Green
Researchers develop air conditioning that’s 90 percent more efficient, bone chilling
Everybody loves maxing out in the sweet chill of their air conditioning in the hot summer months, but it’s inefficient, expensive, and extremely unfriendly to the environment. The good news today, however, is that researchers have developed an air conditioning system that could be up to 90 percent more efficient than standard setups.
4Home, Marvell partner for energy monitoring plug computer
If you asked Intel what this is, the company would tell you it’s an experimental power sensor ; if you asked a storage guru, they’d ID it as the PogoPlug .
Sony’s second-gen VAIO P now available for pre-order
Sony’s VAIO P certainly isn’t for everyone but, if it’s for you, you can now finally get your pre-order in for the latest version on the SonyStyle website. Contrary to what we had heard earlier , however, the luxury netbook now starts at $899.99 (not $799), which will still get you the same Atom Z530 processor and 2GB of RAM, but a larger 128GB SSD — the expected 64GB option is seemingly nowhere to be found. You can rest assured that the neon green, hot pink and electric orange color options are all still available, though.
Hyundai-Kia looking to beat Toyota in the automotive fuel cell price wars
When Toyota made clear its aim to release a hydrogen-powered fuel cell auto to the public in 2015 for $50,000, we asked the simple question of whether you’d buy that car for that much. The overwhelming answer was “heck no!” Hyundai-Kia is glad to hear it, and is taking this time to trump up its cheaper fuel cell technology. General Manager Byung Ki Ahn explains that his company’s tech does not require an onboard compressor and contains less platinum in the catalysts than Toyota’s, in theory meaning reduced cost and complexity
Inhabitat’s Week in Green: containment domes, robot fish and lunar bases
The Week in Green is a new item from our friends at Inhabitat , recapping the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us. This week Inhabitat followed the ongoing saga of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as we tracked BP’s latest attempt to plug the leak with yet another containment dome . We can’t help but wonder why BP refuses to use hair mats donated from thousands of businesses to clean up the slick, but we’re glad that the nuclear option is off the table for now
Is Sony developing PlayTV2? And will we get to play in the states?
Sure, it’s only one word in a long and involved interview, but according to Sony Cambridge Studio’s Mark Green (who’s been talking shop with Spong ) it seems that a little something called PlayTV2 is in the works. “We’re still working on PlayTV , PlayTV 2,” he says, while the shop has “other guys working on other concepts.” And while that’s all well and good, but is there any chance that the digital tuner / DVR for PS3 might make it to the states some time soon? To be honest, we’re beginning to lose interest
