Help decide the new colors of the world’s first touch-screen, energy monitoring thermostat for heated floors for a chance to win an iPad mini.

The scientist in the TED video proposed a system where tracking heaters (think ray guns) would sense and follow people around a space, heating only them and not the air or objects around them. This made me smile because there is such technology already available.

When your customers visit your website, they want to place orders, check inventory, review past orders, change billing and shipping information, and even check on commissions and sales incentives.

Coursework included multiple levels of instruction, hands-on learning and formal testing. The initial training program resulted in roughly a 5% increase in the performance of the production line where the printers were in use.

The videos provide straightforward information for trade-school instructors and students to professional plumbers as well as do-it-yourselfers.

The mobile app can help with sizing charts wherever you go by allowing installers to easily determine the correct size of WARDFLEX tubing. No need to flip through the design and installation guide.

Besides the ability to dial-in exact temperatures, the system requires no diverter valve to toggle between shower applications, such as showerhead-to-handheld shower. Features include anti-scald temperature protection with a safety override button, ideal for parents of young children and the elderly.

Venstar’s ColorTouch residential and commercial color touchscreen programmable thermostats can now be integrated with Control4 automation systems.

General Pipe Cleaners’ new Gen-Eye Micro-Scope compact handheld inspection tool offers the versatility to inspect small drain lines, toilet traps or hard-to-reach places such as ductwork, furnaces and crawlspaces.

Madison, Wis.-based First Supply recently announced the addition of Paul Kennedy as president and chief operating officer.