Tag: Computing - Page 8
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IBM Smart Phone App Predicts Traffic So You Avoid Jams
A new smart phone tool from IBM helps drivers avoid congested roads, getting them from point A to point B faster and reducing their carbon emissions. Called Smarter Traveler, it could help you wise up about which roads
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UN Offers $10,000 Prize For Best Climate Change App
Now creating a great app won't exactly stop global warming--unless perhaps it manages to convince governments and corporations to get off their collective arses and actually do something meaningful
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Facebook Open Sources Building An Energy Efficient Data Center
Facebook's new data center had not come without its fair share of controversy, primarily because it is using electricity from a coal-fired power plant -- something Greenpeace is not letting go quietly by. However, the company is working to make the
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Most Energy Efficient Web Browser? Microsoft Claims Internet Explorer 9 Is Best
Microsoft claims its newest iteration of IE is the most energy efficient, but "claim" is the operative word. When it comes to these types of tests, the proof is in the test methods. So how did Microsoft come to the
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Utilities Worry About Smart Meter Cyber Security, Investments In Solutions to Hit $1.6 Billion
Cyber security for the smart grid is no small matter. Experts have been warning for years about the many ways in which hackers could shut down an integrated grid, and smart meters are are one of the weakest
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"Pruning" Microchips Cuts Energy Consumption by 50%, Doubles Computing Speeds
Technology behind microchips is constantly improved to make them smaller, faster and more energy efficient. But it turns out that one of the best ways to boost this speed and power conservation is to allow
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Do Businesses Still Care About Carbon Accounting?
At the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco this week, a panel of experts was asked about whether or not companies still care about carbon accounting. While the topic had a lot of buzz around it a couple years
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Secret To Self-Repairing Computer Chip Is "Graceful Degradation"
Computer chips continue to get smaller and smaller, but as a trade off they also get more fragile. Could the secret to making tiny chips last longer lay in getting them to repair themselves? A team of
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Should the Internet be Protected from Astroturfing and How?
Accusations of "astroturfing"—or the creation of fake grassroots movements to protect powerful interests—are hardly new. When I wrote about the topic of astroturfing on the
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9 Greenest Laptops on the Market (Slideshow)
A durable, reliable laptop is the kind of gadget you can end up feeling attached to at the hip -- and why not choose one with energy efficiency, recycling programs, and LED screens help you save money in the long run?
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9 Greenest Laptops on the Market
A durable, reliable laptop is the kind of gadget you can end up feeling attached to at the hip -- and why not choose one with energy efficiency, recycling programs, and LED screens help you save money in the long run? The nine laptops on this list deliv
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PlugShare iPhone App Shows You Where To Charge Your EV, Keeps Range Anxiety in Check
A new app called PlugShare for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad is making it a whole lot easier to find convenient places to recharge your electric vehicle, which will make it a whole lot easier to reduce range anxiety.
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Kevin Kelly on What Technology Wants (Podcast)
Photo: Ed SchipulIs technology alive? To Kevin Kelly, the things we make comprise a seventh kingdom of life, an interlocking network he calls the Technium. Kelly cofounded Wired Magazine (where he currently holds the title of Senior Maverick) and
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Cardboard USB Sticks! Are these disposable USB flash drives a green option? (Photos)
A while back, Jaymi wrote an interesting post discussing 7 greener options for give-away USB flash drives. Whilst some made of wood or bamboo are truly gorgeous, they are also overdesigned, and probably too expensive to compete with non-green USB
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Autodesk Shows a Glimpse of New Green Materials Design Software
Back in October, Granta Material Intelligence, the world's largest materials information technology company, and design software company Autodesk partnered up to bring the best information on materials to the fingertips of
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NASA Building and Bloom Laptop Show Future of Smart Green Design at Autodesk
Last week, design software firm Autodesk held a sustainability summit at their San Francisco office. The designs created with Autodesk software are often impressive, and very often have a sustainable bend. But there were two presenters
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Feed Your PC Granola (the Software) to Cut Energy Use
Granola can be a good source of fiber, and granola can be used as another word for Treehugger. Then there's grano.la. Notice the dot. It's a software program developed by a Virginia Tech prof with a TV star name and a
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New from Fujitsu: A Compostable Mouse
Fujitsu, maker of the bioplastic computer and zero-watt computer monitor, has announced its latest: a mouse made with bioplastic instead of petroleum-based plastic, is attached to a cable made without PVC, and has a compostable shell.The
