French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a series of objects designed to monitor electricity consumption in the home for energy company Schneider Electric.
Above: Actuator
Called Efficient Home, the range features prototypes for six devices that could be mounted onto appliances and pr [Read More…]
Eco Factor: Vest designed to sniff out air pollutants.
The Detectair is a cowl-neck vest equipped with LEDs that continuously monitor air pollutants and flashes if you’ve wandered into an unhealthy airspace. Designed and developed by Genevieve Mateyko and Pamela Troyer the dress is based aroun [Read More…]
Eco Factor: Device monitors energy consumption and helps users conserve.
Tendril has announced that the company will be launching its next generation in-home energy display next week at DistribuTECH, the nation’s leading trade show focused on utility energy distribution and efficiency. Dubbed [Read More…]
Eco Factor: Concept air purifier monitors and removes pollutants.
The Green Ring is the brainchild of designers Park Jun Seok and Kwon Hye Rim and has been designed to keep tabs on the air you breathe and help purify it as well. Shaped like a tree trunk, the device can easily be mounted on the [Read More…]
New nationwide laws to discourage driving while texting are in the works, but no law will stop the rapidly expanding number of electronic devices and screens from encroaching upon the driving experience. The center-mounted touch screen on hybrids has been one of the worst offenders—as drivers look o [Read More…]
