![]() Niftily, it also works with voice assistants like Amazon’s Alexa and Google Home - simple commands switch the Smart Wall Outlet on or off.Ĭurrant isn’t the first to drive power insights with AI, of course. Perhaps the best thing about the Smart Wall Outlet is that it can be monitored and controlled remotely, beyond the confines of home Wi-Fi. There’s no complicated setup or configuration involved - the app detects plugged-in devices and the Smart Wall Outlet automatically. The outlet records electrical usage stats and sends them to a companion smartphone app (on Android and iOS) for AI-driven analysis, which graphs power usage in real time (by hour, day, month, or year), toggles outlet-specific rules that run on a schedule, and offers personalized energy-saving recommendations. It comes in two versions - a 15-amp model designed for the home market and 20-amp commercial variant - that feature duplex tamper-resistant receptacles, and it connects to the internet via a local Wi-Fi or Bluetooth network. “To that end, we are thrilled to announce our newest offering in what will be a long line of energy-saving smart home and commercial products.”Ĭurrant says the Smart Wall Outlet, much like the Smart Outlet, was designed by the studio behind the Nest thermostat ( Bould Design) and calibrated using high-precision test equipment. ![]() “We are on a mission to help reduce the insanely high levels of energy consumption in the United States,” Granberry said. And this year, at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in January, it’ll formally unveil the Smart Wall Outlet, an in-wall smart outlet similarly driven by machine learning. In November 2018, fresh off a $7 million funding round, Currant debuted its first AI-powered product - the Currant Smart Outlet. That’s why Hasty Granbery, former director of software engineering at PayPal, in 2015 founded Currant, a Palo Alto startup devoted to creating smart home devices that reduce energy consumption. ![]() A single dishwasher, meanwhile, can draw over 1,800 watts per cycle. Incandescent light bulbs consume 20 percent to 80 percent more electricity than energy-efficient alternatives, like compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Thanks to VentureBeat – Home appliances waste more energy than you might think. ![]()
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