Local residents who have ever wondered exactly how much electricity is gobbled up by their household appliances now have a way to find out: Head to the local library. Libraries throughout Santa Clara ...

Twitter's rampant popularity looks set to increase even further, as your household appliances begin to tweet for attention. MAKE maestro Phil Torrone put together the Tweet-a-watt, a hacked ...

Stoughton library patrons can learn how to kill some watts in their homes with a “kill-a-watt” meter donated by the Energy and Sustainability Committee. “One of our goals is to reach out into the ...

The Internet of Things has been applied to toasters, refrigerators, Christmas lights, Barbies, and socks. Unsurprisingly, the Internet of Things has yet to happen – that would require a useful ...