Invoxia Explained

Invoxia is a French consumer electronics company known for the design and development of innovative smart devices that use artificial intelligence, such as the first GPS tracker on the market to use LoRa^[1] technology (introduced in 2017), the first connected speaker outside the Amazon ecosystem to use the Alexa^[2] voice system and a line of GPS trackers for preventing bike theft^[3] and monitoring pet activity.^[4] For the B2B market, it provides fleet tracking and asset management services.^[5] It also provides industrial IoT services^[6] including hardware design and development and the training and integration of neural networks.

Invoxia was founded in 2010 by the French serial entrepreneur Éric Careel (also Withings, Sculpteo and Zoov) and Serge Renouard.

Invoxia is backed by Newfund since 2012. In 2013, Invoxia took control of the ancestral telephone manufacturer Swissvoice.^[7]

In October 2015, Amazon^[8] announces Invoxia as a recipient of the Alexa Fund^[9] to integrate Alexa voice services^[10] into Triby.

Products

• NVX 610:^{[11] [12]} a smart desktop and conference IP phone
• NVX 620^[13] a smart desktop and conference IP phone
• NVX 220^[14] a smart desktop IP phone
• AudiOffice^[15] a smart desktop and conference dock
• VoiceBridge:^[16] a device to merge landline and mobile
• Triby^[17]
• Triby IO^[18]
• GPS Tracker ^[19] a multipurpose GPS tracking unit operating on SIGFOX and LoRaWAN networks
• Bike Tracker ^[20] a GPS tracking unit designed for locating bicycles
• LongFi GPS Tracker ^[21] that operates on the decentralized Helium Network
• Smart Dog Collar ^[22] a biometric monitoring collar for dogs, with heart and respiratory rate measurement capability

Awards

• Invoxia was awarded the CES Best Innovation Award 2012 for its Smart Office Phone at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas.^[23]
• Invoxia won the 2012 Red Dot Design Award for the NVX 610 VoIP Phone.^[24]
• Invoxia was awarded two CES Innovation Awards in 2016 in the categories "Portable Media Players and Accessories" and "Wireless Handsets."^{[25] [26]}
• Invoxia was awarded the CES Innovation Award in 2019 in the "Wearable" category for its Pet Tracker.^[27]
• Invoxia was awarded the CES 2020 Innovation Award for its Bike Tracker.^[28]
• Invoxia was awarded two CES Innovation Awards in 2022 in the categories "Wearable Technologies" and "Health and Wellness" for its Smart Dog Collar.^[29]

Further reading

• Newfund.fr
• Usinenouvelle.com
• Lesechos.fr

Notes and References

1. . Invoxia unveils Roadie, the next-generation GPS tracker that works on low-power networks . Berlin, Germany . Invoxia . 2017-08-31 . 2021-01-20.
2. Web site: Amazon Announces the Next Alexa Fund Recipient: Invoxia : Alexa Blogs. 2021-01-20. developer.amazon.com.
3. Web site: 2019-09-06. The 1st Connected Reflective Light that Secures the Bike - Invoxia Bike Tracker Review. 2021-01-20. ChipIn. en-US.
4. Web site: Margolis. Jonathan. 2020-08-08. How to keep track of Tiddles – wherever he may toddle. 2021-01-20. www.ft.com. en-GB.
5. Web site: Monitoring and optimising vehicle fleets or professional equipment Invoxia. 2021-01-20. tracking.invoxia.com.
6. Web site: Invoxia Industrial IoT: production line optimisation. 2021-01-20. Invoxia. en.
7. Web site: Smart Telecommunications Courtesy of Invoxia. Forbes.
8. http://www.techtimes.com/articles/97350/20151021/amazon-invests-in-invoxia-voice-activated-assistant-alexa-coming-to-the-199-triby.htm Amazon Invests In Invoxia: Voice-Activated Assistant Alexa Coming To The $199 Triby
9. Web site: Amazon Announces the Next Alexa Fund Recipient: Invoxia : Alexa Blogs.
10. Web site: Alexa Fund backs France's Invoxia to expand use of Amazon's voice technology. 19 October 2015.
11. Web site: Invoxia NVX 610 desktop VoIP phone review. 23 February 2012 .
12. Web site: Invoxia NVX 610. 7 January 2013 .
13. Web site: Invoxia NVX 620 NVX 620 VoIP Desktop and Conferenc... | PCWorld . 2016-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023455/http://www.pcworld.com/product/pg/1365015999/detail . 2016-03-04 . dead .
14. Web site: Invoxia's stylish desktop phone puts your mobile device to work. 6 January 2014.
15. Web site: Invoxia's AudiOffice, the Business Dock for Music and Voice.
16. Web site: Landlines (Remember those?) can now go mobile with Voice Bridge. 24 August 2015.
17. Web site: Triby review: A speaker, message-board device is an obvious home for Amazon's Alexa. 5 May 2016.
18. Web site: Triby IO wants to control your smart home . www.wareable.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170107161335/http://www.wareable.com/smart-home/triby-io-alexa-smart-home-details-features-3741 . 2017-01-07.
19. Web site: Ricker. Thomas. 2018-10-31. Invoxia GPS Tracker review: longevity and range from a new kind of network. 2022-01-27. The Verge. en.
20. Web site: Lovejoy. Ben. 2019-09-25. Review: The Invoxia GPS bike tracker provides peace of mind... in some places. 2022-01-27. 9to5Mac. en-US.
21. This Tracker Uses Helium Hot Spots to Locate Your Valuables. 2022-01-27. Wired. en-US.
22. Web site: updated. Rhys Wood last. 2022-01-04. This smart dog collar is one of the coolest things we've seen yet from CES 2022. 2022-01-27. TechRadar. en.
23. Web site: Invoxia unveils the AudiOffice, a $299 speaker dock for iDevices (Video). 18 July 2019 .
24. Web site: Red Dot Design Award: invoxia NVX 610. 2021-01-20. www.red-dot.org.
25. Web site: Triby is a home WiFi phone (And wireless speaker) for your fridge. 18 July 2019 .
26. Web site: CES 2016 : les annonces de la French Tech à Las Vegas. 2021-01-20. www.journaldunet.com. 6 January 2016 . fr.
27. Web site: CES 2019 : Invoxia présente le Pet Tracker. 2021-01-20. mtom-mag.com. fr.
28. Web site: 2020 Innovation Award Product Invoxia Bike Tracker. 2021-01-20. CES.
29. Web site: Innovation Award Honorees - CES 2022. 2022-01-27. ces.tech.