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The Smart Energy Ecosystem
An ecosystem is beginning to develop around smart meter data, observed Stephen Johnson, Product Line Manager, Consumer Energy Manager, Itron at Parks Associates’ 2012 Smart Energy Summit. In this interview, filmed at that event, Johnson also discusses the Federal Government’s Green Button initiative and how utilities are embracing this standard for energy management. He points…
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Video Anywhere over Anything
Sang Kim and Tal Sliwowicz of Tversity talk about transcoding and packaging signals at the home and how they are offering this capability to service providers, in the above video filmed at Parks Associates’ 2011 Connections Conference . What started out as a product for the PC is migrating to home gateway-type boxes and could even find its…
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The Connected Home and Broadband Service Providers
The future is now, at least when it comes to the technology associated with the connected home. With the proliferation of broadband, home networks, low-cost devices and easy-to-use input/output devices (e.g smart phones and tablets), all the pieces are in place to make the connected home a reality. The question, posed in an article…
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An Electrifying New Broadband Service
Eric Bruno of Verizon discusses their home monitoring and control solution at the 2011 Parks Associates’ Connections in this exclusive video interview.
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The Connected Yahoo!
How do you hide the complexity from the consumer? This question, raised by Russ Schafer, Senior Director, Global Consumer and Business Marketing (Developer, Advertiser, Channel) at Yahoo!, may be the most important one in determining the success of interactive television. He suggested that ease of use and convenience are critical to ensure customer adoption. …
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Keeping People Healthy at Home
The video interview above, Kian Saneii of Independa, illustrates a cloud-based system that helps a person stay in their home, even as they age or fight long-term health issues. Through sensors and two-way communications, the health care giver can be remote, but with a 24-hour virtual presence. This approach of substituting technology and communications promises a…
