Home Energy Ball Wind Turbin

Let's see about the feature of this energy ball. of the hottest news recently.

The website is in Swedish, you can click here.

Max power generated is 2500 Watt for V200 (1.98 m rotor diameter, weight 90 kg) in the max wind speed of 40 m/s. The starting speed can achieve 3 m/s.

But some report say that typical wind speed in urban area is only 1.73 m/s although max wind speed can achieve 16.17 m/s. You can check the source at http://www.scoraigwind.com/citywinds/

The company claim that it can substitutes 50% of electricity consumption household, but the data is very minimum.

Good points are that it is said very silent, claimed very efficient comparing other type, the price is $4,600 for V100 and $8,100 (exclude mounting), and it can be plugged in home electric installation with the control panel.

I think they must publish the data of each wind speed for us to start using it. It is not very cheap.

Digital Home, the Future Home

What do you have in mind regarding future home? In many answers, we have something in common, the need of digital home. Some researcher says that it is the beginning of the end of television era.

According to Roger Geerts, director of systems engineering Australia and New Zealand at Juniper Networks, the network into the home is being driven by consumer demand for content on devices such as TV and advances in delivery via devices such as personal recorders and video on demand.

“While we don’t have the broadband speeds needed yet, in five years the only thing that you would watch as a TV broadcast is sporting events that make sense
to see live."

The concern of of this kind of future home by applying home network is entertainment.

Vincent Kennedy, chief engineer networking applications group at NEC, said the main drivers for home networking in Australia are centred on entertainment.

although he has added another components.

"... the network can be used for voice networks and typically merging applications such as voice IP and video IP and appliances such as airconditioners, also IP controlled."

Much of the technology is already available in the form of technologies such as broadband delivery via electricity cables. David Cannon, program manager for communications at researcher IDC, said the challenge for delivering technology for a smart home is to do so using existing infrastructure and delivering broadband over electricity cables goes a long way in achieving that end.

“The digital home from my perspective really should focus on digital entertainment rather than telling you when to buy milk etcetera, which although a good concept is small bickies compared to what I am talking about."

What we say in this topic is in the near future, digital home in our soonest future is home with multimedia entertainment connected with the network, although some supplier has think about other possibilities.

The article is taken from a long report from CRN Australia here

What Are There in Future Home?

If your answer is wrong, don't be afraid. It's not a really right or wrong answer to be. But there are some professional get paid to imagine the future. They foretell with today situation background. So it is good to listen to them.

Two of them are experts Christopher Sanderson, of The Future Laboratory and Richard Brindley, of the Royal Institute of British Architects, outline their visions of what might be to come. I get this article from BBC News


CLIMATE EXTREMES

Mr Brindley says houses will be built with better insulation and old houses will have to have it installed. They will also need ways of keeping cool in hot weather, whether that's air conditioning or more shading of windows.

SLIDING WALLS

The flexibility of wall, glass and furniture , such as convertible sofa-beds and those which can be neatly stacked away when not in use.


'HOMETAINMENT'


THE NEW WATER
Sound wave is to replace water. Please see this link to know more.

'PRO-AM' APPLIANCES
Short for professional-amateur, for kitchen, dry cleaning and service normally today outsourced from outside.

CLEVER FRIDGES

Mr Sanderson expects Radio Frequency Identification technology (RFID), already used to security tag items in shops, to be extended to food packets.

ROBOTS
"They will mostly be small, inbuilt silent little robots sorting out your fridge or opening and closing your blinds than Jeeves the butler-like robots wandering around with dusters.

"There will be micro-robots designed to carry out specific tasks such as cleaning toilets or drains." He also foresees new materials for buildings and appliances which can repair and regenerate themselves, or which change shape when an electrical current is passed through them.

Smartcom from GE for home communication

Home intercom can be a need for us. What do you expect if we have it? Smartcom from GE have concluded that the feature is exactly what they offer. Good product, but we have to see the competition.

SmartCom Features
Easy to use and install
Customizable
Attractive
Scalable
Integrated into the GE Smart ConnectionCenter
Intercom Features
Call the entire home at the touch of one button
Private room-to-room intercom with hands-free answering
Place any Room Station in Monitor mode and listen to that room from any other room to hear infants or small children
SmartCom Room Station can be customized with room titles
Intercom expandable to 16 rooms
Put any Room Station into Do Not Disturb Mode.
Door strike controllable from any room (with door strike hardware sold separately)
Multi-Room Audio Features
High-quality, efficient Class D stereo audio amplifiers
Adjust the volume or mute your room without affecting the rest of the home
Customizable audio source names
Pass the IR commands from your source remotes through any Room Station to your source equipment
Four sources to four zones standard, expandable to 16 zones

Save energy

I get cool link to save energy. Check these out. Let's start today.
If not us, who? if not now, when? If not here in our planet, where? :) I know that cites ..


Alliance to Save Energy (www.ase.org)
California Energy Commission Bright School Program (www.energy.ca.gov/efficiency/brightschools/)
California Energy Commission Conservation Web Links (www.energy.ca.gov/links/conservation.html)
Consumer Energy Center - Energy Efficiency at Home, Office and School(www.ConsumerEnergyCenter.org)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network Dr. E's Energy Lab (www.eren.doe.gov/kids/)
Federal Consumer Information Center (www.pueblo.gsa.gov)
Green Schools (www.ase.org/greenschools/)
PowerSmart (tips to save money and the planet - Alliance to Save Energy>
Rocky Mountain Institute - for Kids (www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid468.php)
U.S. Dept of Energy Kids Zone (http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?BT_CODE=KIDS)
U.S. Dept. of Energy - Energy Efficiency page (www.energy.gov/efficiency/)

Solar Cell to your Home

Do you have any idea how solar cell can save the earth and bankrupt you? lol.
Please see from howstuffworks below.

To calculate how many square inches of solar panel you need for a house, you need to know:
How much power the house consumes on average.
Where the house is located (so you can calculate mean solar days, average rainfall, etc.). This question is impossible to answer unless you have a specific location in mind. We'll assume that on an average day the solar panels generate their maximum power for 5 hours.
The first question is actually pretty interesting, so let's work on it.
A "typical home" in America can use either electricity or gas to provide heat -- heat for the house, the hot water, the clothes dryer and the stove/oven. If you were to power a house with solar electricity, you would certainly use gas appliances because solar electricity is so expensive. This means that what you would be powering with solar electricity are things like the refrigerator, the lights, the computer, the TV, stereo equipment, motors in things like furnace fans and the washer, etc. Let's say that all of those things average out to 600 watts on average. Over the course of 24 hours, you need 600 watts * 24 hours = 14,400 watt-hours per day.

From our calculations and assumptions above, we know that a solar panel can generate 70 milliwatts per square inch * 5 hours = 350 milliwatt hours per day. Therefore you need about 41,000 square inches of solar panel for the house. That's a solar panel that measures about 285 square feet (about 26 square meters). That would cost around $16,000 right now. Then, because the sun only shines part of the time, you would need to purchase a battery bank, an inverter, etc., and that often doubles the cost of the installation.

Video Camera Buying Suggestion

What video camera should I buy? Where do I start.
In order to decide which video camera, or gadget, or technology stuff, you may need to categorized your self. Truth is bitter. Not that serious, Lol.
Which one are you?
Snapshooter
Do you want to take photos that you can e-mail to friends and family, post on the Web, or print them. That simple.?
Trendsetter
You want to buy the best stuff before its time. It is you.
Business user
You want to make it to profitize you in any kind.
Serious amateur
I want to use creative effects when shooting and manipulating images, have professional-level control, but you are not do it for your life
Budget buyer
You have a certain budget and have the best that I can get with it.
Undecided
You still can use a cell phone with camera, or you sometimes prefer it to write it down or tell stories.

Energy Efficient House

What is energy efficient house? At least there are 3 concepts, according to Hydro Tasman. But, I think there are things missing for tropical typical house.
We'll discuss it later.

The 3 most important concepts are
1. Glass
An energy efficient house has larger windows facing north to capture the Sun's free solar energy.
North facing windows are the most important in your home. They can gain more heat during the day than they lose at night and make your home bright and cheerful.
Design them to admit sun’s warmth in Winter.
Appropriate width eaves can reduce overheating in Summer
South facing windows are also important but not from a heating point of view.
They are useful for admitting natural light and to allow cross ventilation during summer.

2. Mass

· Have plenty of mass to absorb and store the Sun's energy for use when the sun isn't shining!
3. Insulation
· Once your home is cosy and warm, adequate insulation will keep the heat from escaping

Message Chair is made this good

Keyton Dune and Dynamic massage Chairs
Keyton, Europe's top producer of massage chairs, have gone from strength to strength by introducing a host of innovative products since the arrival of the first ergonomic massaging robot in 1993, In 2004, Keyton patented a new and revolutionary technology called Sensor Scan, which scans an individual back's state and personalises the massage to the needs of each person.
The latest additions to the range of massage chairs are the Keyton Dune and Keyton Dynamic, both featuring the Sensor Scan option.
Each massage will activate the touch receptors in your skin with the appropriate level of pressure, which has been shown to reduce stress, combat insomnia, alleviate neck pains, eliminate tension in the shoulders, relax the dorsal muscles, reduce back pains, alleviate lumbago, combat heavy legs, and stimulate circulation - all at the touch of a button.
Keyton Sensor Scan - The first massage chair that identifies and meets the needs of your back

Media Server for your home

One of the latest tech presented by imerge

Imerge MS5000 Media Server
The Imerge MS5000 Media Server combines state-of-the art functionality in one beautifully-integrated AV device. A High Definition hard disk-based single source video server is seamlessly united with a 5-source audio SoundServer, a multi-terabyte network RAID server, an integrated DVD player (with HD up-scaling) and a first class CD player. Dual video outputs provide independent main-room and multi-room TV user interfaces allowing simultaneous control of music and movies.
MS5000 provides fast, responsive access to any movie or piece of music from a central media library into any room of the house. Automatic titling and cataloguing of movies and music makes it easy to build a superb entertainment library. Collections can be easily browsed and control screens can be matched to home decor. Personalised genres, playlists, 1-touch presets and jukebox-style playback bring new dimensions to home entertainment, and music can be transferred between computers and portable players. The removable RAID hard disk means all of your home entertainment libraries are protected in the event of a hard drive failure.