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Amazon has a web low for the Weather Direct WA-1140U Talking Wireless Weather Station for $99.99 – $63.53 instant savings + free shipping = $36.46 shipped! 4 day forecast, includes 60,000 locations, and 1 free year of severe weather alerts.

Living in sunny So Cal rarely requires me to look up the weather, but when I do I only want to know two things: what will the temperature be and will it rain.  The Weather Station by Jacob Jensen, who by the way is a product designer for B&O lets you forgo the complex weather stations by allowing you to purchase individual units as you see fit.  Each unit stacks on top of one and other and the complete set includes an indoor thermometer, outdoor thermometer, barometer, hygrometer, alarm clock, temperature station, table stand and wall mounting plate.  Course, all of this individualism doesn’t come cheap; the cheapest unit starts at $49.

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Looking to be pretty comfortable in your kitchen area, Oregon Scientific’s solar powered weather station, the +Eco Clima Control will keep you alert to all things related to your immediate inside and outside world.  Now priced at $120 (originally it was $99) and set to release this fall, the Solar Powered Weather Station will operate for three months on an 8 hour initial charge.  Seems like a good gift right?

Full press release after the ‘leap’ …Continue reading: Oregon Scientific To Release +ECO Solar Powered Weather Station This Fall

One quick ‘take’ of the Weather Station Mood from Oregon Scientific and you’ll know if the forecast calls for cloudiness, partially cloudiness, rain or sun.  The base of the clock changes color accordingly, while displaying the exact temperature and time thanks to the PTB in Brunswick, Germany.

Available here for about $60

I’m not a home owner and nor will I be one any time soon considering LA’s average house price. But if I were, I’d wanna save money and hopefully while doing so save the environment. More importantly, the city of LA has a lofty goal of cutting water consumption by 50% in the next 5 years. That’s 10% incrementally per annum. The aforementioned goal is ludacris to say the least, but if more products like the Cyber-rain keep hitting the market it might just be possible.

The device is a Smart Wireless Sprinkler System from Cyber-Rain. It hooks up to your Internet via WiFi and through the magic of forecasting, historic seasonal figures, and current weather it adjusts your sprinkler’s water usage and output. Some states are even offering a 50-100% rebate on the cost of the device since it saves them money, but regardless it’ll pay for itself over time from the water you save.

You can pick up a complete Cyber-rain system here for $350

Update: Dustin of Cyber-rain sent along a ‘delicious’ link containing rebate info. It’s pretty sparse right now but he says he’ll be adding more very soon.

Weather Channel video after the ‘leap’ …Continue reading: Cyber-rain Smart Sprinkler System