Fox Boston ran an in-depth report on the initial results of the Cape Light Compact pilot that our GroundedPower project installed in 100 homes on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard. We’re now taking this to at least six more municipal utilities, tripling the size of the pilot program. GroundedPower focuses on customer engagement—employing technology as a means to creating a desirable behavioral outcomes, in this case supporting energy efficiency in homes and businesses.
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I was recently photographed and “grilled” by ComputerWorld’s Sara Forrest. Her article was published today, complete with my appreciation for Jimmy Carbone’s restaurant, the Inuit people and tomato seeds. My thoughts about sociable objects, GroundedPower, mesh networking and reconnecting to nature can be read online here:
The Grill: NYU’s Rob Faludi wants your toaster to befriend your smoke alarm – ComputerWorld
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PDF: Faludi ComputerWorld
Gave a talk (more of a conversation really) about Smart Energy and What Lies Ahead at ETech, the Emerging Technology Conference in San Jose last week. Slides for the online casinotalk are online.
Also gave a workshop called Socializing Stuff about wireless objects that was a hands-on introduction to 802.15.4 and ZigBee radios. Wrapped it all up at the last-night Fest with Wireless Wearables and the LilyPad XBee before renting a car and heading to Point Reyes to unwind by the foggy Pacific. Lots of cows and no cell phone service are the perfect complement to a week of tech.
