Microgrids — office parks, college campuses or communities that can generate their own power and disconnect and reconnect from the grid at large at a moment’s notice — could be integral building blocks of the smart grid. That’s why Dave Pacyna, senior vice president of… Read More »
Archive for February 2010
The Open Angel Forum, a free, meetup-style event hosted by technology industry raconteur Jason Calacanis through which five startups are subsequently matched up with angel investors, is coming to San Francisco on March 4th. Read More »
The application works and feels like Facebook for BlackBerry; not necessarily a good thing, as the app takes too much effort. Most BlackBerry Twitter applications require patience, but Twitter for BlackBerry is the worst. Much of the time, the screen remains blank while the data loads. Read More »
As a long time SugarSync user, it’s nice to see new features added. The latest one offers an easy “Upload by Email” feature to get file attachments to your account and to all of your devices. A new, larger plan is available as of today, too. Read More »
Rooftop solar companies are breathing a sigh of relief – and are getting ready to install more projects in New York and California. That’s because legislatures in the two states have passed new rules that boost net metering, an arrangement that allows customers with small-scale… Read More »
In order to better understand the opportunities and implications of the second broadband buildout, we’re bringing together a group of more than 50 thought leaders in a town hall forum at our GigaOM headquarters here in San Francisco on Wednesday, Feb. 24th starting at 9:30 a.m. Read More »
“Like gangbusters.” That’s how Joe Fisher, chief executive for Azusa, Calif.-based startup CFX Battery envisions the company growing in 2010. Of course the lithium-ion battery cell developer will need funds to do that, and Wednesday announced that it has raised $14.2 million in a second… Read More »
Former CEO of CBS Interactive Quincy Smith is finally taking the wraps off his new investment and advisory firm, called Code Advisors, today. Smith, who had served at CBS since 2006, oversaw the broadcaster’s digital strategy, which included some pretty big bets, such… Read More »
Cablevision has announced what it’s calling a “first of its kind” service to enable its digital cable customers to connect their PCs to their TVs. The PC to TV Media Relay service will begin a technical trial in June 2010, and will allow users… Read More »
By this summer you can expect to find the first energy devices — smart meters, energy management dashboards, connected thermostats — that can link with Microsoft’s online energy management tool, Hohm. Troy Batterberry, a Microsoft product unit manager, told us more about the initiative. Read More »
Tablet PC enthusiasts have long been taking handwritten notes on the computer screen using OneNote from Microsoft. The ability to search handwritten notes in OneNote is powerful. A simple method exists that anyone can use with paper notes to make them searchable. Here’s how. Read More »
Spotify, one of my favorite new companies, is getting more money. Earlier today, Michael Arrington reported that he had heard from multiple sources that the Founders Fund has invested in the fast-growing European startup. Read More »
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