Tag: electricity
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 [...]
Stripping Down Power Usage with a Smart Strip
Unfortunately, the power button on many electronics and appliances has become a bit of an impressionistic affair in the last few decades. Turning the television off, for example, may blacken the screen, but out of sight, hidden inside, the television’s circuitry is still consuming electricity. This tendency is by no means limited to televisions. For [...]
A Few Electrifying Energy Facts
Our last list of thought provoking green facts seemed to have struck a chord with those who visit this blog. Well, today we’re offering up more of the same, but with a general focus towards energy and our relationship with it. When it comes to energy, there are a billion statistics that one can drown [...]
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