Smart Power Devices called upon PDT to leverage the Android platform in developing an application to help utilize energy resources at optimal times.
Android Apps
Smart Power Devices knew the information about how we can be more ‘green’ is readily available, reliable and plentiful, but people need to see this information in a way that’s easy to understand. Smart Power Devices Ltd turned to PDT when developing a new Android app designed to help consumers save money on their electric bills while reducing their carbon footprint.
Carbon Footprint Reduction
PDT leveraged the open Android platform and the Android community to make complicated, dynamic pricing programs available in an easy to understand format so consumers can easily see when is the best time to use or generate electricity.
Simplified Information
The app helps track time of usage (TOU) programs as well, which are simpler to follow than dynamic pricing, but still can be fairly complex in certain utility markets. PDT’s user experience team made sure the entire experience was simple and intuitive.
Simple and Intuitive
For select regions, the app also provides the newest available spot price data, day ahead figures, or a smart price figure, a prediction for that region’s electricity services' final applicable prices, which is computed by Smart Power Devices' servers.
An Intuitive App
About Product Development Technologies (PDT)
Product Development Technologies (PDT) is a global, full-service product design and development firm with 120 employees worldwide. Team members have expertise in a wide range of product development disciplines, including strategy, scouting, design research, industrial design, user experience development, mechanical and electrical engineering, software development, and sourcing. PDT’s award winning product designs have been recognized with more than 70 awards from authorities such as BusinessWeek, Fast Company, the Industrial Designers Society of America and The Consumer Electronics Association.
