Solar panels tend to be like Christmas tree lights: if one panel stops working, the whole string is affected. But startup eIQ Energy has a system that connecta solar panels in parallel instead of in a series, and the innovation is starting to gain some traction. Read More »
Archive for May 2010
The busy week is drawing to a close, and that means it is time to share the happenings at Mobile Tech Manor with you. It was a week of software changes that have brought a major revision of my work methods in the Manor. Read More »
Few people are as excited as I am about the coming Long Term Evolution wireless networks, but I experienced a little bit of of a reality check thanks to Qualcomm’s VP of Technology Jou Yu-chuen who said he didn’t see LTE as being widespread until 2014. Read More »
Skype has rolled out a new version of its software that will finally allow more than two people to video conference with each other. With the latest update, groups of up to five friends can now chat with each other via video through the Skype application. Read More »
Skype has released a new beta that supports video calling with up to five people — great news for web workers, as it should make conducting remote meetings a lot easier. Read More »
Adobe has had a system for signing documents electronically built into such products as Acrobat for a while, but it is now offering Adobe eSignatures, a free cloud-based alternative. Just provide your name and an email address, and you’re ready to go. Read More »
General Motors and Chrysler, in their bids for government loans for green car manufacturing, have cleared the hurdle of demonstrating financial viability. Now it’s a matter of showing that their ideas for producing more efficient vehicles are on the cutting edge. Read More »
Entrepreneurs are drilling down into ways to make local coupons more personalized and relevant. Juice in the City, which went live this week, is a Groupon for mothers. Meanwhile, Offermatic, which learns about its users by monitoring their spending, is set to launch Monday. Read More »
This Crackle-distributed web series, shot in Paris, starring a Hong Kong actor, and deliberately produced with the barest minimum of dialogue, is a truly international production that’s also a fresh and exciting 21st century thriller. And it’s got one heck of a twist ending. Read More »
The patent fights erupting in the smartphone industry aren’t going kill of any of the major players, nor are they likely to prevent smartphone users from having multitouch on non-Apple devices. For patent holders, the goal is to force competitors to pay if they succeed. Read More »
An electric vehicle charging project led by one of the fathers of so-called vehicle-to-grid technology — the two-way flow of electrons between electric vehicle batteries and the power grid — could someday soon move from academia to the commercial world. Read More »
Microsoft will reportedly roll out a new version of Hotmail on Monday, one that incorporates message threading and tagging, improved mobile access and social network integration, all at speeds faster than ever. But will it be enough to tempt users away from Gmail? Read More »
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