News tagged with thermostat
The Nest: A thermostat that's eager to learn in order to help you save
Just in time for the high season of thermostat tweaking comes a nifty, energy-saving household gizmo with some serious tech cred: The Nest Learning Thermostat from Nest Labs, a Silicon Valley startup partially funded by Google ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Apple alums give home thermostats a new twist
Nest Labs, a startup founded by former Apple engineers, hopes to do for home thermostats what their former employer did for smartphones -- make them hip and intuitive.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 25, 2011 |
2 / 5 (2) |
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Living out Einstein's dreams - French researchers make quantum breakthrough
A team of EU-funded researchers has, for the first time, successfully carried out a constant stabilisation experiment of a quantum state - something Albert Einstein himself once dreamt of.
Sep 12, 2011 |
4.9 / 5 (7) |
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How to save energy and stay cool during a heat wave
Nature doesn't appear willing to cut consumers a break. Neither does the economy.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 14, 2011 |
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Microsoft Web site aims to make your house a Hohm
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is slowly beefing up a Web site aimed at helping people monitor their home energy use and pinpoint ways to cut costs.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 26, 2010 |
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Listening to the Price of Power: New Thermostats Could Save Billions
A new generation of inexpensive programmable thermostats with the capacity to communicate may provide a simple and versatile tool for addressing California’s complex, billion-dollar summer peak energy demand ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 12, 2009 |
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EarthTalk: What are some low-cost ways to make a home green?
Dear EarthTalk: What are some simple low-cost improvements I can do to my home to make it greener? (Stefan Lonce, via e-mail)
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Microsoft launches home energy monitoring tool
US software giant Microsoft launched a free online home energy monitoring tool on Wednesday that allows consumers to gauge their usage and reduce consumption.
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Going, going green
Steve and Beth Griffith and their family thought they were well on their way to living an energy-saving green lifestyle.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 22, 2009 |
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