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CHI
2009
ACM
14 years 2 months ago
It's not easy being green: understanding home computer power management
Although domestic computer use is increasing, most efforts to reduce energy use through improved power management have focused on computers in the workplace. We studied 20 househo...
Marshini Chetty, A. J. Bernheim Brush, Brian Meyer...
HUC
2009
Springer
14 years 4 days ago
It's not all about "Green": energy use in low-income communities
Personal energy consumption, specifically home energy consumption such as heating, cooling, and electricity, has been an important environmental and economic topic for decades. De...
Tawanna Dillahunt, Jennifer Mankoff, Eric Paulos, ...
CHI
2009
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Designing for families
In this Special Interest Group (SIG) we plan to focus on discussions and activities surrounding the design of technologies to support families. Many researchers and designers stud...
Carman Neustaedter, Svetlana Yarosh, A. J. Bernhei...
PUC
2007
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13 years 7 months ago
Homes that make us smart
In this article we consider what it should mean to build ‘‘smartness’’ or ‘‘intelligence’’ into the home. We introduce an argument suggesting that it is people who ...
Alex S. Taylor, Richard H. R. Harper, Laurel Swan,...
CHI
2002
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
A different kind of information appliance: fridge companion
A prototype device is described that allows a user to understand and contemplate the inner workings of a common home appliance, the refrigerator. The device monitors select physic...
Marc Böhler