Mother Earth called and said she's looking to recover her health. Sorry to break it to you, but the computer monitor and incandescent bulbs you're using, and maybe even that PC whirring next to your feet, aren't making her too happy. They use too much electricity, expend too much heat, and are made with plastics and toxic materials. Because of this, she wanted to tell you that by 2013, your digital home is going to have to be more environmentally friendly. If you help her out, maybe -- just maybe -- she'll give you a few extra days of sun.
The green trend is undeniable. More and more high-tech companies are becoming aware of their collective obligation to the environment. Right now, companies including Dell, Apple, and HP provide safe recycling of computers, while small manufacturers like Green Machine Shop in Michigan are promising more environmentally friendly computing gear.
According to its most recent estimates, General Electric, a company that stands at the forefront of environmental R&D, witnessed a 15 percent increase in revenue for green products in the past year alone. It has decided to increase funding in its Ecomagination project, which is designed to aid the company in producing goods like dishwashers and gas-powered water heaters that conserve energy and natural resources. More importantly, the company expects demand for green-related products to jump by 2010.
But the green tech won't only be found in your living room. That gas-guzzler sitting in your garage will soon be replaced by hybrid vehicles, which have become extremely popular as of late and should continue to sell well through 2013. The new Tesla Roadster, the world's first electric sports car, is now available. Clearly, the garage of 2013 is more likely to be filled with hybrids and other green vehicles than SUVs.
Table of contents from the Industry Standard special feature, Ten Technologies from the Digital Home of 2013:
- Introduction: What your future really looks like: The Digital Home of 2013
- 1. The Digital Home of 2013: High-speed telecommunications
- 2. The Digital Home of 2013: It's an HD world
- 3. The Digital Home of 2013: Gaming gets real
- 4. The Digital Home of 2013: Reach out and touch something
- 5. The Digital Home of 2013: Automated home control
- 6. The Digital Home of 2013: Green goes mainstream
- 7. The Digital Home of 2013: Welcome to the cloud
- 8. The Digital Home of 2013: The rise of streaming media
- 9. The Digital Home of 2013: Online distribution of TV, movies
- 10. The Digital Home of 2013: Collaborating across town, and across the world
- Sidebar: The castoff home technologies of 2013?
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