“Top 75 Gadgets Ever!” Stuff Magazine
“Great concept in a gorgeous gadget - saving the planet has never been so cool” Stuff magazine
Top 10 Green Gadgets, The Guardian
“Sleek, stylish, and eco-friendly” Daily Telegraph
“Giving all of your eco-based panicking a simple focal-point” Time Out
RRP £99.95 / www.diykyoto.com
Independent design collective and green technology experts DIY KYOTO remain ahead of the game, offering the ultimate consumer-driven energy monitor on the market, in the form of their critically acclaimed wattson01 - the multi-award-winning energy monitor that The Guardian has described as “the closest we’ve come yet to an iPod of smart meters – something cool and desirable”.
Following an extensive survey of current wattson customers and owners, DIY Kyoto are delighted to reveal that the majority of households see an average annual saving of almost 20% on their electricity bills, having invested in a wattson electricity monitor – the biggest average saving of any energy monitor currently on the market offering comparable statistics.
The independently produced wattson launched in 2006 as a pioneering example of home energy monitoring technology, and the DIY KYOTO collective continue to offer the most progressive technology and interactive potential through their unique product and accompanying software packages. Its entrepreneurial creators, three Royal College of Art design graduates, have even made their way to Downing Street with their energy monitor, for a conference on the future of science in the UK.
Since the limited, handmade wood version of wattson was released in 2006, it has been widely acclaimed for its beauty and its functionality by the design, technology and environmental industries and the wider media (Vogue, Stuff, Esquire, Marie Claire, Observer, Telegraph, Independent, Guardian).
The unlimited edition wattson01 offers a more affordable way to monitor energy levels within private households and small businesses, whilst retaining its high-end design aesthetic.
DIY KYOTO, founded by 3 Royal College of Art graduates – Greta Corke, Richard Woods & Jon Sawdon Smith set up the company to encourage and assist people in doing their bit for the environment and think about the amount of energy they consume on an every day basis. They now act as consultants and experts within the design, energy and environmental sectors, as well as developing additional features for the wattson and continuing to grow their forward-thinking company with a variety of new high tech, ‘design meets-green’ products in development.
WATTSON SPEAKS FOR ITSELF:
I show you how much energy your home is using at any given time.
I can show you in watts or in £s (ouch!).
I can even show you in colour-changing light.
I get my information from a transmitter attached to your electricity meter or fuse box.
I am portable, so you can put me anywhere you like in your home.
The idea is, if you can see how much electricity you’re using, it’ll help you use less. The people who invented me have found you can save up to 20% on your electricity bills. That’s quite a lot of money–enough for a new pair of shoes, or a candlelit dinner in a smart restaurant.
And, of course, you’d be doing your bit for the environment.
FEATURES:
wattson measures renewable energy, which means if you are generating power through solar panels or wind turbines, for example, your wattson will measure how much power you are generating.
wattson01 can now show energy use in Euros, Dollars, Stirling and Yen as well as Pounds, making it a truly international product. It can measure single and also 3 phase systems, making it suitable for large houses and even small businesses.
wattson has a memory that can capture data for up to four weeks, which you can then download via USB to holmes software and DIY KYOTO website. This offers opportunities for interactive competitions with fellow ‘wattsowners’, and a community of people to engage with, sharing tips and hints for saving energy.
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