smart house Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 10:31:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Smart Mirai House in Japan – A Sample of Organic Electricity https://www.greenoptimistic.com/smart-mirai-house-japan/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/smart-mirai-house-japan/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2015 10:31:13 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=57285 Home is where the heart is. This is said by people all over the world every day. This the place that families and friends gather to visit, to care, to rest and that we take great care of. The smart home of the future will be the place that cares of us. The Yonezawa office […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/smart-mirai-house-japan/feed/ 0 57285 $70 Thermostat proves the power of open-source technology https://www.greenoptimistic.com/70-thermostat-proves-power-open-source-technology-20140128/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/70-thermostat-proves-power-open-source-technology-20140128/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:04:58 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=45413 Although every big corporation and patent troll would tell you otherwise, the open source model is one of the surest paths to technological innovation and progress. By offering universal access to a product’s design, and then allowing improvements on said design to be redistributed to anyone who wants to continue polishing, open source democratizes the building process, […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/70-thermostat-proves-power-open-source-technology-20140128/feed/ 0 45413 New Smart Blinds from Berkeley Could Cut Energy Bill in Half https://www.greenoptimistic.com/berkeley-smart-blinds-energy-bill-20140121/ Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:04:28 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=45238 The quest for the perfect Smart House has brought some ingenious designs to the forefront, showing off ways to make your dwelling a convenient, comfortable and cost-effective habitat. The latest domestic addition takes the form of window blinds. Once simply used to keep sun from shining on those who want another 30 minutes of sleep, curtains […]

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