In today’s economic climate, there is a fast growing trend to go “off the grid”. With more and more states offering rebates and tax incentives to go green, more and more consumers are trying to find the right solution. Buying solar, wind and hydro energy for personal household generation is becoming more mainstream. So, what does this have to do with the user experience? Well, creating smart ways to manage this energy must be accessible and easy to use. There is a huge challenge in engineering creative interfaces to monitor and control these new personal energy systems.
There are a few pretty cool solutions out there.
View, in real-time how much energy you consume with the MLEnergyManagement plugin:
The TabletKiosk UMPC combines the capabilities of a PDA, MP3/Personal Media Player, Tablet PC and storage device in one sleek and stylish mobile device.
Even control your home from the iPhone. Now that’s nice.
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