Apple to power Siri and iCloud with the North Carolina sun

0. phoneArena posted on 21 Feb 2012, 07:44

Apple is building the largest end user-owned solar installation in the US near its Maiden, North Carolina data center, whose servers process information from Siri and part of the iCloud service...

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1. nastynaps posted on 21 Feb 2012, 08:01 4 0

Cool.

14. G2Noobin posted on 22 Feb 2012, 01:24 1 0

As a die hard apple hater....

I have to say this is ef'in awesome idea.... PROPS!!!

I still dislike your OS but LOVE this Idea!!!

2. tward291 posted on 21 Feb 2012, 08:09 1 0

thats going to be a nice setup when its all said and done

3. ilia1986 posted on 21 Feb 2012, 08:17 4 6

Oh great.. Apple is taking over the sun now..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMxVBY70dPU

15. G2Noobin posted on 22 Feb 2012, 01:26 2 0

LMAO.... sh*t i didn't think of that.... rotflmao!!

4. PAPINYC (limited) 3 days ago posted on 21 Feb 2012, 08:22 4 8

And, on those iCloudy and raiNy days users will just have to go back to iWiFi (like they're used to).

Interesting, though, how Apple is concerned more with global Environment than with Humanity (in China).

There must be some sort of BIG iTax break.

5. bunbury3 posted on 21 Feb 2012, 08:59 3 1

damn Hate HAte HAte its all i can hear...

7. davecann2 posted on 21 Feb 2012, 09:02 4 3

Seriously... your posts are becoming unreadable (iUnrEAdabLE)!

Chill with the iHate and iTrolling =P

9. bucky posted on 21 Feb 2012, 09:05 2 3

interesting how you're more concerned with apple articles than android on a daily basis...

There must be some sort of BIG insecurity.

6. ghost__uwi posted on 21 Feb 2012, 08:59 3 2

you know i bet if Google did this instead of apple the above trolls would be saying wow look at how great Google is. Then go on to say this is why i like Google and not apple.

8. bunbury3 posted on 21 Feb 2012, 09:03 3 1

this is PAPINYC "Apple is more concerned on Global Enviroment than Humanity" YOU ARE A TROLL.

10. PAPINYC (limited) 3 days ago posted on 21 Feb 2012, 11:13 2 2

Actually, iWrote, "Apple is concerned more with global Environment than with Humanity (in China)."

♥

11. remixfa posted on 21 Feb 2012, 11:59 2 4

im actually surprised they didnt go with wind power or a blend of both to cut back on the amount of acreage that solar farms use and reduce its environmental impact.

12. downphoenix posted on 21 Feb 2012, 13:40 5 0

Wind isn't as reliable of a source though. The sun shines a lot more than wind blows. Also it could be due to the lack of wind in that area possibly that could make Wind not a good source of clean energy.

13. iBeliever (banned) posted on 21 Feb 2012, 17:51 2 1

Wow this is good for the environment not bad. I knew the trolls would somehow find this to be a bad thing.

16. G2Noobin posted on 22 Feb 2012, 01:30 0 0

Did a whole project on solar.... THIS IS DEFINITELY A SUSTAINABLE AND GOOD IDEA...

THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE 95% EFFICIENCY OFF TODAYS SOLAR CELLS FOR 25 YEARS.... I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY EVERYONE ISN'T DOING THIS...

AS A DIEHARD FANDROID .... I WILL HAVE TO DISAGREE WITH YOU REMIXFA (A FIRST PROB LAST) ON THE BASE THAT THE LAND USED IS STILL BETTER THAN A EQUALLY LARGE OIL REFINERY OR COAL PLANT!

17. thinking posted on 22 Feb 2012, 09:56 0 0

It's a great idea. Hope they don't get patents like "searches processed by machines powered by the sun", or as the heading funnily states, from the "North Carolina sun".

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