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Revealing a Fast Video Editing Program
Terence Swee, CEO of Muvee, demonstrates their Reveal software in this interview recorded at CES 2011. During this brief video, he puts together a timeline of pictures, associates them with a music track and renders; the rendering takes approximately 3 seconds.
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HPNA in the Local Loop
The HomePNA Alliance's announcement of an enhanced specification that supports coax distribution in Multi Dwelling Units (MDUs) and Hospitality markets should be no surprise for anyone who heard Michael Weissman speak at the Parks Associates' Connections Summit at CES 2011. In this video interview, captured at that event, Michael Weissman, Corporate VP of Marketing for…
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Energy Metadata Privacy & The Impact of Vehicle Electrification
Who owns your energy data? In California, the customer does. The California Public Utility Commission is currently determining how PG&E can release that data to 3rd parties and still respect customer privacy.1 This will be key to enabling real-time monitoring of energy consumption. In this interview, Andrew Tang of PG&E addresses this topic, as well…
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Challenges in Educating the Customer Regarding New Infrastructure
PG&E made the headlines of today’s San Jose Mercury, as the California Public Utilities Commission ordered this investor-owned utility to devise ways for customers to refuse smart meters. The intent of this order is to placate critics of the meters who have expressed concerns over accuracy of these devices and the potential health effects of…
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A Universal Remote via the iTouch
Walt Mossberg reviewed the Peel in today's issue of the Wall Street Journal , a device that turns the iPhone into a universal remote control via a WiFi and a Zigbee-connected infrared blaster. One advantage to this approach is there is no hardware additions to the actual iPhone or iTouch. This device will be available on the Apple…
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Economy of Scope Key to Spread of Residential Energy Management
“Economy of scope” may be the thing that makes the residential connected grid work. Roy Perry of CableLabs uses this term to describe the idea that, thanks to a common IP infrastructure, multiple services help share the cost of infrastructure. In this video interview, he refers to a white paper he co-authored suggesting that a…
