New app turns off the heating as soon as you leave the House

A German start-up launched a smartphone app that allows you to turn off the heater when it crosses the door of the House. Tado-company name and the app â€" is part of an energy management system that connects both to the heater, as directly to the heater, using the wireless network your home.

The app uses GPS and geolocation to detect where you are, so that when he moves away from home with the phone, she connects to the heating system and turn it off. The application also allows you to turn up the heat and alter the temperature remotely, as well as check your energy consumption and the money saved.

In the same way that shuts down when it moves away, the system also automatically reconnects the heat source when I get home. Although the concept is similar to the Nest Learning Thermostat, which turns off the heating or cooling when the user is away, the company says that there are some major differences between the two technologies.

"The Nest is called a thermostat and apprentice needs to be prepared by the user over a period of at least one week. The Tado, in contrast, starts working immediately, once it works with signals in real time, "says the company. "Our control algorithms are actually the entire space. The focus is the use of real-time signals coming from the smartphone app or weather data from the internet to adjust room temperature. "

According to Treehugger, the company claims that the app allows users to 27% savings in heating costs.

The State obtained a financing and plans to launch its service throughout Europe, already in October â€" although any person can do already downloaded the free app and verify the savings that the system provides. The Tado Connector Kit can be purchased for € 299 ($ 901) or rented on monthly contract for €8,25 ($ 25).

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