Microsoft is also getting into the utility monitoring game. <g> Who would have known five years back that monitoring home utility consumption would have become such an area of interest? Show me a leading software platform provider that is not getting into the game and I tell you they will be out of their game [...]

Nokero just introduced the solar light bulb. The bulb uses 200 times less energy than a kerosene lamp and provides five times as much light.

It is made from impact-resistant plastic, four solar panels, a replaceable rechargeable battery and five light-emitting diodes (LEDs). It is about the size of a standard light bulb and can withstand [...]