Save power, money and earth with your power strips
Found via, the Alternative Consumer, this device called the Tricklesaver plugs into your computer peripheral power strip and your computer. It will then sense when your computer is in shutdown or standby mode, and then power down the power strip accordingly! Excellent as most of your peripherals use power when your computer is in hibernate or shutdown mode. Power adapters for peripherals waste a lot of energy and have no off switches.
It has been estimated that while there is a small amount of waste energy per household in the U.S., it does add up to 10% of household consumption. Estimates say that there is enough wasted energy in the U.S. from standby power to power the countries of Vietnam, Peru, and Greece!
For now there is still no price, but it will go on sale in January. There will be a model for other electronics such as your living room home theater too or other appliances. Check Tricklestar.
November 21st, 2008 at 6:26 am |
thanks for this wonderful blog!
November 25th, 2008 at 1:00 am |
Not sure how useful this really is, it probably generated more carbon dioxide in the construction of the mechanism than it will save throughout its whole working life.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:47 am |
interesting
November 27th, 2008 at 6:48 am |
Nice site and keep up the good work
November 28th, 2008 at 7:44 am |
Insightful. I like this. Will try to see whether the information provided herein is useful or not by the specific outcome after putting into use in real world practice. Thanks.
November 29th, 2008 at 3:29 am |
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December 4th, 2008 at 7:09 am |
This is really good, they should advertise these, saving energy is becoming more and more important
December 5th, 2008 at 12:44 pm |
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December 5th, 2008 at 8:06 pm |
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December 9th, 2008 at 1:37 pm |
Interesting product although I cannot tell what the USB is for. Is that supposed to be plugged in as well so it knows when the computer is off? It is a great idea and if it is cheap enough I would consider getting one. Thanks for sharing.
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December 18th, 2008 at 6:25 am |
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December 22nd, 2008 at 12:21 am |
Thanks for exhibiting a new product which i haven’t come across and I would like to try it out once if possible..Is this available in the market..now..
December 31st, 2008 at 9:03 am |
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January 5th, 2009 at 7:57 pm |
These are a great way to save energy in your household. There are many devices besides your computer that still use power when they are off. The savings to your energy bill and the planet can add up very quickly.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:14 am |
I like the idea of the power strip. Was shocked to learn that standby power can power whole countries. Will try to turn off and unplug system than put it on standby.
Sue.
February 3rd, 2009 at 1:31 am |
This instrument is good and can save lot of money if it works fine. I would like to try it out once.
February 19th, 2009 at 10:14 am |
Its amazing Device.
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March 4th, 2009 at 2:24 am |
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March 23rd, 2009 at 1:12 am |
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May 13th, 2009 at 11:32 pm |
I think that some of the newer APC UPSs and power supplies do the same thing. It’s a great idea.
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Green Living Tips for Rednecks
May 20th, 2009 at 11:51 am |
Cool - do you know if it actually shuts off the electricity supply as such? If it does I think it would be good for peace of mind too, as I worry about leaving my computer plugged in if I’m away for the weekend or anything. I’ve got a power surge thing on the plug, but this might give extra protection towards that too.
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October 20th, 2009 at 2:11 pm |
What if the computer is in standby or hibernation? Does the power strip “think” the computer is shutdown? Does anyone know one way or another? I use hibernate alot so that concerns me. Other than that, it seems pretty neat.