SmartSwitch Prototype Video

SmartSwitch embeds intelligence into a traditionally simplistic device the ordinary household light switch. With SmartSwitch, the mindless activity of flipping a switch becomes an informed decision. Equipped with a network connection and a brake pad, the switch provides its user with tactile feedback about the amount of energy being used either within their household or by the electrical grid as a whole.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• sustainability
• haptics
• interaction
• design
• cleantech

[hanseich]

I don't think the energy elite would like you to have this technology :-) but this is one of the few ideas on greener gadgets that actually might make some sense