Motion Sensors For Mice
Monday, March 29th, 2010Two German inventors introduced a new kind of motion sensor to the market. These micro-vibration sensors detect motions or vibrations and can be integrated into many battery powered devices like wireless PC mice, remote controls, or lights for bicycles. The sensor interrupts the connection to the batteries as soon as the device is not in […]
Opportunities For Innovations
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010Talking to start-up consultants and Angel investors in the Valley I got the impression that lots of money is looking for investments into green technologies. Of course this is nothing new as fuel cell technologies, bio-fuels from algae, and solar investments have been a staple of Silicon Valley over the last few years. But it […]
Paperless Health Care
Thursday, March 11th, 2010The other day I had my annual appointment with the optometrist. It was the first time that I visited this particular one, so as a new patient I was asked to fill out patient information forms and medical history forms. I do not like to fill out forms manually, but there was no choice. I […]
Red China Turns Green?
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010China’s communist government announced in its latest 10-year plan a target to produce 15% of the country’s energy demand using “clean” technologies. As China is growing rapidly energy consumption is believed to increase substantially. The major source for electric power is coal, about 65% of electricity comes from coal fired power plants. Hydro provides about […]
Nokia Top, Nintendo Flop
Monday, March 8th, 2010Activist organization Greenpeace publishes periodically a “Guide to greener electronics”. The guide attempts to rank top electronics manufacturers according to their “policies on toxic chemicals, recycling, and climate change”. Looking at the December 2009 issue, Nokia, the world largest cell phone maker, comes out on top with 7.3 of 10 possible points. Nintendo, known for […]