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Equity (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2019	Jun. 28, 2019	Jun. 03, 2019	May 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Proceeds from right offering		$ 2,186					$ 2,186
Offering cost during period		$ 208					$ 208
Distribution of rights commenced description			Distribution of the rights commenced on June 6, 2019 and were exercisable through June 24, 2019
Number of options granted during period							227,500
Number of options granted during period, fair value							$ 52
Intrinsic value of options outstanding					$ 14		14		$ 13
Intrinsic value of options exercisable					14		14
Stock based compensation expense					6	$ 11	19	$ 21
Compensation cost, non-vested awards not yet recognized					$ 49		$ 49
Shares granted in lieu of professional fees, shares				60,000
Shares granted in lieu of professional fees				$ 18
Director [Member]
Number of options granted during period							30,000
Officer [Member]
Number of options granted during period							60,000
2006 Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan [Member]
Number of options available for grant					1,383,614		1,383,614
2006 Director Plan [Member]
Number of options available for grant
Employees [Member]
Number of options granted during period							137,500
OMXHoldings, Inc [Member]
Proceeds from right offering	$ 1,273
Business acquisition interest rate percentage	19.00%
Equity ownership percentage	99.00%				80.00%		80.00%
OmniMetrix, LLC [Member]
Equity ownership percentage	99.00%				80.00%		80.00%
OmniMetrix, LLC [Member] | CEO [Member]
Equity ownership percentage	1.00%
Securityholders and Parties [Member]
Purchase of common stock during period			0.312
Common stock purchase price			$ 0.24
Closing price of rights offering price per share			$ 0.2925
Securityholders and Parties [Member] | Backstop Agreement [Member]
Purchase of common stock during period		9,975,553
Common stock purchase price		$ 0.24

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