If Apple launched one of its gadgets with embedded solar cells, it could revolutionize the market for solar. Read More »
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Could Apple’s iPad tablet be disruptive to how people will one day manage energy consumption in their homes? This morning in Hannover, Germany, startup Visible Energy plans to show off its home energy management focused iPad application (see screen shots below). Read More »
The iPad could change the way vehicle networks operate and how consumers interact with organizations that offer alternatives to personal vehicle ownership. But a few hurdles stand between the device and a meaningful impact on vehicles’ software, entertainment, information and IT systems. Read More »
Whether you see Apple’s tablet the iPad as the catalyst of a digital media revolution, or just another gadget that Steve Jobs wants you to spend your hard-earned cash on, it’s hard to avoid the black hole that is the iPad buzz this week. But beyond… Read More »
Doug Bernards of SoundMan Car Audio in Santa Clarita, California decided to conduct what’s looking like the first iPad custom install in an auto and put the video clip of his work up on YouTube. Read More »
While there could be a variety of effects of the success of the iPad on the energy consumption of computing (Greenpeace’s and other’s takes here), applications developed for the iPad could also play a role in promoting fuel economy and home energy efficiency. Read More »
Greenpeace says the iPad — and the cloud computing future it foretells — means bad news for the environment. But coal-powered data centers aren’t the whole story. We say it’s OK to want an iPad. Read More »
Today forward thinking developers are eying the iPad — tomorrow they’ll be focused on your family sedan. These so-called connected cars will ultimately offer a next-generation platform for entrepreneurs and car makers to develop auto-focused applications. Read More »
Green technology will soon be getting a player with a pedigree born out of one of the most successful gadgets of all time. Tony Fadell, one of the original developers of the iPod at Apple tells the New York Times that he will be leaving… Read More »
The iPad represents one of a wave of media-consuming mobile devices that increasingly depends on “the cloud” — the Internet and data centers — to deliver hosted services and content, and will help contribute to the growth of energy consumption associated with cloud-computing. Read More »
