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Netatmo Smart Radiator Valve, First Take Room-level remote control.
Smart thermostats aren't new -- Netatmo has been selling its Philippe Starck-designed model since 2014, for example. But if you're trying to manage the heating for a whole house or office building, one central thermostat can leave you over- or under-heating some rooms. Netatmo's new Smart Radiator Valve gives you individual controls.

The promise is that, by heating different rooms appropriately, you can control your heating more efficiently and save money while staying warm. At home, that means you can have the bathroom nice and toasty in the morning when you use it, then not waste money heating it for the rest of the day; heat the lounge but not the spare room in the evening, and only warm up a bedroom just before you go to sleep. In the office, you can keep the lobby warm enough to deal with cold draughts from the front door without overheating the main office, and only heat the conference room during working hours.

Instead of running around turning radiators up and down by hand, Netatmo's automated solution relies on: remote control thermostatic valves; a smartphone and web app; individually configurable room temperatures and schedules; and an algorithm that turns the heating on just in time based on the external temperature.

The Valve comes with adapters for a wide range of thermostatic radiator attachments.