Ube (pronounced “yoo-bee”) has launched an Indiegogo campaign to support its Wi-Fi connected Smart Dimmer.

Ube is a mobile platform company making solutions for the connected home as part of the internet of things. Ube’s technology is designed to control a new genre of electronic appcessories from a free smartphone app. This technology obviates the need for expensive custom control systems to control home electronics and instead uses IP communication protocols for control of a variety of connected home electronics

Features

A free mobile app to run on your smartphone
Dimmers can communicate with each other to control lights across a room or entire house
Users can set lighting “scenes” such as “party”, “dinner”, “all-on” or “all-off” etc.
Each dimmer has sub-metering to report energy usage for each light switch allowing users to monitor and control their lighting bills
Dimmers control any 120V dimmable bulb including incandescent, fluorescent and LED
Users can create an “away” mode to automatically turn on and off lights to mimic home presence for security

Users who order these dimmers can expect delivery starting in June 2013. Early Indiegogo backers receive a discount on the regular prices.

The Ube Smart Dimmer uses standard IP protocol to communicate with the cloud and with the Ube smartphone control app. Ube also plans to publish an open API so that developers can create their own SW apps to control the Ube smart dimmers.

Ube smart dimmers are electrically and mechanically compatible with North American lighting standards and can be installed in single gang back boxes found throughout residences in North America. The Ube Smart Dimmers install in the same manner as traditional dimmers.