A free program named PlugShare launched last year. It monitored and featured 500 charging stations at the beginning, and now it features more than 11,000. It is an international program; however, most of the stations featured on it appear to be in the United States. It resembles Google Maps and … [continued]
Lens technology has not advanced much in the past millennia, sticking very close to the original concept designed in the late 1200s. However, scientists are reporting that they have developed a revolutionary new lens that has the capacity to replace lenses in applications ranging from cell phones to cameras … [continued]
The new iPhone was released last Friday and reviews have been nothing short of glowing, but for the most part those same reviews have pointed out one particularly curious fact: this is just an incremental upgrade, and nothing really special. Sure, Apple has perfected its iPhone product, but it’s … [continued]
Panasonic announced last week the expansion of its line of smart home appliances in conjunction with the launch of a cloud-based service dedicated to Panasonic’s home appliances. Panasonic Smart App will be available from late September on the Google Play store for Android smart-phones, and will allow users to … [continued]
Home automation technology manufacturer INSTEON has introduced the world’s “first-to-market networked remote control dimmable LED light bulb.” “For years, home automation has controlled light fixtures with plug-in lamp modules, wire-in switches and keypads. But, until now, no one has controlled the bulb itself. It’s exciting to be the first … [continued]
New research out of Purdue University shows how free smartphone apps suck energy out of your phone. In summary, they spend 65-75% of their energy on “ad modules” — “tracking the user’s geographical location, sending information about the user to advertisers and downloading ads.” Well, as someone in the internet … [continued]
CleanTechnica readers are no stranger to energy-saving apps for smartphones; not only have we talked about them in the past, but there are a wide variety available with just a quick search. (There’s an app for everything, actually, you just have to find it.) We’ve got a list of the … [continued]
