If you already automate everything in your home then X10 Freeze Sensor might be interesting for you to expand a little bit your system. It’s installed inside your freezer using X10 Powerflash interface and allows to monitor the temperature. So, with X10 Freeze Sensor you’ll able to know about some problems with the freezer before its contents will die.
The X10 Freeze Sensor is available on the Smarthome site at $49.99.
IP Thermostat offers the simplest way to control a temperature in you home. Just install it on your local LAN and control it with your web browser on your local PC. The IP Thermostat is compatible with most HVAC systems, so whether you have a gas or oil furnace or boiler, hydronic heating or central air conditioning, you’ll be able to integrate this single-stage heat and cool thermostat into your existing heating system.
The IP Thermostat allows to program each day in the year. So, you have amazing flexibility for $374.99. Additionally, the thermostat can send notifications in the event of required maintenance or hight/low temperature.
The IP Thermostat includes a passive 110 punch-down block which provides power to the IP Thermostats over the Cat5 wiring and easy patch-cable connectivity to your LAN switch or router. The Ethernet Power Adapter provides power and network connection for up to six IP Thermostats.
Here is an interesting gadget – HOBO® U10 Data Loggers. It may record temperature or temperature and relative humidity in indoor environments. The logger has 52K built-in memory to store data and direct USB interface to transfer it to the PC. Using collected information and included HOBOware® software you’ll be able to build time-stamped graphs. From this analysis, you can tell whether the heat is running whenever you’re out in order to change the thermostat temperature to lower costs.
The logger uses CR-2032 lithium battery to get energy (1-year battery life typical).
You can buy HOBO® U10 Data Loggers with temperature sensor for $55 and with temperature/humidity for $69.
[via Ubergizmo]
