Items Tagged With carbon footprint

Google Robot Cars - Automation Gone Too Far?

Monday, 11 October 2010

Google Robot Car

Our other passion here at Automated Home is cars so you might think we'd be into this whole automated driving Google Robot vehicle thing.  We're not.  Now, call us Jeremy Clarkson sympathisers if you like, but this just looks like the beginning of the end for anyone that enjoys their driving.  We're losing the musical multi-cylinder engines for smaller, more ordinary forced induction units these days, and don't even get us started on the milk-float sound track from the Tesla.  Don't get us wrong, we love technology in cars, just not the kind that takes away our driving pleasure.  Heck it's not much of a leap from these robot cars to Skynet!  Read on for all the scary details and a video of one of these monster on the road...

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AlertMe Launches Carbon Footprint Feature

Tuesday, 21 September 2010

AlertMe Carbon Footprint

AlertMe has announced several new features for its home energy management service, including a Carbon Footprint measuring feature. This allows users to see the amount of carbon dioxide their home is generating in relation to their electricity use, so they can track energy output, reduce their CO2 emissions, while reducing the size of their energy bills. Also launching is an iGoogle gadget and a Yahoo Widget...

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Eco Friendly Motion Sensing Low Energy Bulb

Thursday, 26 August 2010

 Eco Sensor Lamp

Here's some more eco friendly home automation designed to give you that warm fuzzy, 'saving the planet' feeling.  The Eco Sensor Lamp is a compact florescent bulb with the usual long life and low energy features married to a PIR sensor and timer.  While it may be a little dumb in the grand scheme of today's smart homes, its truly automated unlike many other systems.  Once movement is detected the bulb can be set to remain lit for anything from 10 seconds to 5 minutes.  Available in bayonet and screw fittings now at under £16...

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PassivEnergy App Controls Your Heating From Your Phone

Monday, 16 August 2010

PassivEnergy iPhone app

Colin Calder, CEO of PassivSystems has this morning announced their new Home Heating systems control iPhone app.  In conjunction with the PassivEnergy home energy management system the app allows full control of your heating from your iPhone including the ability to remotely check temperatures and override schedules.  Aimed at energy saving as well as convenience the app is free and available now from the iTunes store.  Read on for the full PR...

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ZigBee Plugwise Smart Sockets Measure Energy Consumption

Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Plugwise

The new ZigBee Plugwise Smart Sockets go between your appliance and the wall, measuring energy consumption and transmitting the data to your PC wirelessly for analysis.  The PlugWise Circle G sockets are available now for around £35 with the PlugWise Stick USB mesh network transmitter / receiver for around £40... 

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