1. BE VISIBLE:
    Burglars do spontaneously look for a target based on how easy and undetected their entry will be. If you have an alarm system and monitoring devices, make sure these are visible from outside of your home.
  2. BE HARD TO CRACK:
    Make sure your home has all the modern hardware (doors, locks, windows) to make an unwelcomed entry as nearly to impossible as possible.
  3. ABOVE ALL, BE PRESENT:
    Showing someone is inside your home is the key for burglars avoiding targeting your home.
    KEVIN® simulates your presence, even when you are far away from home.

 

LOVE MIGHT BE IN THE AIR, BUT LANDING SAFELY IS KEY 

Everyone deserves a nice date. But more importantly, everyone deserves feeling safe.

This year, spend your Valentine’s Day focusing on your special someone, friend, or family.

While away from home, forget worrying about your home security.

GET THE GIFT OF SECURITY
Get your KEVIN® before St. Valentine’s using the code KevinLovesYou for a discount of CHF100,-.

Our special gift to you and your loved ones.
The world’s easiest and most effective burglary prevention device.

KEVIN® – 3, like his forerunner, is all about PREVENTION. Burglars do not like being confronted with homeowners during a break-in, which is why they will check to see if anyone is inside the property before intruding. KEVIN® – 3 maintains its primary duty of simulating your presence, activities, and movements while you are not at home, casting lights and shadow effects and reproducing noises, planning time slots and working with geo-localization. KEVIN® – 3 will KEEP YOU SAFE by performing all of these functions that you already know about KEVIN® – 2. The only distinction? Everything has optimized on KEVIN® – 3.

KEVIN® – 3 is uniquely sophisticated: it has been refined with higher quality speaker, a high-end design and additional space for you personalized recordings. Indeed, KEVIN® – 3 has increased its storage capacity and can now simulate for more than four weeks instead of just one. You also get another personalization option: you can now replace the front cover, selecting your favourite colour from red, blue, white, brown, or grey. While KEVIN 2 is completely functional, KEVIN 3 has also become fashionable!

Do not forget about the app! KEVIN® – 3 works in tandem with the Mitipi – Kevin app in all its functionalities. It can be controlled remotely and reproduces lights, sounds, and conversations. You can still use the geo-fencing and time-scheduling functions, which allow you to choose when and how your simulation will take place!

We wish you a great St. Valentine’s day, with whomever you decide to spend it with.

Focus on having a good time, not on your home security – Thanks to our KEVIN® innovation.

KEVIN® is landing in the BEL PAESE!

The unique preventive solution against burglaries, developed and designed in Switzerland, is now also available on the Italian market! The patented smart home security device casts light and shadow effects and produces realistic sounds, recreating the human presence inside the house and making burglars think there is someone there, thus deterring possible outside intruders. The strong point of KEVIN? PREVENTING burglaries, rather than simply reporting them when the damage has already been done.

 

Although intrusions into private properties have decreased during the pandemic, the occurrence of theft and burglary is slowly recalling to pre-Covid data. In 2021 alone, around 182,000 reports of house burglary were registered in Italy: about one theft every three minutes. Nine million Italians are afraid of being alone at home at night, indicating a 15% of the population that do not feel safe in their own homes. The options on the market often offer alarm and video surveillance systems that do not eliminate the possibility of a burglary, but only signal it after the damage has already occurred. Furthermore, research has shown that the impact of a burglary is traumatic and difficult to deal with, regardless of the economic value of the stolen goods. The alternatives that the home security market presents are not enough, they do not eliminate the risk of getting another burglary.

KEVIN® represents a valid solution – confirmed by police officers in Switzerland and the US – that effectively AVOIDS and PREVENTS burglaries from occurring in our home or workplace. In fact, KEVIN® can be used in any private environment and will simulate the presence of people through pre-recorded voices, realistic sounds already present in the system and sound effects that reproduce the TV or room lights. The creators of KEVIN® wanted to pay homage to the film “Kevin Home Alone!” by offering a device that, like the eponymous character in the film, will deter burglars from any break-in attempts. KEVIN® will recreate the same sounds as when you cook, clean, or talk at home, giving the impression that you are home when you are not. Furthermore, KEVIN® consumes only 9W, thanks to the optimized LED technology. With just one device, based on a random generator and input data, the life of an entire family is simulated.

Mitipi’s mission stems from the belief that everyone deserves to feel safe. Therefore, when we leave home we should not have to worry about what might happen while we are away. Mitipi is a start-up company from Freiburg, Switzerland, which already counts more than 3,000 customers in the Swiss area, among which 92% find KEVIN® easy to use and 95% would recommend it to a friend! And while KEVIN® was active, no burglaries ever occurred during the last 3 years, giving us evidence of our product’s PREVENTIVE action.

Nothing resembles KEVIN®! Our product is not only effective in preventing burglaries, it is also unique and patented. It is protected by IP licenses recognized to Mitipi AG on both the European and US markets, as it is unique in its prevention function, rather than simply detecting. This unique and innovative solution has also arrived on the Italian market and the wish with which KEVIN® lands in Italy is to be welcomed by many more families and to protect them during their working days, their evenings out with friends, or their holidays!​​

Who is behind the scenes? Are you interested in a partnership with us?

Giulia is responsible at MITIPI AG for the Italian market. She is originally from Verona, Veneto, and will welcome your requests and questions regarding our product KEVIN® and our start-up. For any cooperation, you are welcome to contact her at giulia@mitipi.com.

To celebrate the arrival of KEVIN® in Italy, we have made available a 20% discount, which will allow you to be the first to enjoy our security solution until the end of 2022! It will be necessary to use the promotional code KEVINITALIA20 and then you will get your KEVIN®!

If you want to know more about us and our KEVIN®, do not hesitate to contact us at our mail address get@mitipi.com. To purchase KEVIN® you can go to our shop section, just remember to use the promo code at the checkout!

Get ready for the tulips!

The KEVIN® burglary prevention solution from Mitipi is finally coming to the Netherlands. This after KEVIN® has already protected several thousand homes and apartments in Switzerland. The intelligent security box fools burglars by simulating the presence of the inhabitants. Thanks to the combined effects of light, shadow, activity and noise, KEVIN® users have so far been spared from repeat break-ins. Now, this globally unique security solution is also coming to the Netherlands.

The Netherlands is a relatively safe country with a low crime rate. However, when it comes to burglaries, the country has one of the highest rates in Europe. It ranks sixth on the European scale. In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of burglaries amounted to almost 23,500 cases. In 2022, this figure has so far increased by 20%. A rate that is definitely a warning to do something about it.

KEVIN® would be an effective method against this phenomenon, also appreciated by the police. Indeed, presence simulation is one of the most effective methods against burglars. The makers of KEVIN® were inspired by the movie “Kevin – Home alone”. Using smart technology, they created a copy of the boy from the movie that, through light, motion and sound effects, gives the impression that the family is still at home. As a result, the KEVIN® security box generates different lighting scenarios, from turning the lamp on and off to TV simulation, motion scenarios, such as when someone moves around the room, as well as sound scenarios such as housekeeping, cooking, playing, making music etc. The impression that someone is at home becomes complete.

KEVIN® will be a brand new product on the Dutch market. There is nothing else like it. Mitipi is convinced that KEVIN® will find many families in the Netherlands who will welcome it and entrust it with the protection of their beloved belongings.

Interested in partnership with us?

At Mitipi, Azra is responsible for the Dutch market. She is originally from Rotterdam and is looking for partnerships or collaborations with Dutch companies and institutions. We would be happy to discuss with you about future opportunities or if you would like to know more about us. To do so, please contact Azra at get@mitpi.com or azra@mitipi.com

With the launch of the Dutch website, KEVIN® is ready to secure houses, apartments and offices in the Netherlands as well. By the end of 2023, this number should reach 6,000.

Are you interested in the new website? Visit the NL site here.   

Do you want to know more about KEVIN® or Mitipi in general? Or are you from the press? Then send us an e-mail to get@mitipi.com or patrick@mitipi.com 

Kevin is now Swiss

The major Swiss cheese manufacturers have neglected to protect their trademarks in the United States. As a result, the names Gruyère and Emmental are used worldwide for cheeses that have nothing to do with their regions of origin in Switzerland. As was recently pointed out, Gruyère is considered a cheese variety and not a name.
Today, a Swiss start-up from Fribourg has achieved the opposite, namely to protect the name “Kevin” – known worldwide for the Christmas movie “Home alone” – as its trademark in the United States.

Most people know the name Kevin because of one movie: “Kevin, home alone”. The film revolves around the adventures surrounding a little boy who finds himself alone during the holiday season and who is faced with the challenge of defending the family’s house from invading burglars and criminals. In one sequence Kevin is simulating a whole party with dancing, music and talks, with the effect that the burglars do not try to invade the house that night.

Inspired by this Hollywood movie and this film sequence, the Swiss start-up Mitipi wanted to make sure that every person can have a boy like Kevin, just by applying smart technology. Mitipi has therefore launched a smart security speaker that is doing exactly what the boy Kevin did in the movie: simulating the presence of people. 

Called Kevin, the innovative smart security speaker uses light, audio and shadow simulations to prevent burglars from entering an apartment, house or office. Depending on the time of day, different sounds are played by Kevin to make the simulation as close to everyday life and as realistic as possible. What the little boy Kevin does in the movie – namely scare away the evil burglars – has been recreated by the Mitipi team using modern, smart technology. With the Mitipi-Kevin APP, users can also record their own sounds, which can then be played back – depending on the time of day – together with other pre-installed sound effects.

Just like in the movie, burglars are thus misled by the combination of sounds, motion simulation and light.

The dilemma – or at least that’s what the inventors of the smart speaker thought – is that the name “Kevin” may have been trademarked in the United States by the film’s producers, first by Hughes Entertainment, 20th Century Fox and later by Columbia Pictures or Disney:

“For us, it made sense at first, because Columbia Pictures is also a subsidiary of Sony. We are used to multinational technology companies like Sony protecting all names. Even for the launch of new technical products,” said Patrick Cotting, CEO of Mitipi.

It was all the more surprising when it turned out that this was not the case. The start-up recently received the news from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that the KEVIN brand name now belongs to Mitipi. For Cotting, this is the key to the start-up’s ability to conquer the North American market. At the moment the Mitipi team therefore prepares the entry into the US market by participating in a USA Launching Pad which participation costs are financed by a Swiss foundation.

 

 

Kevin

Kevin on Radio Freiburg

Mitipi was a guest on Radio Freiburg. A local radio station with a family atmosphere will help Mitipi reach families in the Fribourg region. The interviewer was enthusiastic about Kevin’s functions. Click here for the full interview: Frapp | Der Freiburger Lautsprecher Kevin beschützt das Zuhause

We want to thank you for the increased interest and buzz in the media. Get Kevin until September 20th for only CHF 199.- instead of CHF 299.- with the coupon code: Fribourg100

 

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A lot of publicity for Mitipi

Now Mitipi has fully arrived in the media. The new collaboration with FriUp gives Mitipi a boost in the media.

20-Minuten

One of the biggest print and online newspapers of Switzerland has written about us. Our CEO, Patrick Cotting, was invited to 20-Minuten to talk about our vision to make the households of Switzerland safer. They especially like the name “Kevin” and the reference to the movie “Home Alone”. You can read more here: 20-Minuten.

Freiburger Nachrichten

Although somewhat smaller than 20-Minuten, the Freiburger Nachrichten is more important. As a company of Fribourg, we are proud that the Freiburger Nachrichten published an article about us. We hope that many residents of Fribourg will take notice of us and that we can make our city a little safer. You can find the whole article here: Freiburger Nachrichten

La télé

Not only in the print media, but also on television we were allowed to present ourselves. Together with Markus Ith from FriUp we can be seen in a report from the French television La Télé. You can see the contribution here: La Télé

RadioFr/Frapp

Also the Radio Freiburg wanted to report about Kevin. Patrick Cotting also told here about the visions and goals of Mitipi. We thank Radio Freiburg for allowing us to present our product. You can find the podcast and an article about it on the online magazine Frapp: Frapp

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We want to thank you for the increased interest and buzz in the media. Get Kevin until November 20th for only CHF 199.- instead of CHF 299.- with the coupon code: Fribourg100

 

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Mitipi on tour

To continue its mission of keeping you safe during the holidays, Mitipi has doubled its energy. The goal is to secure as many households as possible before the burglars resume their activities.

In fact, Kevin simulates your presence when you are not at home!

RadioFr

Thanks to the invitation from FriUp, we talked about Kevin on RadioFR: Why is this Swiss innovation a must-have for you this summer? And how do we collaborate with other smart home players on the blueFACTORY website? Listen to our podcast again.

Innovation et action

Combining an innovation event and a quarter-final match on the same evening? It is possible.

“Yann Sommer protects the goals of the Swiss team, while Mitipi protects your home”.

Patrick, CEO Mitipi. Credits: Innovation et Action Courgevaux

Mitipi was given the honour to be invited as an innovative start-up to the hybrid event “Innovation et action” of the Energy City of Courgevaux. We were able to exchange ideas with many players from the Fribourg business and technology scene (and also with football fans).

Mitipi stand and the Switzerland-Spain Match. Credits: Innovation et Action Corgevaux

Radio Lac Genève

The lake region also had the right to Kevin’s visit. Fabien, the morning show host, even confessed:

“I had forgotten that I had activated Kevin. When I came back, I really thought someone was in my house.”

Many thanks to Radio Lac for having me. You can listen to the podcast again here (part one) and here (part two). To mark the occasion, we have set up a promotional code that can be used in our shop: lac100

Kevin and Qui, COO Mitipi at Radio Lac

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Mitipi moves to blueFACTORY

Mitipi and its employees have moved to the blueFACTORY site in Freiburg. The innovation site is an important hub for research and industry in the habitat of the future. It counts on the presence of the Smart Living Lab, a research development center of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), the University of Fribourg (Unifr) and the School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg (Heiafr).

We will be able to develop important synergies with academic and economic actors to develop our mission: KEEPING YOU SAFE!

Support of Fri Up and welcome in Fribourg

Kevin has found a new temporary home in the future wood-id building, an experimental wooden building that will house several other start-ups and Fri Up, the Fribourg incubator that welcomed us with great pomp!

Its director, Gregory Grin, invited the COO Qui Cung on RadioFR, whose entire episode can be heard here.

Kevin and Qui on RadioFR

To celebrate our arrival, we discreetly slipped a promo code into the interview… We give it to you here: fribourg100 to be used on our store.

Article in La Liberté

La Liberté, 28.06.2021

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Home security: Kevin is no longer home alone

So Kevin is no longer alone at home, because together with the home security device Livy now gives the home all-round security. As Lockdown has shown, there is little better protection for any home than presence. Most burglars avoid apartments or houses where someone is present. They prefer to make easy prey in an abandoned home. As a result, the number of burglaries has dropped noticeably during the lockdown. In addition, fires are also detected more quickly by a person who is present, or are not even started in the first place.

This task is now taken over by Kevin and Livy when you are not at home. 14 superpowers unite the smart and smartphone-supported devices. From virtual roommates and Bluetooth speakers to fire protection and motion detectors with alarm text messages to friends, neighbors and family, everything is included. Kevin simulates presence and Livy reports any unusual occurrences. Together, they ensure safety so that you can enjoy the spring outside without worries.

Home Security

Thanks to the distribution partnership of the two start-ups Mitipi from Switzerland and HUM Systems from Germany, the two smart home devices “Kevin” and “Livy Protect” can be grabbed together. This now at a special introductory price on mitipi.com. When buying the two home security devices as a duo, you currently save 25 percent.

Kevin is like YOU

Home Security

“Kevin” has already chased away burglars in the movie “Kevin, home alone”. And it was precisely on this basis that the Swiss tech company Mitipi first developed the “Kevin” smarthome device. Since the launch of Kevin 2.0 in October 2020, users have been able to personalize Kevin the way they want. “Kevin” converts this into a simulation that is almost indistinguishable from a real presence. The great thing is that Kevin simulates residents performing their daily tasks not only during the night, but also during the day. The device makes shadow and light effects and emits certain sounds. There are a wide variety of possibilities, such as family conversations during meals, someone playing the piano or talking loudly on the phone.

Thanks to the Mitipi app, Kevin can be controlled from anywhere. With just one swipe, you can make sure Kevin simulates presence as soon as you leave home. At the same time, Kevin serves as a Bluetooth speaker to play music from your phone. In addition, the home security device can be used as a lamp and does not disappoint those who value design. Finally, Mitipi has not only created a nice gadget for tech-savvy people with Kevin, but a virtual roommate that has one main task to fulfill: Preventing burglaries, not only in the evening, but also during the day when you’re out working or enjoying the sun in the park.

More home security: Livy reports motion and fire hazards

Home Security

Livy Protect from HUM Systems is a smart multi-sensor. The latest model Livy Protect G3 includes smoke detector, motion alarm and measurement of air quality (VOC), temperature and humidity as well as modern sensors for carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2) and air pressure. Through the app, you can check these values at any time and from anywhere. Livy emits a warning signal as soon as something is wrong in your home. In addition to the warning to yourself, the device sends an SMS to everyone who has been given access permission on your smartphone. For example, you can warn other residents, neighbors, relatives or friends.

Since its launch, Kevin has already protected more than 2000 households in Switzerland alone. In combination with Livy, Kevin now offers all-round protection for every home.

 

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