Purgula, a publication covering all things tech and innovation for home owners, interviewed Ome’s founder and CEO Akshita Iyer about the launch of our next-generation Smart Knob 2.0 — a retrofit device that can transform any gas or electric range or stovetop into a smart appliance to enhance kitchen safety, particularly for elderly adults.

Their article emphasizes how the Ome Smart Knob is laser-focused on addressing the leading cause of house fires in the U.S. — unattended cooking — through automation, remote control, easy installation, and convenient maintenance.

Akshita shared the key enhancements of the Smart Knob 2.0 and what’s next for Ome in terms of partnerships, product integrations, and more:

“Ome will continue to sell directly to consumers, while pursuing strategic partnerships to expand awareness and increase adoption rates in senior living communities, multigenerational families, and households with caregivers.

The smart knob is especially ideal for the “Sandwich Generation“, households where the primary adults care for both older parents and young children. Ome’s Smart Knob can offer peace of mind through alerts about unusual cooking behavior, as well as provide safety features to guard against perilous distractions in active households.

Ome is also looking for mutually beneficial strategic partnerships that will help get their innovative product in the hands of more consumers, be it through distribution, or product integration, or home insurance incentive programs.

Ome is open to making their usage data available (with customer opt-ins) for existing or future smart wellness apps for the home, so that end-customers can benefit from convenient real-time data. In other words, Ome wants to be part of the “bigger picture” within the smart home wellness space, such as working with senior living communities, and other industry partners, to gather and integrate behavioral data that can help detect cooking-related risks and health issues.”