https://blog.insanegenius.com/tag/koubachi/Recent content in Koubachi on Pieter Viljoen's BlogHugoenSat, 08 Sep 2012 00:54:48 +0000https://blog.insanegenius.com/2012/09/07/koubachi-wi-fi-plant-sensor/Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:54:48 +0000https://blog.insanegenius.com/2012/09/07/koubachi-wi-fi-plant-sensor/<p>Last week several tech and gadget news outlets reported that the <a href="http://www.koubachi.com/">Koubachi Wi-Fi Plant Sensor</a> has been released and is available for order (<a href="http://amzn.to/U10uAf">Amazon</a> or <a href="http://www.smarthome.com/69520/Koubachi-K001-Wi-Fi-Plant-Sensor/p.aspx">SmartHome</a>). I remembered reading about this device some time ago, and I decided to try it out.</p> <p>Our houseplants are under my care, and they are generally happy and healthy. A simple water moisture indicator would not get my attention, and certainly would not be worthy of a place in my collection of semi-useful/useless Wi-Fi enabled devices (of which the <a href="http://amzn.to/UyIRcY">Nest Learning Thermostat</a> is the most useful), but the Koubachi promises more than just moisture monitoring:</p>