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A Smarter Power Strip

By Jessica Tzerman

Remember that old adage you learned in philosophy class—that the simplest solution to a problem is probably the best one? Well, Occam and his razor would go nuts over the Ecostrip, a $35 surge protector that connects to your computer via a USB cable. When the Ecostrip senses that your computer is off, it powers down all the other gadgets plugged into it, too. It’s estimated that 40% of all electrical usage is wasted by devices that continue to consume power even while switched off. This way, you lighten your phantom load (and energy bill) in the process. In other words, goodnight you speakers of useless consumption, you monitors of energy drainage. theecostrip.com

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A Smarter Power Strip

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