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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Netherlands tests automated-energy homes]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Diagram of how the pilot home energy systems works, with written explanations in Dutch(Credit:Enexis)Two new housing developments in Breda, the Netherlands, will serve as a two-year pilot project to see whether a home decked out in smart-energy tech with access to multiple energy sources, not just the electric grid, is the answer to energy savings.Through a partnership with Netherlands grid operator Enexis, power company Greenchoice, and housing developer Heja, more than 300 homes have been built incorporating the latest energy-saving technologies. The pilot program, called Jouw Energie Moment (Your Energy Moment), could determine how people in the Netherlands choose to handle home energy management and building design going forward.The Meulenspie development consists of 57 energy-neutral homes, while the Easy Street development consists of 246 apartments. Prices for the Meulenspie homes start at 205,000 euros ($297,000) for a small two-bedroom home and go up to 569,000 euros ($823,000) for the largest four-bedroom. Prices for Easy Street begin at 139,000 euros ($201,000) for a one-bedroom apartment with balcony, and go to 195,000 euros ($282,000) for the largest two-bedroom corner apartments. Both the houses and apartments include solar panels, smart appliances, smart metering, and an interactive computer monitoring system. Some have the option of a charging station for an electriccar.Only the smart appliances in this case can communicate with more than just a smart grid, informing it of peak and off-peak usage hours. They're connected to solar panels on the roof of the apartment buildings and homes, as well as the grid, and are alerted when the sun is shining and electricity being generated from the solar panels is readily available.The home energy system gives people more options because they can choose to run specific appliances during off-peak hours, which is often at night, and others during sun-peak hours.The system gives people options for choosing things like the cheapest energy of the day, or the most sustainable option of the day, down to each appliance, and they can change-up their choices day by day. The pilot program will then track how people actively manage the choices, including whether they choose to let the home manage its energy use autonomously from a set of given preferences.Many companies, governments, and analysts have been touting the benefits to be gained from integration of multiple energy sources. This project takes that theory down to the micro level. Instead of just the electricity company drawing from multiple sources, the Breda homes can draw from the most efficient source at hand at any given time.The aim of the project is not to test smart-appliance and smart-grid technology' that's already been proven to work in various projects. It's to test how people choose to use it and whether a home decked out in all of the latest smart-energy tech and multi-source energy options will save energy long-term, according to Enexis.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Starz to delay new series on Netflix]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>megatwitter</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Starz follows Showtime in putting limits on original series&amp;39' availability via Netflix streaming.(Credit:Matthew Moskovciak/CNET)Cable channel Starz says it will no longer allow its original series to stream on Netflix the day after airing. Instead, the channel is requiring a 90-day waiting period for all episodes.Starz says the new policy will go into effect on April 1, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. Eventually this policy will also apply to movies Starz supplies to Netflix, though an exact date for that wasn't given. Netflix seemed to take it in stride.&quot;It's just their new series, and 90 days is fine. We still have existing series the day after,&quot; said spokesman Steve Swasey. &quot;Movies are not impacted contractually. We've said publicly, the deal with Starz runs through mid Q1 2012.&quot;The move by Starz comes just days after Showtime said some of its own original programming will no longer be available via streaming to Netflix customers when their contract expires this summer. (Showtime is owned by CBS, publisher of CNET.)It's perhaps more evidence that Hollywood executives have begun to view Netflix as a threat. The video rental service, however, is not backing down. Last week it announced it had acquired its first original series, called &quot;House of Cards,&quot; that will be available via its streaming service.Update, 5:42 p.m. PT:with comment from Netflix.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Watch out, Austin, the Startup Buses have arrived]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>megatwitter</dc:creator>
<category>Gaming</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=watch-out-austin-the-startup-buses-have-arrived</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Aboard the Startup Bus, Team Bouncr watched the highway roll by while using the window as a see-through white board. AUSTIN, Texas--And so the Startup Bus has come to a stop.After three days on the road to get here from San Francisco, the coach full of &quot;buspreneurs&quot; I've been traveling with since early Tuesday morning has arrived for the South by Southwest Interactive Festival--historically abbreviated as SXSWi--and the chance to vie for the title of best startup created on the fly on the highways of America.Counting those aboard sister buses from Chicago, New York, Miami, and Cleveland--as well as on a second bus from San Francisco--about 160 entrepreneurs have crisscrossed the country building all kinds of applications and services while contending with poor Internet connections, even worse food, and little or no sleep. For me, this has been eye-opening. I've never spent time at any of the so-called startup weekends that have been popping up with increasing frequency, so I've never been immersed in the kind of all-you-can-code, -design, and -build intensity required by the rules of the Startup Bus.Those rules tasked the buspreneurs with forming teams from among strangers, conceiving of ideas, and executing, all before SXSWi begins on Friday. On Monday, one team from each bus, plus a seventh, at-large, team, will get the chance to pitch its new product or business to a team of as-yet-unknown judges. The first six teams will be chosen by the Startup Bus organizers, while the seventh will be picked by public voting.The buspreneurs file off the bus from San Francisco, having just arrived in Austin after three days on the Startup Bus.(Credit:Daniel Terdiman/CNET)It's been an inspiring experience watching the teams on my bus work. I'm easily distracted, so I don't know if I could concentrate long and hard enough to complete the job by Austin. But these folks seem to be effortlessly getting it done, despite fatigue and the temptation of casual conversation, beer, or, heaven forbid, a nap.But from the six teams on this bus, just one will get a chance to showcase its work and potentially win funding, the attention of mentors, placement in an incubator, or even all three. Perhaps the at-large team will be from our bus, but the odds are against it. For me, having gotten somewhat attached to these teams--call it Startup Bus Stockholm Syndrome--that seems too bad. But odds are odds.Earlier this afternoon, Jonas Huckestein, who's running our bus, stood in front of everyone as we made our way across the seemingly endless expanses of West Texas, and explained that there were in fact two deliverables each team had to produce.One is a Web presence for its application or business' The other is a 1- to 4-minute video showcasing the work, and the basic story the team wants to tell. In addition, teams have to finish uploading all their work to a central Startup Bus repository by midnight tonight since, Huckestein said, all work must be done by then. Anything finished after that won't be seen by the judges.Huckestein did say that discussions were under way to come up with a system where two teams from each bus would get a chance to square off for the judges in a kind of semifinal, but he couldn't guarantee it. In other words, your best bet for getting in front of the judges is to be the best on your bus. Good luck with that.For those coming from San Francisco, driving for countless hours through the deserts of the West has been a particular challenge owing to the scarcity of strong wireless Internet. That means, it would seem, that the teams coming from the east, who drove through more developed territory, could be seen to have a bit of an advantage, as they wouldn't have had to struggle so much to get online. Then again, not being on those buses, it's hard for me to confirm that that's true. Indeed, I haven't heard those kinds of sour grapes from anyone here. That's been my own sentiment, feeling protective of my buspreneurs over the dozens I didn't get a chance to spend three days with.The buspreneurs gather up their gear after arriving in Austin outside the famous Driskill hotel.(Credit:Daniel Terdiman/CNET)Now, having reached Austin, the trip is over. As anyone who follows my work knows, I am a big fan of being on the road, so as much as I love SXSWi (and the overall SXSW music and film fest), I'm feeling a little melancholy that there are no more miles to go.I'm not sure my fellow riders feel the same way. For them, the work is done, and the partying is just beginning.Stay tuned for coverage from the final Startup Bus presentations on Monday, and in the interim, watch this space for full coverage of SXSWi, and check out CNET's special SXSWi editions of Buzz Out Loud.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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