Ikea starts selling residential solar panels in the UK

Ikea starts selling residential solar panels in the UK Ikea starts selling residential solar panels in the UK  ..Because when you think of Britain, you think of sunny skies. Ikea has started selling solar panels for residential rooftops at its stores in the United Kingdom. The furniture outfit's move into home solar systems (as opposed to sun-powered lighting) was apparently made attractive due to the drop in cost...

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Smartphone chips sense earthquakes, could speed up aid response

Smartphone chips sense earthquakes, could speed up aid response The chip that tells your smartphone which way is up has been used to detect earthquake-scale forces accurately. If further testing proves successful, smartphones could be turned into a network of seismometers that together tell emergency services where to respond first. The testing was done by a pair of seismologists from the National Institute of Geophysics...

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4 Apps to Lower Your Smartphone Bill

4 Apps to Lower Your Smartphone Bill  Who uses their phone to make calls anymore? It seems as if smartphones hardly make it up to users’ ears these days and instead get regularly used to text, share pictures, video chat, update our social networks or search the web. While convenient, smartphones aren’t cheap.  According to J.D. Power and Associates, U.S.- based families spent on average $139 a month last year...

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iMotion 3D controller launches on Kickstarter with dreams of replacing your mouse, we go hands-on

iMotion 3D controller launches on Kickstarter with dreams of replacing your mouse, we go hands-on  If you thought the Kinect was a brilliant step forward in 3D sensing and you were enthralled by the possibilities of hand gestures with the Leap Motion, then you might be interested in what the iMotion 3D motion controller has to offer. A small rounded rectangular device that fits onto your hand like a glove, the iMotion is...

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