Smart Meters to become even smarter
Electricity meters have experienced considerable change in recent years as one-way and two-way network connectivity have become increasingly common. Even within the smart meter category, also known as advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), technological capabilities continue to expand.
According to a recent report from Pike Research, a recent change is the growing penetration of home area networking (HAN) connectivity in smart meters.
CBC and e-Radio complete successful test of smart appliance technology
Toronto based e-Radio-Inc. and CBC Radio announced last week they have successfully tested a new technology which uses the FM airwaves to control household appliances at energy-saving times of the day.
The e-Radio technology works by embedding a computer chip inside an appliance turning it into a “smart appliance”.
Green Plug would rid your home of wall warts
If you’re like most modern day homeowners, somewhere in your house is a pile of power adaptors, also known as wall warts, used to charge all the various electronic devices that you have bought over the years.
Wouldn’t it be nice to just have one power adaptor that worked for all your devices so that every time you bought an electronic device, you knew you already had a external power adaptor to power it?
Toronto Hydro increases electricity prices for winter
Toronto Hydro will be changing to winter pricing on November 1st and will be increasing increasing its Regulated Price Plan (RPP) rates by 0.1 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh).
Customers on Time-of-use (TOU) pricing will also see their rates changed.
FAQ: What is a Smart Meter?
In November of 2005, the Ontario government introduced legislation to start the process of getting “smart meters” into every home and small business in the province, a process that should be complete by 2010.
The province claims smart meters will give consumers more control over their electricity costs by allowing them to shift electricity consumption to times when electricity costs are lower.
iTunes App store tops PCW best products of 2009 list
It’s only the end of October but PC World has already published its best products of 2009 in which the magazine names its top 100 list of the best products of the year.
Topping the list is a service which was actually released in 2008, the Apple iTunes App store.
Extended daylight saving time ends this weekend
Extended Daylight saving time (DST), also known as summer time, ends in many parts of Canada this weekend and readers should remember to move their clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night.
This year’s extended daylight saving time officially ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday November 1st. This weekend is the third time that most Canadian clocks will “fall back” on the first Sunday in November.
Many Consumers still not backing up digital content
According to a recent survey conducted by F-Secure in the United States and seven other countries, many people have gone through the painful experience of losing irreplaceable content such as family photos, music collections or crucial work documents.
