Next he pushed executives to develop a new marketing strategy based on energy conservation, again building off the experience at APC, which came to dominate the data-center business by developing new products, including cooling systems that adjust themselves to the demands of individual server racks.

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Even the corportations themselves are having to adjust.

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That way, fewer homeowners will find themselves saddled with monthly payments that suddenly adjust to levels they didn't expect and can't afford.

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To do that, however, the appliances around the home would need to be able to respond to queries from the electricity meter and adjust themselves accordingly.

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Smart homes are able to greet their occupants and adjust the interior accordingly, and, of course, cars are able to drive themselves.

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Sure, the keys themselves are small, but it's nothing you can't adjust to (and even enjoy) after a few hours of typing.

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