Category Archives: M2M

IFTTT – DO, the necessary feature

DO is the necessary tool in IFTTT environment. IFTTT (If This Then That) execute the action (That) when a specific condition (This) is done. But, sometime, we want to execute an action immediately not depending on any condition. DO tool … Continue reading

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Autonomous Car – Is it possible?

Some days ago the first fatal crash of an autonomous car received the attention of all newspapers and TV news programs. Not only it was the first fatal accident but all preliminary investigations show it was due to autopilot failure. … Continue reading

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IFTTT – Easy Internet of the Things

IFTTT is not a well-known term but, step by step, it is becoming a standard in IoT or “Internet of the Things” world. IFTTT stands for “If This Then That” or “If This occurs Then do That”. IFTTT is a … Continue reading

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Electric Car and Petroleum Conspiracy

Usually it is normal to listen to comments or even news transmiting the idea electric cars evolution is slow due to lobbys or pressure groups (Petroleum companies, cars manufacturers, etc) interested in blocking electric car success. Other stakeholders transmit the … Continue reading

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Is a Hybrid Car interesting to me?

Eletric cars nowadays continue being something “exotic” but this is not the case of hybrid ones. In some cities a high percentage of taxi cabs are this kind of cars. We have to suppose there is pure financial and cost … Continue reading

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Tesla Powerwall – The beginning of home batteries

Commercializing of lithium batteries some years ago revolutionized battery market. At the beginning restricted to small electronic devices like mobile phones but slowly moving into new areas as long as its price is reduced. Current cost is due to the complex … Continue reading

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American Wifi Thermostat Installation – Air conditioning

In this post we would like to show how to use an american thermostat to control air conditioning in our home. Why an american thermostat? The main advantage is we could control both heating and cooling from any place through … Continue reading

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American Wifi Thermostat installation

Normally a thermostat use to be a very simple element just opening and closing a circuit in order to switch on or off a heating or air conditioner. But nowadays we look for a more “intelligent” control in order to … Continue reading

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