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The Pachube community and a growing group of contributors including Mark Shepard, JP de Vooght, Rob van Kranenburg and others have embarked on developing what they are calling Air Quality Eggs. Taking another step forward in the emerging world of citizen sensing the open-source...

With an opening question asking "What if our devices kept talking back to us after we disposed of them?" MIT's Senseable City Labs continues to expand on their Trash|Track project that focuses on what happens to our devices and their materials once they are...

Using the Botanicalls system, your plants can call you on the phone when they need watering, and even call to thank you when they are satisfied. From their site: "Botanicalls opens a...

From their site: What if every mobile device had an air quality sensor? We are developing mobile sensing technologies that help communities gather and analyze environmental data. We hope that...

With the tagline "instant cash for phones" the ecoATM kiosk's use the Axeda cloud platform and built in diagnostic tools to analyze the condition and quality of old consumer devices (currently targeting cellphones) and give users cash on the spot for their used electronics...

"Save Money. Help the Planet." That is the moto of Ambient Devices and Consumer Powerline for the product Energy Joule. Available only for users of Consumer Powerline’s demand-response program, the Energy Joule, or Home Joule as it is called now, is...

Exosite is a technology company focused on connecting devices and systems. Our cloud-based data platform makes it easy to put real-world information online where the right people – and systems – can interact with it. ...

The Floating Sensor Network is a project by researchers at UC Berkeley that provides real-time, high-resolution data on waterways via a series of mobile sensing 'drifters' that are placed into the water and monitored by cell networks and short-range wireless radios. As the...

From their site: "Achieve fun lifestyle goals.We'll help keep track of your actions in the real worldGet started on your bike:Green Goose provides sensors that automatically measure your actions toward daily goals you set. For your bike, we can log miles to work or...

The iDigi Device Cloud is a cloud service that provides highly effective application integration with device networks. It is driving The Internet of Anything™, connecting any application, anywhere, to anything, anywhere. The iDigi Device Cloud solves the inherent challenges of two-way...

The iDigi Device Cloud is a cloud service that provides highly effective application integration with device networks. It is driving The Internet of AnythingTM, connecting any application, anywhere, to anything, anywhere. The iDigi Device Cloud solves the inherent challenges of two-way communication...

The LabBox Grower is a fully contained hydroponic grow box, that utilizes an automated drip system and high powered LEDs to deliver what you need to grow your own plant, herbs, and medicine at home. Driven by a PicAxe 14M micro-controller and preprogrammed...

Millennial Net develops wireless sensor networking software, systems, and services that enable OEMs and systems integrators to quickly and cost-effectively implement wireless sensor networks. These networks enable the remote monitoring and management of critical devices while providing data to enable more informed decision-making, better...

Forbes recently featured an article highlighting the construction of NASA's new 'Sustainability Base' a new facility at the Ames Research Center that will feature over 5,000 sensors in the new 2-story building expected to be completed the first quarter of...

Natural Fuse is a project developed in 2009 by Haque Design + Research as part of the Architectural League of New York's Exhibition, "Situated Technologies: Toward the Sentient City" that harnesses the natural carbon-capturing processes of plants as they grow, and uses it in...

Out of Tokyo comes the NetLED lighting system. Using Wi-Fi enabled tubes and power consumption technology that allows fine tuned lighting control (8 dimming levels) they report a possible reduction of power consumption by up to 90% from existing solutions....

From CENS and UCLA Urban Sensing lab comes PEIR (personalized estimates of environmental exposure and impact) From their project page: A new kind of online tool that allows you...

A four year project was recently funded by the National Science Foundation to the tune of $2 million dollars to be used tracking the Sierra snowpack as the climate changes using wireless sensor technology.More than half of the water used in California for everyday...

SourceMap is a mapping tool meant for business owners and consumers to understand the impact of supply chains and how the products they are using contribute to the environment. It was created "so that everyone can access the information needed to make...

Although this Tree located just outside of Brussels has been online since 2010 it is still going strong broadcasting its latest photos, mood and conditions out to its more than 4000 Twitter followers and Facebook friends from all around the world. (YouTube, Flickr, and...

The TED (The Energy Detective) is a simple home energy monitor that allows you to see electricity usage in real-time. Using Google's Power Meter, or the Iphone apps Mirawatt T5K or Ted-O-Meter you can visualize your usage online or on your mobile phone....

From their project page: THE COPHENHAGEN WHEEL Smart, responsive and elegant, the Copenhagen Wheel is a new emblem for urban mobility. It transforms ordinary bicycles quickly into hybrid...

From their project page: Why do we know so much about the supply chain and so little about the 'removal-chain'? Imagine a future where immense amounts of trash...

Swiss startup Koubachi is following up on the trail laid by Botanicalls and other DIY projects in letting you track and receive notifications from your indoor and outdoor plants when they are in need of watering or additional fertilizer. ...