Blossom Smart Sprinkler System Hits KickStarter

Blossom is a First-of-its-kind Smart Sprinkler System that Conserves Water, Significantly Reduces Water Utility Bills and Gives Users Control from Their Smartphones or Tablets

Over the years of writing for the Important Media Network (and its previous incarnation of Green Options), I have been instantly attracted to good consumer technology products that make the environment a priority. The Nest thermostat is a prime example of this, as are the various WiFi-controlled LED lights.

So when I heard about Blossom, I was immediately hooked. The first line of the press email I received reads:

Blossom is a first-of-its-kind smart sprinkler system that conserves water, significantly reduces water utility bills and gives users control from their smartphones or tablets.

As a rabid-green thumb and consumer technology-junkie, Blossom sounded fantastic, and the more I read, the better it got.

Founded by a team with experience at Skype, Nest, Microsoft, Linksys, and Vizio (amongst others),Blossom has just launched a Kickstarter campaignwhich intends to "scale manufacturing faster and begin shipping in volume sooner." And as of writing, the campaign has already passed two-thirds of its targetwith 29 days to go (and as I sit here, that number just keeps getting higher and higher).

Blossom is the logical next step in consumer technology, smartphone apps, and environmental awareness. It automates your sprinklers based on real-time weather data, provides full control via an app, and claims to be able to lower your water bill by up to 30%.

The premise behind Blossom is remarkably simple, which is one of the hallmarks of good technology. As the developers note, "almost half of the water used for outdoor irrigation is wasted." With this in mind, Blossom sets out to minimise water waste, and better distribute the water according to what your garden needs.

"Most residential irrigation systems rely on archaic controllers that don't take actual water needs, based on the local weather and vegetation, into account."

Blossom, however, combines the information available from weather services to determine when is the best time to water, and uses the layout of your garden to determine what area needs more or less water.

Source: CleanTechnica

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