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- More evidence of the coming collision between home broadband and the smart grid
- Collision?Not the word I would have used.In any event, I think this is a positive and necessary direction to go. In order to manage more diversified, less dependable/consistent sources of energy, the demand side HAS TO be managed. Without it, we are just setting ourselves up for a lot of...
- Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, collision, home broadband, grid, smart grid
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid
- Photo gallery:2010 Ford Fusion HybridThe problem with some hybrid cars is that they're often more hybrid than they are car. The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid doesn't have that problem. Even without considering the gas and electric tag team happening under its hood, the Fusion is a well-put-together vehicle with an...
- Tags: Ford Motor Co.
- Product reviews 2009-09-03
- New and better solar cells
- New and better solar cellsIf enough new and better monkeys flew out of my buttthey could make wind power work, provided they didn't need to eat, breath, and crap.If if if if if if.How about a solar tech that doesn't require the mining and use or production of heavy metals...
- Tags: solar cell, environment
- Discussion threads 2009-07-25
- Calc Electric 1.0.5 (Windows)
- Calc-Electric is a program for your PC which provides a cheap and highly accurate way for you to monitor electricity consumption in your home or any building with an electricity meter. See a live display of electricity usage in a home monitored using Calc-Electric here. Identify electricity use of individual...
- Tags: Appliance, Monitor, Microsoft Windows, Stepfunction Software, Calc-Electric, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-07-24
- General Electric appliances strive for 'net-zero energy homes'
- General Electric has unveiled a research project that intends to help homeowners cut annual energy consumption to zero by 2015. GE plans to "combine on-site power generation through solar panels or wind turbines with energy-efficient appliances and on-site...
- Tags: Appliance, General Electric Co., Home Product, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-07-15
- 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid
- Photo gallery:2010 Mercury Milan HybridA new technology for production cars in 1997, gas-electric hybrid drivetrains have had only 12 years to mature, yet they've been subject to serious scrutiny and plenty of backlash. The system in the 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid should silence the critics. In this application, hybrid technology...
- Tags: Milan Hybrid, Mercury Milan, car, Mercury
- Product reviews 2009-06-09
- News to know: Palm Pre weekend; iPhone Monday; Bing; DTV conversion; Twitter accounts
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Palm Pre weekend: Sprint could steal Palm's moment Matthew Miller: Initial Pre thoughts and answers...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Palm Inc., Microsoft Corp., Digital Television, Twitter, Sam Diaz, E-mail, TVs, H-1B, Embedded Linux, Cloud Computing, Tv & Home Theater, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Operating Systems, Software, Linux
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- Want a smart meter? Try your electric bill first
- Want a smart meter? Try your electric bill firstMisses the value of real time dataWhile I wholeheartedly agree with the point that $2500+ smart meters are a costly approach to achieving efficiency, at least before they're networked to specific appliances, the value of energy use in real time is missed....
- Tags: smart meter
- Discussion threads 2009-06-05
- Want a smart meter? Try your electric bill first
- With all the talk of smart meters---Google is a big fan---there's already a lot of data you're not using. And that data happens to be printed on your electric bill, according to Smart Planet's John Dodge. He should know. Dodge writes: The proof...
- Tags: Bill, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- Sun power could be really cooking
- Sun power could be really cookingCan't boil water at 176 fArticle in the BBC said it get's up to 80c or 176f. Water boils at 212f. So...you can't boil water and you can really cook at 176f.RE: Sun power could be really cookingActually, you can boil water with this thing....
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-10
- Cyberspies penetrate electrical grid: report
- Cyberspies penetrate electrical grid: reportSo much for the "smart grid"So much for the "smart grid" being the solution to our electric reliability problems."Smart meter" is being forced upon me at my expense by the powers that be. Bad enough that the power company could then decide I don't really...
- Tags: grid, CyberSpy, electrical grid
- Discussion threads 2009-04-08
- Kilowatts 1.0.1 (Mobile)
- Kilowatts allows you to take precise measurements from the electric meter outside your home and gives you immediate feedback on your energy use. The Kilowatts meter reader is a tool to help you lower your utility bills and increase the energy efficiency of your home. See how much electricity is...
- Tags: Mobile, kW, Apple iTunes, Akkyra Systems, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2009-03-31
- Smart Grid vulnerable to cyberattack
- OK, next multibillion dollar opportunity for security consultants coming right up! The Smart Grid, a sort of energy-carrying Internet that will feature automated meters, two-way communication and advanced sensors according to CNN, is ripe for the same kind of cyberattacks that Net users have become so...
- Tags: U.S., Blackout, Grid, Cyberattack, Power Grid, Hacking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-03-22
- Cisco angles for a piece of the enterprise and building power management puzzle
- The coverage this week of Google's Power Meter application for smart grid visibility has helped me think about another recent launch, that of Cisco's EnergyWise initiative, with new perspective. Before I go any farther, I will note that am a consultant for some parts of Cisco's worldwide...
- Tags: Power Management, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-02-12
- 2010 Honda Insight EX
- Photo gallery:2010 Honda Insight EXIt's difficult to describe the 2010 Honda Insight without mentioning another vehicle. The most obvious is the current heavyweight champion of the green car world, the Toyota Prius, from which the Insight has clearly lifted its silhouette. Both vehicles being dedicated hybrid models, it's easy to...
- Tags: Honda Motor Co.
- Product reviews 2009-02-11
- News to know: More Kindle, Intel, IT Talent, Google energy
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily . For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Christopher Dawson: Kindle 2.0: Give me a Classmate instead Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Kindle 2 - It is what it...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Smart Phones, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2009-02-11
- Google wants to tap into your electric meter; Enters smart grid fray
- Google is developing home electricity dashboards for the future smart grid. The effort, which dubbed the Google PowerMeter, is being tested by Google employees. Google is just the latest player interested in part of the smart grid pie.  While smart grids are being pitched as ways to...
- Tags: Google Inc., Grid, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-02-10
- Does your electric utility let you manage your bills? Wish mine did.
- Does your electric utility let you manage your bills? Wish mine did.Hm...I live in a very small, rural town that can hardly be described as progressive either socially or technologically. We don't need to be home for our power meter to be read, and the power company has a decent...
- Tags: electric utility
- Discussion threads 2009-02-02
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