Tag: batteries
Smart Charger for your iPhone and Blackberry
A few days ago we reported on the issue of standby power – that our homes and workplaces are populated with electronics that often consume energy even when they’ve been turned off. Nationally, such secretive parasites add 5-10% to our total electrical consumption. At the global level, one of the biggest culprits are cell phone [...]
Battery Tossing Blues? Go Rechargeable
From toys and television remotes, to GPS devices and LED headlamps, we live in a universe with a near constant hunger for batteries. In fact, to feed all of our portable gadget needs, Americans purchase 3 billion batteries annually. While today’s disposable batteries are far more landfill friendly than those of years past, the 125,000 [...]
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