How smart thermostats are moving on
Billed as a ‘wireless multi-user home solution’ Cosy does way more than it says on the tin. Those of you who have been watching the march of home heating products into the market (Nest, Tado) will recognise some key technology: boiler control, one-touch temperature changes, remote viewing; but it’s the extras that pack a punch.
Cosy is different: it’s about coming home to a welcoming house (not just a warm one) – with lights, music playing, your electric blanket on, a phone charger good to go etc. The device control is limitless; you can add as many devices you want to the system through Smart Plugs. And those, along with the heating, can be controlled – whether you are at home or away – using a mobile app.
From cool slumber to a cosy welcome home, the Cosy thermostat responds to manual, pre-set and mobile commands to make sure your home is the right temperature for you. With the Cosy app you can set up a personal home comfort schedule to suit your style, changing the default temperatures of each mode accordingly (cosy, comfy, slumber and hibernate). Importantly, Cosy overrides – but does not replace – your home’s existing heating controls, so it offers total flexibility without lock-in. Moving house? Take it with you. Having house-sitters? Turn Cosy off completely.
geo’s Chief Executive Officer Patrick Caiger-Smith observes: “Our market testing showed us that consumers want a simple, portable product and mobile applications that make managing their home environment easy, flexible and economical – whether they are at home or on the move. With Cosy, users have a home solution that suits any lifestyle, whatever the weather. Anyone can use Cosy – it doesn’t matter how small or large your home is, how old or new, or what kind of heating and lighting systems you already have installed. Cosy really is that simple to use.”
You can join the Cosy Kickstarter campaign today www.kickstarter.com/projects/greenenergyoptions or visit the Cosy website www.comehometocosy.com.
For further information, please contact Simon Anderson, Chief Strategy Officer, at Green Energy Options.
About Green Energy Options (geo)
geo is a consumer engagement company which designs and produces in-home energy and water displays, online services and mobile applications that engage with consumers. We enable utility suppliers, meter manufacturers and installers to strengthen the relationship with their customers by putting them in control of their energy and water consumption and budgets in a visual, informative and engaging way. Our products and services work together with pre-smart and smart meters and even with microgeneration, making an efficient home possible.
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