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[2009-10-30] Ford unveils open-source Sync developer platform

October 29th, 2009
“When Ford and Microsoft opened up their joint Sync platform for its own applications and updates, we wondered when the day would come that third-party developers would be given a crack at the in-vehicle infomatics interface. Well, that day may be on the horizon. Ford announced that it is testing an open-source platform to could be used in the future to develop applications that make use of Sync to connect to social networks in the cloud.”

[2009-10-30] Whirlpool wants to pull plug on ‘dumb’ appliances

October 29th, 2009
“Whirlpool has pledged that by 2015, it will discontinue making appliances sans the ability to communicate with smart grids. It will no longer make “dumb” appliances at all.”

[2009-10-30] 4 Billion Global Networked CE Devices to be Installed by 2014

October 29th, 2009
“By 2014 almost half of all networked devices will be fixed devices in the home, the rest will be portable.”

[2009-10-30] Microgrids Report from Pike Research

October 29th, 2009
“Microgrids are being driven in part by the broader push to create a Smart Grid that will add intelligence and automation to the electricity infrastructure while facilitating the integration of renewable energy resources, electric vehicles, and greater customer control over energy consumption. In part, however, the microgrid is an alternative vision to a highly integrated “Super Grid” — microgrid proponents are advocating deployments where a community, corporation, or institutional entity can operate autonomously from the larger grid infrastructure.”

[2009-10-30] In 2009, 27% of Smartphones Cost Under $200, ABI Research Finds

October 29th, 2009
“By 2014, say the firm’s forecasts, 45% of the smartphones shipped that year will be priced below $200.”


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