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We've long wondered how to see electricity, literally, without singeing off our eyebrows. So we like that the Wattson makes it easy, by displaying a large, clear screen that shows how much electricity we're using at any given time in our home, either in watts or in pounds.
Intrigued by the prospect of saving himself three to 15 per cent on his electricity bill by using the contraption, our editor, Adam, scrutinised the Wattson after living with it in his home.
He liked the big, red numbers and the simple set-up, as well as being able to offload all of his energy consumption data onto his computer, but wasn't too keen on the buggy software. You can read our full glorious review over here.
Normally, the Wattson goes for £150, but there's also an awfully dear bamboo version for £350.
10 February 2008 11:45am
It seems like a good idea, but wouldn't it make more sense to be marketting these for a much lower price? There's no real incentive (besides a person's own will) to actually buy one. It also kind of contradicts it's purpose when it's quite energy-consuming (for what it does) itself.
10 February 2008 08:07pm
Agreed, it's not cheap. The Wattson is basically the luxury choice when it comes to energy monitors. For something uglier but cheaper, try the £45 OWL, £40 Eco-Eye or £40 Efergymeter.
12 February 2008 01:12pm
I think you will find beauty is in the eco-eye of the beholder!
Check our website, we have two versions of eco-eye available.
www.eco-eye.com
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