New generations of smart phone based stereoscopic HMDs (Head Mounted displays) enter the mass market. As in content production for Cinema as well as for 3DTV, human factors and specific viewing conditions must be considered for the creation of new stereoscopic contents on smart phones. This article analyzes the stereoscopic viewing conditions in smart phone based HMDs and demonstrates how the v...

Author: Andre Szykier CEO/CTO GridPlex Networks LLC Copyright © 2010 P ag e1 Demand Response and Grid Management are power utility initiatives driven by Federal and State stimulus programs to make the electric grid more reliable, secure and intelligent. The first step in making a grid “smart” is by replacing existing end user power utility meters with smart meters that support bi-directional co...

This paper describes the background of smart information infrastructure and the needs for smart grid information security. It introduces the conceptual analysis to the methodology with the application of hermeneutic circle and information security functional requirement identification. Information security for the grid market cover matters includes automation and communications industry that af...

Smart products not only provide novel functionalities, but also may establish new business models, markets, or distribution channels, strengthen relationships with consumers, and/or add smart remote services. While many technical obstacles of such products have already been overcome, the broad market dissemination of smart products still poses some vital managerial challenges for decision maker...

This paper evaluates various criticisms of Smart Growth. It defines the concept of Smart Growth, contrasts it with sprawl, and describes common Smart Growth strategies. It examines various criticisms of Smart Growth, including the claim that it does not reflect consumer preferences, infringes on freedom, increases traffic congestion and air pollution, reduces housing affordability, results in s...

Intelligent information systems are necessary to improve power grid operations. The current trend reveals the deployment of smart meter at consumer sites as the energy provider’s starting point to grid modernisation. Smart meters are considered as a core element in most of the smart grid projects. The smart metering system is designed to collect and transmit detailed consumption data. Detailed ...

The term "Smart Product" has become commonly used in recent years. This is because there has been an increasing interest in these kinds of products as part of the consumer goods industry, impacting everyday life and industry. Nevertheless, the term "Smart Product" is used with different meanings in different contexts and application domains. The use of the term "Smart Product" with different me...

Consumer adoption of Smart Phones is growing internationally at a phenomenal rate. Smart Phones integrate functionality that previously required numerous technological artifacts. Smart Phones present significant M-Commerce opportunities for all organisations, but such potential has yet to be realised. If such potential is to be realised, the ability of consumers to utilise a Smart Phone to enga...

The key challenge associated with the transition to sustainable energy is dynamically balancing energy supply and demand. Information systems and smart markets play a vital role in this transition. I study electric vehicles as storage and demand response objects, which are a subset of the smart grid solutions to this societal problem. To elicit consumer behavior and deduct inferences on their p...

Smart technologies and electric vehicles are supposed to efficiently use renewable resources by shifting loads and storing surplus electricity. Although several field tests with smart meters, dynamic pricing or electric vehicles are conducted, hardly any consumer has experienced a combination of these components. So far, neither consumer perceptions nor the effectiveness of these demand respons...