The point of the gadget is to act as a reminder, and make us aware of our power usage. To get this function in a home, the gadget needs to be placed in an everyday area. So the gadget must have a form that people like to interact with; learn from, communicate with, look on, touch and test.

The picture below shows some new ideas about the form and display function.

From prior suggestions we kept LED-displays and preference change by movement. The new form looks like an arrow when lying down, and a house when standing up. This symbolizes different aspects of what is shown at the displays and what’s actually measured, hence the power consumption in homes. The “house windows” can also create a feeling for the social aspect in this projects ecosystem of involvement (Meter-Web-Gadget).

One aspect that is relevant most of the time we think is the real-time indication and direct feedback of your power usage.  Therefore this is shown at a LED-bar on one side of the gadget.

The gadget is still under progress… nice to hear what you think!