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Energy-Saving Home Consoles

Omron Reveals a Futuristic New Housing Monitor

— July 19, 2011 — Eco
With the entire country enraptured by the mantra 'setsuden' (energy-saving), Japanese mechanical engineering company Omron has devised a futuristic home console which will be capable of measuring and regulating temperature, air velocity and humidity throughout your house or office in the hopes of reducing unnecessary energy use.

Appropriately called the 'Indoor Environment Monitor,' the device uses motion-sensing technology to identify the occupants of the room, measure their body temperature and adjust the temperature accordingly. And should you leave a child or senior citizen unattended at home, the information aggregated by the monitor can be forwarded to a smartphone and remotely adjusted.

Imagine having the ability to remotely check your sick uncle's temperature from the pharmacy check-out line, as you pick up some flu-relief medicine. And top it all off, Omron's Environment Monitor allows its users to save considerably on their monthly electricity bills.
Trend Themes
1. Energy-saving Home Monitoring - Developing devices that can measure and regulate temperature, air velocity, and humidity provide disruptive innovation in energy consumption reduction.
2. Motion Sensor Technology - Creating devices that use motion-sensing technology to regulate a room's temperature provides disruptive innovation opportunities in smart home technology.
3. Remote Temperature Monitoring - Innovating wireless connectivity to transmit temperature information and adjustments to smartphones provides disruptive innovation opportunities in the healthcare industry.
Industry Implications
1. Smart Home Industry - Companies in the smart home industry can develop indoor environment monitors that can measure and adjust room temperature and air quality with motion sensor technology.
2. Energy Industry - Developing energy-saving home consoles offers disruptive innovation opportunities for companies in the energy industry as they promote energy efficiency and cost reduction.
3. Healthcare Industry - Wireless connectivity and remote temperature monitoring can provide disruptive innovation opportunities in the healthcare industry to monitor the health of older adults and those with disabilities.
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