Falkirk firm's electricity price monitoring device up for national award
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Smart Hound’s Octopus smart watch has been so successful it has been made the shortlist of nominations in the digital tech category of this year’s People Environment Achievement Awards – which highlight the people and innovations helping to turn the idea of greener world from a dream into a reality.
The Octopus smart watch might not be able to tell time, but it does track the wholesale prices of electricity so the wearer knows when the cheapest time to run electrical appliances comes round.
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It can be used with iOS or Android, and also enables people to easily keep track of how much energy they have used and paid for each day.
The awards will take place online on Friday, between 5pm and 6.30pm.
Visit www.peaawards.com to book a free ticket to view the ceremony.
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