article_snippet.sent: Now there’s a device called Neurio that claims to make any 'ordinary home smart’ and even tells you when you've accidently left lights on.
article_snippet.sent: One device to rule them all: A $250 (£168) device called Neurio (pictured) claims to make ‘an ordinary home smart’.
article_snippet.sent: We are trying to create one sensor that can make every home smart,’ Ali Kashani, co-founder of Neurio told Fast Company.
article_snippet.sent: Using a Wi-Fi power sensor and a cloud service with some smart pattern detection algorithms, Neurio monitors your home's electricity to figure out what your appliances are up to - without the need to install sensors on every device.
article_snippet.sent: Neurio feeds information about energy consumption of the devices it’s recognised back to an app, where users can make decisions about how to save power and money by turning gadgets off, for instance.
article_snippet.sent: The Neurio sensor is plugged into the house
article_snippet.sent: The Neurio sensor measures both differential voltage and current signals
article_snippet.sent: The measurements are sent to the Neurio Cloud where algorithms identify appliances and behaviours based on unique electronic signals.
article_snippet.sent: When the Neurio Cloud where algorithms identify appliances and behaviours based on unique electronic signals detect that a device has been turned on or off, or a user returning home, the Neurio Cloud where algorithms identify appliances and behaviours based on unique electronic signals notify the Neurio app and services such as IFTTT which allows devices to be controlled from smartphones.
article_snippet.sent: Users can train Neurio to recognise a light bulb for example, by flicking a light on and off to tell the accompanying app what to detect.
article_snippet.sent: Neurio feeds information about energy consumption of the devices it’s recognised back to an app, where users can make decisions about how to save power and money by turning gadgets off, for instance.
article_snippet.sent: Because the website monitors the home around the clock, Neurio can give owners peace of mind if owners think owners have left owners oven switched on, for example.
article_snippet.sent: When used with another app, Neurio can be used to turn appliances and household devices on and off remotely .
article_snippet.sent: Neurio is open platform so Neurio can work with smart devices such as the Nest thermostat too.
highlights_snippet.sent: $250 (£168) Neurio device claims to make '