Control your home from iPhone

With all the Global Warming talk going around these days there is a way for you to go greener as well! Some folks at Green Grass have conceived the concept called “The Current State”. It is a real-time energy use monitoring system and timer for powered devices combined into one.

Basically it has special plug-ends to which you connect your appliances, and mobile phone application from which you can control and monitor devices remotely.

Here is how it works:
*Firstly you will need special plug-ends, to which you attach electric cords
*Then you install the software onto your mobile device
*Sync Plug-Ends to software, giving each powered device a descriptive name and confirming its location within your house.
*Use Current State to remotely monitor your energy usage, controls your devices, and set up automatic timers.

The Plug-Ends allow users to turn powered devices on or off remotely. Devices can be turned on and off with virtual switches, or set up on timers to turn themselves on and off at specified times. The Plug-Ends are designed to be simple and energy conscious. They contain no LEDs or screens. All of their controls can be accessed through your mobile device.

The Current State software is designed to help users monitor their energy usage and take steps to control their energy consumption. Here are some of its features:

Usage and Goals screen shows real-time energy consumption throughout your house. It specifically shows how much kilowatts you are using, what are the rates and the total sum of what you will have to pay.

Then you can also view close-up of your rooms, to see what outlets are the most energy consuming.

You can also set goals for yourself, and then depending on your goal it will shows as green, or orange if you use too much energy. you can also view weekly usages, and compare it to your neighbors.

The Control section of Current State gives users remote control over any powered device in their house with a Plug-End attached to it. Devices can be turned on or off from anywhere within or outside of the home. All devices have an additional Auto setting, which acts as a timer. There are many devices within a house that do not need to be powered up, or even on standby, at all hours of the day. For these types of devices, the Auto timer setting can be used. Users set on and off times for both morning and night time hours to help reduce excess energy usage and increase their home’s overall efficiency.

If only it wouldn’t take so much time for this to come from concept to reality.

Thanks: GreenGrass

Tags: app, application, iPhone, OS, USA

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