Before flying off to San Francisco in March to win the Best Hardware Award at the Launch Festival, we put together a promo video that showed the very early CubeSensors prototypes. A lot has changed since then. Our Cubes have a more polished look, a brand new app, and more personality. As we’re approaching the shipping date, we thought our Cubes deserved a better intro video.

We booked the sunniest day of the week to team up with Jure Niedorfer, a very talented cinematographer. For the location of the shoot, we chose a very special Active House, built by Lumar, a Slovenian company specializing in environmentally friendly buildings.

The Lumar Active House was the perfect set for our video shoot with its modern interior design. We also got the chance to geek over the control system of the house and play with the touch screen that manages blinds and other parts of the house, including the stereo system that can play a variety of internet radios. The house is even equipped with sensors that can automatically open the windows to improve ventilation and set the right temperature for comfort!

As you might imagine, our Cubes felt right at home in such a smart house. We’re already thinking about how the Cubes could talk directly to similar homes and make them even smarter.

It will take a while to get the final, polished version of the video we were shooting. But to give you a sneak peek of what was going on yesterday, take a look at the short making of video below.