Tendril's IDEO-Designed Vision Display Keeps Track of Energy Use

Smart grids are great in theory, but they are virtually useless on the consumer side of things if homeowners don't have easy and comprehensible access to instant energy data. That's where Tendril's Vision display comes in. Tendril's device links directly to the grid to create a meaningful display of energy use and cost.

The 8-inch-by-6-inch display, designed by IDEO for the energy management startup, looks like the kind of thing that might come from Apple--not surprising since IDEO created...