OK, heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC) in buildings might not be the sexiest of topics, but there’s quite a few startups have emerged recently that have created technology to optimize HVAC systems. Here’s three you need to know. Read More »
Green IT
Intel has made no secret of its ambition for a fat slice of the home energy management market, but here’s the chip maker’s official play: a hardware design blueprint based on its Atom chip for any manufacturer that wants to build and sell home energy monitoring … Read More »
IBM has been talking for a long time about linking smart building technology and enterprise-wide sustainability. Late Thursday, it unleashed a slew of new products, services and partnerships aimed at cementing that role. Read More »
Consumer electronics heavyweight Belkin continues to launch more of its Conserve line of products that enable users to manage energy consumption in buildings. This morning Belkin unveiled its Conserve Gateway, which wirelessly connects to smart meters to deliver energy consumption information to a website. Read More »
As consumers adopt smartphones and mobile broadband becomes more ubiquitous, smarter homes will become more common, with brains enabled by machine-to-machine network technologies, mobile applications for monitoring and control, and Internet connectivity to keep homeowners in the loop. I’ve been experimenting with just such a system. Read More »
Now that Netflix has an app on the iPad and the iPhone, it could make a push into the Android ecosystem based on job postings that have cropped up. An Android app could expand Netflix’s audience base even further, especially on new Android-based tablets. Read More »
French startup AVOB, which launches in the U.S. on Monday, says it can ramp down processor speed and voltage while a computer is working and is testing it with the likes of Intel, Microsoft and Cisco. Read More »
Today on the Net: Verizon’s CEO says that cable companies should watch out because cord cutting is real, MySpace has tapped Andy Marcus to lead its entertainment division and Dell is evaluating Internet connected devices running Google TV. Read More »
What are the powerhouse trio including Bill Clinton, Cisco CEO John Chambers, and Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers all excited about this morning? If you were thinking a new energy bill or more green stimulus spending, think again. It’s building energy efficiency in Charlotte, North Carolina. Read More »
Massive electrical equipment giant ABB isn’t a name commonly associated with young startups. But this morning, the company said that it’s invested a small sum through its VC arm into Valley startup Power Assure, which makes an on demand data center power service. Read More »
Design inspiration can come from unusual places. For Yahoo, it was chicken coops, which utilize outside air and can reduce cooling power and costs. On Monday, Yahoo announced that the first data center to mimic this fine-feathered design is up and running. Read More »
When Greenpeace gets on a digital soap box, it doesn’t step down. The environmentalists released this cutesy cartoon video today to continue their call on Facebook to move away from building data centers in regions where utilities rely on coal. Read More »
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