Could Apple’s iPad tablet be disruptive to how people will one day manage energy consumption in their homes? Startups building businesses around enabling consumers to monitor and manage home energy consumption are certainly paying attention to it — this morning in Hannover, Germany, at the Hannover Messe 2010 conference, startup Visible Energy plans to show Continue reading →
there’s an app for that
A couple of weeks back, Apple started airing a commercial of a woman going to the airport with her family and demonstrating how great her iPhone was, allowing her to find food for the kids after checking in and also turning off the lights at home remotely. If that mother also happened to get an Continue reading →
Imagine controlling your household appliances via your iPhone. Start-up companies are offering new software to enable households to boost their energy efficiency. It’s a potential mass market which is also awakening the interest of giants like Microsoft and Google. via Green Technology: Smartphone Apps to Help Households Save Energy – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – Continue reading →
The energy sector has a new fashion trend. The iPhone App. The German company eQ-3 has written a program window, radiator, light switches and dozens of other things in the budget controlled by finger. The U.S. start-up Control4 provides a home management system that automatically dims the light and Filmegucken PC and TV turns off, Continue reading →
