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white goods

January 30, 2011

GE Nucleus for Home Energy Management

Andy and Tom interview Elizabeth Kurfess, Product Manager for General Electric on GE Nucleus, a home energy management system. As utilities start to install smart meters on the outside of homes, the Nucleus unit wireless communicates with the smart meter to bring information on power consumption and tariffs into the home, allowing the homeowner to make intelligent decisions about the

Andrew

January 22, 2011

Kenmore Connect Makes Appliances Smart

Kenmore's Connect system turns your white goods and household appliances into smart devices. Through either a touchscreen on the device or remote access from a PC, you can see what your refrigerator is doing, how much energy it's consuming and whether there's a problem. If there is something up, Kenmore's technicians can carry out remote diagnosis to see what's wrong.

Andrew