People Power rides ‘Internet of things’ to smart grid

-The best path to energy-efficient electronics is connecting them to the Internet, according to People Power.
The Silicon Valley-based company today launched a system that uses embedded networking chips and Internet software, called the Energy Services Platform, to monitor and control plugged-in devices for better efficiency. It says it’s working with some business partners and expects its products to be available in the first quarter of next year.

- People Power is targeting manufacturers with its networking chip which can be embedded in electronic devices for remote control and monitoring.
(Credit: People Power)
- There are dozens of companies seeking to reduce waste in electronics with energy monitoring and control technologies, with many developing home energy management systems made available through utilities.

-A person could, for example, view how much electricity different plugged-in devices use, turn them on and off from a smartphone, and schedule when to turn them off. From the cloud-based energy management service, People Power can compare one home’s energy usage to neighbors and provide recommendations to optimize power.

– The company intends to make money by licensing its wireless module and providing data services, such as energy monitoring, from its hosted software.

- The company developed the wireless module, which is built around software called Open Source IPv6 Automation Network (OSIAN) that uses a communications protocol which is low-power like Zigbee but has longer range than Wi-Fi, explained Wang. The radios in the module will work with other wireless protocols, including Wi-Fi and Zigbee.

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Cisco and IBM Target a Greener World

IBM and Cisco envision a world where everything is instrumented, interconnected, and intelligent. Smarter Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) deliver up to 40 percent savings on energy costs, which means that “going green” isn’t just good for the planet, it makes good business sense.

Organizations around the world are working to reduce their carbon emissions, and for many that means turning an eye toward the data center.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the energy consumption of data centers has doubled in the past five years and is expected to nearly double again in the next five. If left unchecked, data centers, PCs, computing, and telecommunications networks could be among the biggest greenhouse gas emitters by 2020.

There is no single solution to help organizations reduce their environmental impact. Some of the biggest names in information technology are working together to deliver energy-efficient solutions that help control power consumption and energy costs.

IBM and Cisco envision a world where everything is instrumented, interconnected, and intelligent. Smarter Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) deliver up to 40 percent savings on energy costs, which means that “going green” isn’t just good for the planet, it makes good business sense.

The promise of using smart IT to tackle the world’s energy problems is what inspired IBM to form the Green Sigma coalition, which includes key leaders in metering, monitoring, automation, data communications, and software. As a charter member, Cisco collaborated with IBM to integrate two innovative energy solutions: Cisco EnergyWise and IBM Tivoli management software.

The combined solution broadens the range of power-consuming devices it can monitor, manage, and to which it can apply energy-saving policies. It’s a holistic approach to energy management that goes beyond the data center to include any network-connected property or asset including, but not limited to, building management.

“Cisco EnergyWise uses the network to regulate power usage.”

“Anything connected to the internet can be made more green” says John McCool, chair of Cisco’s ecoboard. Today, EnergyWise allows you to control Ethernet-powered devices through Cisco Catalyst switches. Soon, these switches will let companies apply power-saving policies to PCs, IP phones, and building control.

The integrated IBM and Cisco solution provides total visibility into the way power is used. With its consolidated view of information, organizations can enable enterprise-wide energy optimizations that yield significant benefits.

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Hacking “fun” for British teens

One in four young Britons attempts to access the Facebook accounts of their friends, a survey claims.

The most common route of access was by working out – or “cracking” – each other’s passwords.

The poll of 1150 under-19s found that nearly half of those who accessed other accounts did so from either their own computer or one at school.

The main reason given for doing it was for fun, and a further 21% admitted they hoped to cause disruption.

The main reason given for doing it was for fun, and a further 21% admitted they hoped to cause disruption.

The main reason given for doing it was for fun, and a further 21% admitted they hoped to cause disruption.

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Google’s China clients seek clarity over plans

Firms in China that sell advertising on Google are demanding clarity about the company’s plans in the region.

A letter from 27 Google-authorised sales representatives was posted on the website of Chinese state-run television.

The letter issues compensation demands for investors, employees and clients.

The warning comes after Google indicated it may close its Google.cn site following concerns that it was being hacked by government agents.

Google and China have not disclosed progress in any talks between them, and Google’s clients in the region say that the uncertainty has been going on for too long.

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20 yr old Bangalore engineers design the Earth-bound system

Mumbai: Taking innovation to the new level, Gokul Kannan and Aswin Kadri, students of M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, designed a system which is Earth-bound. The system would help in generating electricity continuously using wind power.

Kannan is the son of Mylswamy Annadurai, Project Director of Chandrayan-1, who won the awards for discovering water on the lunar surface. Kannan and Kadri won a cash prize of Rs 55,000 and certificates by a team of judges of IIT Kharagpur and American multinational, General Electric for the system, which might proved to be a boon to power-starved cities of India.

Talking to The Times of India, Gokul and Aswin, who are III year BE mechanical engineering students, said that they won the award based on theoretical calculations. “Our next step is to prove it practically which we plan to do during our holidays in June,” said Gokul. He also said that it was a low cost, small-scale wind turbine generator producing electricity ranging between 5KW to 7.5KW, which can be easily used in ordinary households. “Once implemented, it will certainly prove a tremendous advantage to power-starved cities of India,” claimed Gokul.

Talking about the inspiration to do this kind of project, Gokul said, “We felt that some major domestic problems have to be solved in India and one of them was power. Keeping this in mind we decided to take up this project which took about two-and-a-half months to complete.”

This project would not have been possible without the support of parents. Both the parents had left their son to work independently on their project. Annadurai said, “I lest Gokul to work independently on his project with his classmate and never interfered with them. If some of the practical issues are resolved and once implemented, it is bound to prove an advantage to many parts of this country.”

Facebook launch ‘Zero’ site for mobile phones

The world’s biggest social network has revealed details of a stripped-down, text-only version of its mobile site called Facebook Zero.

The low-bandwidth site is aimed at people viewing Facebook on their mobile and will launch “in the coming weeks”.

The low-bandwidth site is aimed at people viewing Facebook on their mobile and will launch “in the coming weeks”.

Analysts at CCS Insight said that the new site could help operators free-up critical bandwidth on their networks.

Data from industry body the GSM Association recently revealed that Facebook accounts for nearly half of all the time people in the UK spend going online using their phones.

The data showed that people in the UK spent around 2.2bn minutes browsing the social network during December alone.

Facebook already offers a slimmed down version of the version of its site – called Facebook Lite – for people with slow or poor internet connections. It is aimed at users in the developing world.

The site was announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, which runs from 15-18 February.

Vodafone launch ‘world’s cheapest phone’

# Mobile phone operator Vodafone has launched what it says is the “lowest-cost mobile phone on Earth”.

# The Vodafone 150, unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, will sell for “below $15″ (£10) and is aimed at the developing world.

# It will initially be launched in India, Turkey and eight African countries including Lesotho, Kenya and Ghana.

# Vodafone estimates that there are more than 11 million customers using banking services on its networks.
The Vodafone 150 is designed to bring these services to more people, the firm said.

Now BSNL to offers services for Blackberry

**Bangalore: Making it reasonable and easy for customers to pay for BlackBerry smartphones and services, BSNL has planned to offer services in joint venture with Research in Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry.
**These three new plans include BlackBerry Internet Bundle service plans, BlackBerry Messaging Bundle service plans and BlackBerry Social Networking Bundle service plans.

All these services enable the subscriber to prefer from an assortment of services related to instant messaging, social networking and internet browsing requirements of the subscriber. On the occasion, Kuldeep Goyal, Chief Managing Director, BSNL said, “BSNL’s new service plans fill a void in the market; the state-owned telecommunication company and also India’s oldest and largest Communication Service Provider (CSP) is making it easy for customers to pay for these high end phones. Out integrated plans for BlackBerry services are exceedingly amicable and will be attractive to people who wish for connectivity at their fingertips.”

**BSNL is India’s oldest and largest Communication Service Provider (CSP). With over 57.22 million customers as of December 2009, BSNL is the sixth largest cellular service provider and the largest land line telephone provider in India.

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