When we first wrote about Herzliya, Israel-based SolarEdge late last year, we knew the company was gunning to tackle what’s called partial shading — a problem whereby shade, dirt or shadow on just a few cells of a solar panel can disproportionately reduce… Read More »
Archive for May 2009
As Germany’s Solarstravaganza kicks off in Munich on Wednesday, we’re reminded of the role the country’s government has played this decade in nurturing the solar industry this far. Few companies understand that role better than First Solar, which receives about 62 percent of its… Read More »
If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “I wish there were a way to keep tabs on my home when I’m away WHILE providing a steady stream of updates to Twitter or a time-lapse clip at the end of the day” well, you’re in luck. Yoics… Read More »
I’m not a big annotator on the Kindle, but I soon might be. According to Techcrunch, Amazon just added a new feature that syncs yours notes from the e-book device right to the web. The company launched a specific web site at http://kindle.amazon.com… Read More »
I’ve been using Netvibes to make monitoring dashboards for clients because I like the visual dashboard layout and have found that it is fairly easy to use, even for people who are new to RSS readers. Because the layout is a little more visual… Read More »
You know that saying, “There’s a greeting card for every occasion”? If you didn’t believe in that mantra before, Touchnote might change your mind. Using its software with a camera on your mobile phone, you can take a picture with your handset and turn… Read More »
Here is something you don’t see every day. A new gaming notebook from iBUYPOWER includes accidental damage protection from spills and drops in the purchase price. The Battalion 101 CZ-10 notebook is no slouch in the performance category, with components and graphics capability to satisfy… Read More »
Last year was arguably “The Year of the Netbook.” Unfortunately for AMD and NVIDIA, they were left on the sidelines as the netbook market picked up steam in 2008. The vast majority of these devices run on Intel’s Atom chip using the company’s integrated GMA 950… Read More »
The massive solar conference in Munich Germany kicks off tomorrow, and we’ll be bringing you some of the news about the startups and tech innovations from the show. Tigo Energy, a startup that sells software and hardware to make solar photovoltaic systems more efficient… Read More »
Psystar, the company that drew attention to itself first by offering Apple clones for sale with OS X pre-installed, and then by facing off against the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker in court, is officially filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to The Mac Observer.… Read More »
Before I get into my review of Feng Office, yet another app that aims to provide one-stop shopping for calendar, email, task and contact management, I want to take a moment to address cost issues. Feng Office, like a lot of apps I’ve come… Read More »
I only ever use my iPod touch (first generation) for working out, because my iPhone is a pampered pet that I try to keep out of danger as much as possible. It would be great to have the iPhone with me on a run, because I… Read More »
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