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C o n s u m e r E l e c t ro n i c s D a i l y N e ws 6 7 Fri d a y, J a n u a r y 9 , 2 0 1 5 CONTROL YOUR HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS FROM YOUR SMARTPHONE At $49, the new "U" thermostat from Syracuse, N.Y. manufacturer ICM Controls is set to make a big splash in the Wi-Fi marketplace. Leveraging an innovative use of capacitive sensing technology, the "U" paves the way for everyone to be able enjoy the conven- ience of controlling their heating and cooling systems remotely from their smartphone. Designed with the typical end-user in mind, the "U" is sleek and stylish, with a footprint that is no bigger than today's smartphones. Scheduled to launch this spring (pre-orders are being accepted at www.uthermostat.com), the "U" features a dynamic, cap-touch user interface and even allows the end-user the ability to custom configure one or more of the buttons to match their per- sonal preference or need. The "U" connects quickly and eas- ily to an existing Wi-Fi network, with typical installation and set up times taking only a few minutes. Multiple users can also control the same thermo- stat with the smartphone app (available for both iOS and Android platforms), allowing everyone in the household to be able to adjust set points remotely. Additionally, multiple thermo- stats can be controlled remote- ly from one smartphone. "We designed the "U" thermostat with the average homeowner and family in mind," said Kevin Jobsky, Director of Sales and Marketing for ICM Controls. "We stripped out many of the advanced features that most people really don't need or care about, but otherwise drive the cost up. Instead, we went for simplicity and affordability. "With that said, the "U" is still a full-featured programmable Wi-Fi ther- mostat that offers homeowners reliable convenience of remote access with a personal touch – all for a price point that is below the cost of many standard digital models on the market today," added Jobsky. Consumers wishing to learn more about the "U" or to pre-order can do so by visiting the "U" Series website at www.uthermo- stat.com. ICM Controls has been manufacturing ther- mostats for more than 15 years. Last year, the com- pany launched its higher end i3™ Series of affordable touch ther- mostats based on the same innovative platform, and including a more robust feature set and a patent-pending, dynam- ic and intuitive interface. Visit ICM Controls at booth #70231. For more information, go to www.icm controls.com, call 315-233-5266 or email info@icmcontrols.com. APIRA SCIENCE IGROW HAIR GROWTH SYSTEM RECEIVES FDA CLEARANCE The FDA has granted Apira Science, Inc. over-the-counter (OTC) clearance for its iGrow® Hair Growth Systemto effec- tively promote hair growth in women with Fitzpatrick skin phototypes I to IV and with Ludwig Baldness Scale Classifications of I to II. The hands-free, in-home hair growth device is now wide- ly available without a prescription for both women and men to effectively treat hair loss. Apira will showcase the iGrow Hair Growth System in booth #75708 at 2015 International CES, demonstrating how the system's patented red light technolo- gy re-energizes cells at the follicle level to effectively regrow thicker, fuller, and healthier hair. The iGrow uses low-level light therapy (LLLT) to increase hair counts by 37 percent among women in just 16 weeks of treatments with zero side effects. The device's highly produc- tive combination of medical-grade LEDs and red laser diodes offers a con- venient, cost-effective, and clinically proven solution for hair loss. With con- sistent use, both women and men with varying types and degrees of hair thin- ning and hair loss can experience signif- icant results. "More than 40 million women suffer from genetic hair loss, yet iGrow is one of just a handful of solutions the FDA has cleared for treating women," said Jeff Braile, President of the Medical Products Division at Apira Science, Inc. "iGrow is the only home-use, hands-free device to be cleared by the FDA for both men and women. This puts it in an elite category of hair loss products proven equally effective for both men and women, and enables anyone to effectively treat hair loss from the comfort and privacy of their own home." Apira Science earned FDA clear- ance by conducting a double-blind, independently reviewed clinical trial to test the efficacy and safety of the iGrow Hair Growth System to promote hair growth in women. Female partici- pants used the iGrow four times per week for 25 minutes per session and saw a 37 percent increase in hair counts in just four months. The study, "The growth of human scalp hair in females using visible red light laser and LED sources," adds to the award- winning clinical study that showed a 35 percent increase in hair counts in men after 16 weeks of using iGrow. Both studies have been published in Lasers in Surgery in Medicine, the gold-standard journal on laser-based technology. The iGrow Hair Growth System is now available for purchase at www.igrowlaser.com; retail sites NeimanMarcus.com, Nordstrom.com, Hammacher.com, Drugstore.com, and Frys.com; and also at select Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and Fry's retail loca- tions. The device comes with a six-month money-back guarantee, and retails for $695. For more information on the iGrow Hair Growth System, visit www.igrowlaser.com or stop by booth #75708 at CES. GIRL SCOUT COOKIES GO DIGITAL AT CES For nearly a century, the Girl Scout Cookie Program has been the most pow- erful and successful tool in the world for teaching girls the basic business and financial acumen they need to be leaders in business, finance and their personal lives. Every year, Girl Scouts in every zip code sell approximately 200 million boxes of Girl Scout cookies worth nearly $800 million. It's little wonder nearly every woman on the Fortune 500 List is a Girl Scout alumna. So how do you take the largest girl- run business in the world and make it even more successful? How do you modernize the skills girls are learning while staying true to the core values and ideals of the Girl Scout Movement? The answer? Digital Cookie! Digital Cookie is a groundbreaking new addition to the Girl Scout Cookie program that allows girls to market and sell Girl Scout Cookies online for the first time in the history of the Cookie Program. Introduced in December, Digital Cookie is a quantum leap forward in both the way the program teaches girls vital business and financial skills, and the way girls absorb those lessons. The pro- gram is bringing all the fun and excite- ment of the Girl Scout Cookie Program fully into the digital realm, and puts girls in the driver's seat of their own online sales experience. Through Digital Cookie, girls will use one of two unique digital sales platforms to market cookies to their cus- tomers, take cookie orders and place delivery and shipment information, depending on their market area. Some girls will use a personalized cookie web- site to reach customers, track their sales goals, manage their money and place delivery orders. Others will use a mobile app, newly enhanced to allow for credit card processing and direct shipping. This revo- lutionary enhancement adds a digital layer to traditional booth and door-to-door-sales that expands and strengthens the reach of a girl's cookie business. And of course, it opens up a whole new avenue for hungry cookie customers to find and buy Girl Scout Cookies this cookie season! Most importantly, Digital Cookie is transforming the ways girls learn the essential "5 Skills" of goal setting, deci- sion making, money management, peo- ple skills and business ethics. A bold step into the future of the Girl Scout Cookie Program, Digital Cookie will introduce vital 21st-century lessons about online marketing, app usage and ecommerce to more than one million excited Girl Scouts. Digital Cookie is Girl Scouts at its best – a girl-led, girl-driven initiative that connects today's girls to the skills they need to be tomorrow's leaders in ways that are educational, engaging and above all, fun! Digital Cookie is preparing the next generation of female entrepreneurs, business lead- ers and cookie bosses to lead our world, and as they have for over a century, make it a better place. For more information, visit booth #74740 or go to www.girlscouts.org/ digitalcookie. RECORD 8-TRACK SONGS WITH YOUR IPHONE Vienna-based startup Mikme has launched a game-changing audio record- ing app for Apple iPhone©. If you under- stand how to take and browse photos with your iPhone you have everything it takes to create an eight-track-song. The secret of this recording app lies within its sleek design and uncompro- mising simple interface. "We made a streamlined utility for creatives of all lev- els," says Philipp Sonnleitner, the com- pany's founder. "Too many apps take away from the moment of inspiration. Mikme is designed to enhance it." The Mikme app gives users the capability of recording audio notes, inter- views and songs with up to eight tracks with the iPhone's internal microphone- panning and volume control are built in with other features such as effects, export and sharing on the way. The app is designed to enable users to save songs by snapping a photo, so that they can recall their latest recording using an image rather than a redundant file name, date or endless lists of unnamed recordings. It's by far the best file system on an iOS device. The app is the first part of the Mikme concept to simplify audio record- ing. OnKickstarter Mikme asks for your support to back its beautifully designed wireless recording microphone, which works with the app via Bluetooth to record studio-grade sound wirelessly. Mikme was created by entrepreneur Philipp Sonnleitner, former Product Manager at AKG, the world's renowned audio company fromVienna. The Mikme team consists of designers and leading AKG engineers who together hold 80+ patents and 50+ design awards.