Fans of green technology and cool air are in for a surprise when they look inside Toyota’s new 2010 Prius. The new hybrid car comes equipped with a full solar power panel for its air conditioning and in-car entertainment system. … Continue reading
Need to travel to somewhere hot? If the winter cold spell is getting you down, a quick trip to one of these tropical hot-spots could be just what’s needed. However, you’d better be comfortable with an air conditioner – with … Continue reading
A team of researchers from the Palo Alto Research Center have been hard at work on a new thermoacoustic cooling technology that could reduce air conditioning power usage by 50%. With a prototype currently in production and plans to have … Continue reading
With the serious problems affecting our environment today, many people are wondering how they can control the temperature of their indoor environments without continuing to deplete the natural environment. Now that ‘green’ building has become so popular, the heating and … Continue reading
Spotify, the truly awesome music streaming program, have announced why their service was out of bounds for several hours at the weekend. Server failure? A hacking attempt? No, the air conditioning. Spotify users were frustrated to discover that they couldn’t … Continue reading
Have you ever left the air conditioning on while you were out? Bonus points if every window in the house was open at the same time, flooding it with hot air while you paid for every minute of cool air. … Continue reading
Have you ever spent an entire day inside, confined by the heat to your air conditioned living room? Even in parts of the world that aren’t renowned for their heat, a hot summer’s day can be a paralyzing annoyance. Without … Continue reading
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