infomancer» power http://www.infomancer.net Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:01:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Phantom http://www.infomancer.net/2010/02/phantom/ http://www.infomancer.net/2010/02/phantom/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:35:35 +0000 infomancer http://www.infomancer.net/2010/02/phantom/ I am obsessive about phantom loads (you know, the electrical devices that suck power even when they’re not on?).  I wake up in the middle of the night and unplug my phone charger.  And my girlfriend’s.  I use power strips for everything.  I’m perhaps bordering on having certifiable issues. 

So I have been looking for something that would ease my mind about these phantom loads.  And yesterday, it came to me via Unplggd.  (insert heavenly music here)

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Oh, it is so beautiful.  I would have settled for an ugly one, but this just rocks my world.  Each module has one outlet on the rear, allowing you to plug in your device and wrap any excess cord around it.

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When one of the devices enters standby mode, the surface starts to light up, showing you that it’s wasting power.  After 3 minutes, if you don’t turn it off, the device, known as the EDF Energy Saving Adapter, will.

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Sadly, this beauty is not available yet.  And if/when it does become available, I’m not sure if it will be available in the States and work with our electrical system.  So, I guess until then I’ll just have to keep dreaming. 

Or, in this case, stop dreaming and keep waking up to unplug my chargers.

[images via Gilles Belley]

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