Posted by Amit Soni on 23rd Sep 2011
Keeping track of the energy we use in our homes has always been a challenge, even for the most organised amongst us. Previously we’ve had to rely on the vague readouts of our aggregate electric meter alone, but things have changed thanks to the forward and lateral-thinking of one man.A 29 year old assistant professor of computer science and engineering and electrical engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle, Shwetak Patel, was name… Read more
Posted by Richard Clarke on 22nd Sep 2011
Every time a new type of technology is introduced, misconceptions inevitably build around it, especially if it’s a vast improvement upon the technology it’s replacing.This is exactly what occurred several years ago with the inauguration of dimmable LED lights.Don’t Believe The MythPeople were labouring under the misapprehension that it’s impossible to dim LED lights, however, they couldn’t have been further from the truth.Admittedly, there was a… Read more
Posted by Amit Soni on 21st Sep 2011
LED lights allow you to be creative, thanks to things like RGB spotlights and LED strip lights. For this reason, along with all the other benefits, 66% of Americans have purchased LEDs for their homes – that’s 2 times the number compared to 2 years ago.Things just took an unexpected but potentially popular turn though – how do you feel about LED lights that you can throw?LED throwies aren’t what you would call conventional, but then this isn’t th… Read more
Posted by Richard Clarke on 20th Sep 2011
We’ve been living with what we considered to be ‘energy-efficient’ lighting for a number of years now.CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lights) became extremely popular when the first successful design was marketed by Chinese firm, Shanghai Xiangshan in 1995, and they were hailed as ‘the next big thing’ as far as energy-saving light bulbs were concerned.An Ill-Conceived PlanIndeed, by June 2009, power companies in the UK had posted out more than 150 mill… Read more