Jonathan Koomey of the Lawrence Berkeley Lab and Stanford is one of the world’s reigning experts on “dematerialization,” which he defines as two things. First, “removing the need to create a physical product.” And second, “the energy savings associated with not having to transport that product.” Read More »
Archive for April 2010
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales says that he believes the benefits of taking an open approach to content outweigh the disadvantages, and says that something as large and influential as Wikipedia has become could never have been built unless the process was open to anyone to contribute. Read More »
We love our memes here at camp NewTeeVee. Rick Astley, angry Hitler, cute kittens, drugged-out kids: The web video world wouldn’t be half as exciting without all those viral goodies, which is why we’re very much looking… Read More »
Carbon pricing will become an important part of corporate accounting. But pricing aside, executives at today’s Green:Net conference said that carbon software can give companies a view into other inefficiencies in their operations. Read More »
As information technology begins to improve energy efficiency in other industries such as transportation and electricity generation, it will grow to consume ever more energy, forcing IT providers to be even more concerned about enegry consumption said Bill Weihl, Green Energy Czar at Google. Read More »
It’s a testament to how exciting and likely the idea of a networked car is that a panel full of experts at Green:Net chose to focus their attention on the trials, tribulations and pitfalls of future of the automotive industry. No boosterism for us, thanks! Read More »
The Droid Incredible by HTC is now available on the Verizon network in the U.S. and one just showed up at my door. These photos will have to tide you over for now. I can tell you one thing — this phone is FAST. Read More »
European project management app Doolphy has just left beta with an attractive list of features, including unlimited users (even in the free version) and Gantt charts. I thought I’d sign up and check it out, but ended up frustrated by its poor internationalization. Read More »
Google is going to give developers a first glimpse of its Google TV platform next month at its I/O developers conference, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Google TV, which is based on Android, will apparently be showcased at the… Read More »
Before you do business in a state, you must think about what the public utilities commissions in those states are there to do, was the message for entrepreneurs and investors attending the Green:Net conference from Dian M. Grueneich, Commissioner, California Public Utility Commission. Read More »
The cost of commodities trend in one direction: up. Coal, oil, gold, even rice, it’s all the same, said greentech and software pioneer Bill Gross at Earth2Tech’s Green:Net conference today. “The one thing that’s going down is the cost of computational power. Read More »
The dust has settled from yesterday’s planned HP acquisition of Palm for $1.2 billion, and by most accounts, the deal is a win-win — unless you’re looking at Microsoft’s or Intel’s point of view, as both companies come out a big loser in this deal. Read More »
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