From the description on Kickstarter: The Crownstone is a power outlet for both the European and the American market, that uses Bluetooth Low-Energy to establish your presence through your smartphone. Moreover, it recognizes devices by very accurate current and voltage measurements.
The Crowstone is a multifunctional product that simultaneously brings you comfort and reduces your energy bills.
There is no need to turn off every device or lamp when you are going for groceries! The Crownstones are nice gadgets. However, they are more than just nifty products, they are a first step to make your home aware of you and your presence. The Crownstones become the eyes and ears of your home to optimally cater to your needs.
You can define that a socket and thus a device cannot even be turned on when you're not in its proximity. So, it won't even be possible for a child to use the microwave when you're not present.
It is definitely possible to create your own apps. We will make consumer apps for everybody. But if you like to program yours, there is a BLE API available.
And different from most projects, even the firmware is open source! Check http://github.com/dobots/bluenet. This means you can really hack your power outlets.
It is a Dutch design from the famous school of Dutch design: straightforward, beautiful, and useful at the same time.
We will ship from the US, so US backers have a big advantage right there. Moreover, my wife is American so if this kicks off in the States, I have all the reasons to start a spinoff in the US as well. :-)
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[ 4.6 ms ] story [ 28.4 ms ] threadThe Crowstone is a multifunctional product that simultaneously brings you comfort and reduces your energy bills.
There is no need to turn off every device or lamp when you are going for groceries! The Crownstones are nice gadgets. However, they are more than just nifty products, they are a first step to make your home aware of you and your presence. The Crownstones become the eyes and ears of your home to optimally cater to your needs.
(Perhaps this is a cultural thing. I live in the UK which has very safe sockets already.)
It is definitely possible to create your own apps. We will make consumer apps for everybody. But if you like to program yours, there is a BLE API available.
And different from most projects, even the firmware is open source! Check http://github.com/dobots/bluenet. This means you can really hack your power outlets.
We will ship from the US, so US backers have a big advantage right there. Moreover, my wife is American so if this kicks off in the States, I have all the reasons to start a spinoff in the US as well. :-)