In last week’s Technology for Good show we had lots of stories to talk about. In the show we referenced some very exciting stories in the Energy, Internet of Things, Electric Vehicles, and robotics spaces, amongst others. The links to the stories are below.
As always, if you know of any stories you think we should cover, or someone we should be talking to, feel free to get in touch (@tomraftery on Twitter, or tom at redmonk.com on good old-fashioned email!).
And, as promised, here are the stories which made the cut for last week’s show:
Broadband
- Google working on 10 gigabit Internet speeds http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/02/12/google-10-gigabit-internet-speeds/5421709/
Energy
- Intel aims to cut graphics power draw with research chip http://www.pcworld.com/article/2096200/intel-aims-to-cut-graphics-power-draw-in-chip.html
- Tiny Green Charge Networks “Peaker Plant” Saves Big Pile Of Cash http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/05/new-green-charge-networks-energy-storage-system-cuts-high-demand-rates/
- LED lights story http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/garden/basking-in-a-new-glow.html
- The World’s Largest Solar Plant Started Creating Electricity Today http://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-largest-solar-plant-started-creating-electr-1521998493
- Donald Trump trumped over offshore wind farm challenge http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2328145/breaking-donald-trump-trumped-over-offshore-wind-farm-challenge
Electric Vehicles
- London’s first electric taxi fleet hits the streets http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2328112/londons-first-electric-taxi-fleet-hits-the-streets
- NASA EV project brings big savings http://climate.nasa.gov/energy_innovations/1036
Internet of Things
- 6 bn devices to connect to the Internet in 2014 http://gigaom.com/2014/02/13/step-aside-6-billion-new-devices-will-connect-to-the-internet-in-2014/
- Flyfit:Unique Ankle Tracker For Fitness, Cycling & Swimming https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/522669502/flyfit-unique-ankle-tracker-for-fitness-cycling-an
- Microsoft staffs up its evolving Internet of Things team http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-staffs-up-its-evolving-internet-of-things-team-7000026199/
- Microsoft denies reports of scrubbing Chinese-language Bing searches http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/12/bing_accused_of_scrubbing_chineselanguage_searches/
- Onedrive to offer bonus free storage for friends’ referral http://www.liveside.net/2014/02/10/exclusive-onedrive-to-offer-bonus-free-storage-for-friends-referral-and-cameral-roll-backup/
Robots
- Termites inspire robot builders http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26025566
- Tiny motors controlled in human cell http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26136979
- To avoid obsolescence, buy Apple’s hardware, use Google’s services, and buy Amazon’s media http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/13/technology/personaltech/how-to-survive-the-next-wave-of-technology-extinction.html?pagewanted=all
Planet
- Ocean Health X-Prize http://oceanhealth.xprize.org/
- Watching whales from space http://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2014/feb/13/whale-watching-space
- Microsoft’s impact on biodiversity through offset investments http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft-green/archive/2014/02/12/a-look-inside-microsoft-s-impact-on-biodiversity-through-offset-investments.aspx
- Apple in conflict mineral ‘name and shame’ crackdown http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26144981
Miscellaneous
- Upworthy Traffic Gets Crushed http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-changed-how-the-news-feed-works–and-huge-website-upworthy-suddenly-shrank-in-half-2014-2?op=1
- US Army tests smart rifle scope http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26158016
- Facebook’s Zuckerberg tops list of America’s 50 biggest donors http://money.cnn.com/2014/02/10/pf/biggest-donors/