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In this day and age, there are many kinds of “smart” items out there, ranging from smart cars to smartphones and perhaps in the near future, smart houses. Having said that, Sekisui House Ltd, Toshiba Corp and Honda Motor Co Ltd have announced that all three have collaborated in order to work on a house that actually takes into consideration as to what life is like down the road – or 2020 to be exact.

To build something that is not quite available just yet can prove to be quite a challenge, but this has not stopped such a co-operative move. Different kind of technologies were used, where among these include information technology, personal transportation vehicles and an energy management technology which is capable of controlling energy supply and demand for households, vehicles and the neighborhood in a comprehensive manner.

This unique home will be able to fit in two families, where it will offer a mutual supply of electricity and hot water among others between households. Not only that, there will also be a wireless charging system for electric vehicles built into the mix in order to live up to its billing of being a smart house of the future. What do you think of this particular effort?

Smart Solar House To Undergo Testing

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Samsung has announced that it is no longer going to distribute paid applications through its smart TVs and connected Blu-ray platforms. The company notified users of this change through an email. It is also issuing refunds to customers who had already bought paid utilities through its smart TV platform. Samsung gave no reason as to why it felt the need to stop selling paid applications through smart TVs.

The company says that despite this change a few paid applications will continue to function even after it stops selling them. However customers who have already bought those applications will not be entitled to a refund. Only those customers will be eligible for refunds who bought applications that will be removed from the Smart Hub.

Even though Samsung hasn’t officially provided a reason for this change, its evident that the company wasn’t able to find traction with this model on its smart TVs. Therefore from now onwards it will only offer free utilities on its smart TV platform.

Samsung also pointed out to clear confusion that this change does not affect streaming services. Since this change only affects apps purchased from Samsung TV Apps Store, it won’t limit users’ access to subscription services like Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, Redbox Instant, Pandora, Spotify and more.

Samsung Stops Selling Paid Applications Through Smart TVs , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Gadgets, Home, Samsung, smart tv,

A hydroelectric dam is always a good idea when it comes to generating green power, but there are case studies which show that there will also be a largely negative environmental impact if large swathes of the forest is chopped down and cleared to make way for the dam, displacing the indigenous peoples along the way. Well, one thing is for sure – most of us do live in relatively modern homes these days, where our toilets have a flushing system to get rid of whatever waste deposited. How about using each flush in your toilet to generate electricity? This is what what a South Korean research team has decided to do.

Youn Sang Kim is the one leading this team of researchers, where they have come up with a new kind of toilet. Once it is installed, you will be able to flush without feeling too guilty, as electricity is being generated with each lever pump. Of course, you would also need to flush just and when you need to, and not with wanton abandon since water is growing to be an extremely scarce resource in the world, so much so that future wars might even be fought over water – and not oil. The system is said to be so efficient, even the kinetic energy of a single drop of water that strikes its transducer is capable of powering an LED bulb for a short moment.

Hydro-electric Toilet Helps You Generate Electricity With Each Flush , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Green, Home, flush,

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Sony announced an impressive lineup of 4K Ultra High Definition television sets at the Consumer Electronics Show 2014 back in January. The company has finally confirmed pricing and availability details. People who have been waiting for them to hit the market fortunately don’t have to wait that long now. Come June the latest lineup of 4K Bravia televisions will be released, including the massive 85-inch model that comes in at a cool $24,999.

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Sony’s New 4K TVs Will Be Released In The U.S. This June original content from Ubergizmo.