Shell Oil Company has announced plans to launch Shell HomeGenie, an integrated home management solution, in early 2004.
Shell HomeGenie is a home management system that provides consumers with simple, Web-based remote access of household systems and devices through a home-computer broadband connection to the Internet.
"Shell is committed to constant innovation to meet changing customer needs," said Lynn Elsenhans, President of Shell Oil Company. "Leveraging our strong brand and our technology, we continue to develop exciting new businesses and products to make life easier and more convenient."
Shell HomeGenie allows homeowners to remotely access most household heating and cooling systems through the web-enabled Shell HomeGenie Programmable Thermostat, enables control of lights and select appliances through the Shell HomeGenie Power Switch, and permits monitoring of select areas in their homes through the Shell HomeGenie Wireless Camera that incorporates a motion sensor. Users can control these devices remotely through most personal computers or cellular phones with Internet access....
