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Electric Imp Lets You Control All Your Stuff Remotely

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Thu May 17, 2012 05:16 PM ET | 0

Finally, a feasible way to start brewing coffee from bed and preheat the oven from the grocery store. Read more

Electric Imp Lets You Control All Your Stuff Remotely

The 'I've Fallen And I Can't Get Up' Floor

Posted by Nic Halverson Thu Apr 12, 2012 02:25 PM ET | 0

IBM granted patent for 'smart floor' that could sense if someone has fallen. Read more

The 'I've Fallen And I Can't Get Up' Floor

Brazilian Coke Machine Dispenses Internet Access

Posted by Christina Ortiz Tue Apr 3, 2012 12:22 PM ET | 0

Dubbed the "Happiness Refill," this machine gives out 20 megabytes of Internet access for free. Read more

Brazilian Coke Machine Dispenses Internet Access

Austin Plugs In Big-Time

Posted by Eric Niiler Thu Oct 27, 2011 06:10 PM ET | 0

Austin, Texas 'keeps weird' and attempts to connect an entire neighborhood with solar panels, electric vehicles, utility smart meters and household batteries. Read more

iPod Maker Designs Smart Thermostat

Posted by Christina Ortiz Wed Oct 26, 2011 09:15 AM ET | 0

Tony Fadell, former Apple SVP, has designed simple, intuitive thermostat, making energy-saving sexy. Read more

Solar Homes With Style: Photos

Posted Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:04 AM ET | 0

College teams battle for greenest, cheapest, most comfortable homes on a budget. Read more

Wi-Fi Fridge Suggests Recipes

Posted Tue Apr 19, 2011 05:06 PM ET | 0

South Korea's LG Electronics is rolling out smart appliances that can be controlled by smart phones. Read more

Smart House Feels Your Pain

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Tue Feb 15, 2011 09:53 AM ET | 0

A house system in development can sense if an occupant spikes a fever or takes a fall. Read more

Crowdsourced Design Wins Bid to Transform Tiny NYC Apartment

Posted by Amy Dusto Tue Feb 1, 2011 09:22 AM ET | 0

Called a jewel box with an ultra-low footprint, this 420 square-foot apartment has taken first place in a Treehugger contest. Read more

Robotic Dustball Cleans the Floor

Posted by Amy Dusto Tue Dec 21, 2010 07:28 AM ET | 0

If tumbleweeds were vacuums rolling around indoors, you might think they were the Dustball. Read more

Windows that Work as Solar Cells

Posted by David Teeghman Sun Jun 13, 2010 09:24 AM ET | 0

A Swiss researcher developed low-cost solar cells that can be placed in windows, for which he received the Millennium Technology Prize. Read more

Bill Nye the Science Guy Visits the Friday News Feedbag

Posted by Jorge Ribas Tue May 18, 2010 11:36 AM ET | 0

Bill Nye... yes... THE Bill Nye the Science Guy is on this week's show, talking about everything from the Large Hadron Collider to his "green-off" with Planet Green's Ed Begley, Jr. Listen to him on this week's Friday News Feedbag!! ... Read more

The Wind Turned On My Dishwasher

Posted by Chris Davis Sun Dec 6, 2009 10:31 AM ET | 0

Someday you might find yourself explaining to your friends that the wind turned on your dishwasher last night, if Pamela Sporborg gets it all worked out. Pamela is working on a Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory project to "economically integrate... Read more

Consumers Commandeer the Smart Grid

Posted by Chris Davis Wed Oct 28, 2009 09:15 AM ET | 0

Well, okay, they didn't really commandeer it, and it's really more about smart metering than smart grid, but, this is an interesting, inexpensive offering that helps you see how you're using electricity. The Energy Detective (TED) provides instant... Read more

Appliance Makers are the Good Guys

Posted by Tracy Staedter Tue Sep 15, 2009 09:55 AM ET | 0

Toby Considine calls himself an "integrator of the un-integratable." He works as an infrastructure analyst, an in-house consulting resource to the Facilities Services group at the University of North Carolina and occasionally advises building owners... Read more