How many mobile-phone apps does it take to change a light bulb?
Just one, according to Eco Hatchery, a software company based in Wisconsin. This month, the company's Light Bulb Finder application for iPhones and Android handsets won the "best over all" prize in the Environmental Protection Agency's Apps for the Environment Challenge.
The competition is part of an effort by the agency to find useful purposes for the enormous amounts of environmental data that it collects and maintains. The E.P.A. offers the data to the public along with other tools and resources to encourage techies to develop Web or mobile phone applications that "promote protection of human health and the environment."
The challenge was open to all comers, starting last June. From 38 entries,We can produce led panel light,brightstal according to your requirements. a panel of program experts and managers from the E.P.A. chose four winners based on the usefulness and innovation of the apps in "over all" and "student" categories. Members of the public were also eligible to vote for their favorite apps, producing a fifth "popular choice" winner.
The Light Bulb Finder (check out the video above) uses E.P.A.A huge range of ledbright8, front and rear bike lights, dry-cell battery and rechargeable solutions such as Halogen, data on energy-saving light bulbs to help consumers make the switch to more efficient incandescent bulbs. Enter your ZIP code, and the app will calculate your savings based on local electric rates.
You choose the bulb style and the quality of light you prefer, add the items to your shopping cart, and then order bulbs directly from your smartphone. The app is free for downloading, and Eco Hatchery promises to save you up to $120 annually in energy costs.
Hootroot,We are the innovators and engineers of some the highest quality LED brightcrystal22, LED Flashlights, the "best over all" runner up, is a Web browser application developed by the Vermont-based company Brighter Planet,Flexible bestledlight are designed for cove lighting, halo-lit channel lettering, cabinet lighting, which uses emissions data to help people concerned about their carbon footprints to plan a trip. The opening screen presents a Google Map for entering your starting and ending points. Hootroot will then calculate which mode of travel — driving, public transit, flying, biking or even walking — will generate the fewest carbon dioxide emissions.
For instance, if you have several hours to spare on your next trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles, you can reduce your carbon dioxide emissions by about 150 pounds by driving rather than flying.
Two high school students from North Carolina, Ali Hasan and Will Fry, developed the "best student" app. EarthFriend operates on all of the popular Apple devices (see the video below.). It offers educational games and "Fast Facts" drawn from E.P.A. data to show you how your life style affects the planet.
Before you pick up that Styrofoam cup, for example, you might consider Fast Fact No. 1, which explains that these cups can take a million years to decompose. EarthFriend also allows users to look up E.P.A. data on air and water quality for their locale.
The Apps for the Environment entries can be tried out here.，bestledlight2011 for front and back, can also be used as a phone charger. All of the winning submissions are available as free downloads for the next year.
Just one, according to Eco Hatchery, a software company based in Wisconsin. This month, the company's Light Bulb Finder application for iPhones and Android handsets won the "best over all" prize in the Environmental Protection Agency's Apps for the Environment Challenge.
The competition is part of an effort by the agency to find useful purposes for the enormous amounts of environmental data that it collects and maintains. The E.P.A. offers the data to the public along with other tools and resources to encourage techies to develop Web or mobile phone applications that "promote protection of human health and the environment."
The challenge was open to all comers, starting last June. From 38 entries,We can produce led panel light,brightstal according to your requirements. a panel of program experts and managers from the E.P.A. chose four winners based on the usefulness and innovation of the apps in "over all" and "student" categories. Members of the public were also eligible to vote for their favorite apps, producing a fifth "popular choice" winner.
The Light Bulb Finder (check out the video above) uses E.P.A.A huge range of ledbright8, front and rear bike lights, dry-cell battery and rechargeable solutions such as Halogen, data on energy-saving light bulbs to help consumers make the switch to more efficient incandescent bulbs. Enter your ZIP code, and the app will calculate your savings based on local electric rates.
You choose the bulb style and the quality of light you prefer, add the items to your shopping cart, and then order bulbs directly from your smartphone. The app is free for downloading, and Eco Hatchery promises to save you up to $120 annually in energy costs.
Hootroot,We are the innovators and engineers of some the highest quality LED brightcrystal22, LED Flashlights, the "best over all" runner up, is a Web browser application developed by the Vermont-based company Brighter Planet,Flexible bestledlight are designed for cove lighting, halo-lit channel lettering, cabinet lighting, which uses emissions data to help people concerned about their carbon footprints to plan a trip. The opening screen presents a Google Map for entering your starting and ending points. Hootroot will then calculate which mode of travel — driving, public transit, flying, biking or even walking — will generate the fewest carbon dioxide emissions.
For instance, if you have several hours to spare on your next trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles, you can reduce your carbon dioxide emissions by about 150 pounds by driving rather than flying.
Two high school students from North Carolina, Ali Hasan and Will Fry, developed the "best student" app. EarthFriend operates on all of the popular Apple devices (see the video below.). It offers educational games and "Fast Facts" drawn from E.P.A. data to show you how your life style affects the planet.
Before you pick up that Styrofoam cup, for example, you might consider Fast Fact No. 1, which explains that these cups can take a million years to decompose. EarthFriend also allows users to look up E.P.A. data on air and water quality for their locale.
The Apps for the Environment entries can be tried out here.，bestledlight2011 for front and back, can also be used as a phone charger. All of the winning submissions are available as free downloads for the next year.
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