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EcoDog's FIDO Home Energy Watchdog System Receives Top Honors at CommNexus Gadget Fest 2009
FIDO Technology Fetches "Greatest Gadget" Award for the Local Start Up
| Source: EcoDog
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - November 4, 2009) - EcoDog, Inc. (http://www.ecodoginc.com), an
innovator in home energy efficiency and management, received the Greatest
Gadget Award for its FIDO Home Energy Watchdog System at the CommNexus
Gadget Fest 2009. Currently in pilot production and slated for launch
later this year, the FIDO system is designed to give homeowners a
comprehensive, room-by-room graphic overview of their energy use, complete
with real-time utility charges and personalized saving tips based on
individual usage patterns. Typical FIDO users can expect to save 15 to 25
percent on their home electric bills, and the system can also be used to
identify "energy hogs" in the home that may produce even greater savings.
CommNexus gave each of the seven finalists, selected from several hundred
applicants, five minutes to present their products' highlights. Ron Pitt,
founder of EcoDog, demonstrated the FIDO Home Energy Watchdog system to the
panel of judges and moderators along with an audience of about 400 people.
In a close race with Verizon Wireless' new Droid phone, EcoDog's FIDO
system ultimately won the award based on a combination of the judges'
scores and audience enthusiasm for the products. When asked by the
moderators to make a tie-breaking final statement, Pitt won over the crowd,
noting simply, "This is the only product demonstrated tonight that will pay
for itself and save homeowners money."
"Our goal at EcoDog is to help customers easily understand their energy
consumption and lower their energy bills with our FIDO system. We were
pleased that the judges and audience appreciated these benefits," explained
Pitt. "The caliber of competition from Verizon's Droid phone, Flo TV, Nokia
and others was truly impressive, so it's an especially great honor to be
recognized by CommNexus."
EcoDog's FIDO Home Energy Watchdog system consists of an easy-to-use PC
software package along with hardware interface modules for the breaker
panel and computer that provide data through existing home electrical
wires. This system eliminates the need for additional wiring. The PC
interface module stores electric usage data for extended periods so users
are not required to leave their computer running. Compatible with any
standard electrical meter, FIDO will enable homeowners to achieve even
greater savings as utilities roll out the next generation of Smart Meters
with time-of-use surcharges. In addition to showing room-by-room detail
about electric use, FIDO only stores the data locally to ensure user
privacy and security. As added benefits for homes with solar or wind
installations, EcoDog's FIDO system shows savings (or earnings) from
alternative energy input at a glance, monitors loads for maximum return on
investment, tracks energy generation over time in KWHr and actual dollars
and compares consumption versus generation.
EcoDog, Inc. is committed to designing, building and making available the
tools necessary to easily and affordably control energy consumption to
reduce homeowners' expenses while lowering demand for electricity.