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Droppler Water Monitor Empowers Consumers with Live Water Use Feedback to Immediately Reduce Water ConsumptionNascent Objects, the world's first modular consumer electronics platform and marketplace, announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show the debut of Droppler, an unobtrusive water monitor that uses advanced audio recognition technology to track water consumption in real-time. With minimal setup, consumers receive an immediate visual reminder of how much water is being depleted from their daily water budget to help change habits and reduce consumption. As part of its launch, Shock Top is providing $50,000 in funding plus marketing support to help reduce the consumer cost of Droppler as part of its "Shock the Drought" campaign working to fight the drought in California and beyond with innovative ideas and solutions. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160106005638/en/ 
Nascent Objects Droppler Launch Bundle (Photo: Business Wire) Droppler is built with Nascent, the world's first modular consumer electronics platform. Modularity gives consumers the choice to have the features they want when they want. Current modular systems have been limited to single product categories such as personal computers, smartphones and smartwatches. With Nascent, the benefits of modularity are expanded across multiple types of consumer electronics and Internet of Things product categories. At launch, Nascent is introducing the modularity concept with exclusive packages that transform Droppler into a streaming Wi-Fi speaker or Wi-Fi HD video camera. In the future, Droppler will be able to transform into hundreds of different products offered through Nascent Object's marketplace. "With Nascent Modules and Shapes, there are endless opportunities for consumers interested in the coolest consumer electronics available. As effortlessly as I can change the batteries on my remote, I can transform a product from a water conservation device, to a bike computer to a drone," said Baback Elmieh, Founder & CEO of Nascent Objects. "With the Nascent Modular approach, we have entered a new era where consumers don't have to settle for stand-alone products with predetermined features. Nascent gives users the ability to discover, upgrade and transform products as their needs change without paying full price for a new device." Challenges of Water Conservation Until now, it has been impossible to monitor water use in real-time to immediately see and adjust habits. A blind spot in resource consumption is that people are often unaware of how much of a specific resource is being used. Given the absence of instant feedback, the resource may appear invisible to the users at the time of consumption. Dr. Jiaying Zhao from the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia conducted a recent study that demonstrated simply making resources visible ca substantially reduce consumption. "One of the most effective ways to decrease consumption is surprisingly simple," said Dr. Jiaying Zhao, assistant professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia. "Making the resource itself visible can substantially reduce consumption. A product like Droppler with its immediate, visual feedback of water use and its ongoing indication of monitoring usage will have a dramatic impact on individual water consumption habits." Current water monitoring tools are complicated, and most require direct attachment to pipes, locating and augmenting water-mains and other cumbersome installs. Droppler's powerful processor uses pattern recognition technology (similar to Shazam (News - Alert)) in the world's first audio-based water detection system. This means that Droppler can recognize water-usage in sinks, taps and faucets without needing to be directly installed against pipes. In addition to simplifying installation, this innovation increases reliability by removing the possibility of water damage. Droppler connects with an iOS or Android (News - Alert) app to further analyze water consumption and see how small changes in water use lead to big results. Nascent Objects partnered with renowned design firm Ammunition, led by industrial designer Robert Brunner, to create Droppler and many of the modular consumer electronics available from the Nascent Marketplace. Ammunition's designs showcase the versatility of Nascent's platform and its potential for quickly turning fresh ideas into compelling products. Nascent Objects Modular Consumer Electronics Platform Nascent's modular platform is built around a core technology innovation that enables on-demand 3D printing of circuitry. This technology makes it possible for Nascent to build Shapes that electrically link Modular functionality, enabling for the first time the ability for a modular platform to transcend a single product category fixed in shape, size and context. With Nascent Modules and Shapes, products can be upgraded and customized so consumers get more use and innovation out of their consumer electronics for a fraction of the cost. In the future, consumers can purchase a wide selection of possible products and modules to meet their individual needs. Future products include drones and wearables or niche items like a chess clock that advises you on your chess strategy, a bird watching camera or a pilot's training GPS camera. The product roadmap encapsulates the vision of an unlimited, cost-efficient marketplace for the most imaginative consumer electronics products. Droppler Launches at CES (News - Alert), Now Available at Reduced Price Droppler is on display this week at the Consumer Electronics Show in the Indiegogo booth #80546, as part of "Shock the Drought," a cause program aimed to help fight the California drought and beyond led by Shock Top in partnership with Indiegogo, Save Our Water, Save the Drop and Water Deeply. Donating $50,000 along with marketing support, Shock Top is helping reduce the price of Droppler by more than 60 percent, now available for $99 on Indiegogo (http://igg.me/at/droppler) and will also include a special bonus Nascent Modularity bundle, either a streaming video camera or Wi-Fi airplay speakers, to select at checkout. About Nascent Objects Nascent Objects is the world's first Modular Consumer Electronics platform and Marketplace. With Nascent Modules and Shapes, products can be upgraded and customized so consumers have more use and innovation out of consumer electronics products for a fraction of the cost. Current modular systems have been limited to single product categories. Through Nascent's technology, the benefits of modularity are expanded across multiple types of consumer electronics and Internet of Things product categories. Nascent enables creators to build new products in a matter of days using Nascent's platform which combines hardware design, 3D printed circuitry and modular electronics in one simple, turn-key tool. These products are offered through Nascent's marketplace, giving consumers access to an unlimited, cost-efficient way to obtain the latest consumer electronics products. To ensure the freshest consumer electronics products are available to consumers, Nascent is working with design schools, engineers, brands and product developers who are bringing their amazing ideas to life with Nascent's Modules and Shapes. For more information, please visit www.nascentobjects.com. About Shock Top Founded in 2006 with the release of its signature Belgian White ale, the Shock Top Brewing Co. creates unfiltered Belgian-Style wheat ales for beer drinkers who live life unfiltered. Quality ingredients and creativity drive the Shock Top Brewing team to craft unique twists on beer styles. The Shock Top family includes Shock Top Belgian White, Shock Top Honeycrisp Apple (News - Alert) Wheat and Shock Top Raspberry Wheat. Shock Top Lemon Shandy, Shock Top Pumpkin Wheat and Shock Top Pretzel Wheat are offered seasonally. For more information, please visit www.ShockTopBeer.com. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160106005638/en/ |
