One senior Google executive suggested Google TV, along with Android-bearing electricalappliances, could be the basis for the long-hyped (and never delivered) smart home, tracking energy usage across the household.
Lai's new direct marketing venture, adMart, goes head to head with Li enterprises such as Park 'n Shop supermarket chain and electricalappliances retailer Fortress.
And people with older homes with outdated wiring have reported overloading their electrical circuits when trying to operate household appliances while the car was plugged in.