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Visible Energy UFOEnergy iPad application remotely monitors and controls appliances over Wi-Fi or the Web

New and innovative home energy management applications for the iPad, turns the Apple tablet into a versatile home control device!

Control4 and Visible Energy are the first startups to release an iPad application that lets you monitor and control your the electricity usage in your home, right from the Apple tablet.

I’ve met this week with Visible Energy CEO and founder, Marco Graziano, for a test drive of the EnergyUFO iPad application that left me impressed in how simple it was to remotely control – over the Web or Wi-Fi – the company’s smart powerstrip, the EnergyUFO Power Center.

“With EnergyUFO you can monitor in real-time the electricity usage of all your smart Wi-Fi powerstrips, remotely switch on or off and an appliance connected to one of the smart electrical outlet or schedule its daily use. With this granular view of electricity usage, users can finally see how their power is being used, which will help them reduce their power consumption, and thus save money,” explains Graziano.

The Palo Atlo, Calif.-startup expects to ship its Wi-Fi smart powerstrips in the second half of this year. The powerstrips will come with either one smart outlet (Visible Energy Monostrip) or four (EnergyUFO Power Center).

Pricing starts at about $99, versus several thousands of dollars or more for the Control4 solution that requires a professional installation.

“Unlike Control4, we’re targeting the mass market, no professional installation required. Our vision is that, the more people use our smart powerstrip technology, the more they will conserve energy, save money, and save our planet.”

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