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Node Electrical Outlet Eliminates the Power Strip

Node Electrical Outlet Eliminates the Power Strip

Got more than 2 devices that need plugging into the wall and you’ll need a power strip.  But how unsightly and perhaps even dangerous if you’ve got kids dashing through the house. The Node 12050 Electric [...]

Hidden Power Strip Ejects from your Counter Top

Hidden Power Strip Ejects from your Counter Top

The power strip, while functional, is unsightly.  If used in a kitchen, or a place where people are prone to spilling, it can be dangerous since liquid can seep into the outlets and cause a short [...]

Monster Cable PowerCenter MP HTFS 450 2-Outlet Surge Suppressor – $35 + No Ship

Monster Cable PowerCenter MP HTFS 450 2-Outlet Surge Suppressor – $35 + No Ship

Dell Home has the Monster Cable PowerCenter MP HTFS 450 2-Outlet Surge Suppressor at an unreal price.  This box has 2 outlets and is largely designed to protect flat screen TV and other larger components.  It [...]

Kite-Like Tidal Turbine Provides 500 Kilowatts An Hour Of Water Power

Kite-Like Tidal Turbine Provides 500 Kilowatts An Hour Of Water Power

Check this out: Researchers in England have created a new type of tidal turbine, code named “Deep Green,” that’s attached to a kite-like apparatus and tethered to the floor of the ocean by 100 meters of [...]

Intel Demos In Home Energy Monitoring System, Works On A Single Outlet

Intel Demos In Home Energy Monitoring System, Works On A Single Outlet

The holy grail of in home power monitoring is set to be released by Intel.  Today, they showed off a small black box that plugs into a single power outlet and presumambly by watching the home’s [...]

Smart Meters Cause Issue In Texas, Drug Dealers Be Warned

Smart Meters Cause Issue In Texas, Drug Dealers Be Warned

Why California Edison hasn’t rolled out smart meters is beyond my understanding, but it might actually be a good thing according to Inhabitat.  In Texas numerous customers have complained about sky rocketing bills after the meters [...]

Powerhouse Dynamics’ eMonitor Gives You A Real Time Read Out Of Your Energy Consumption (video)

Powerhouse Dynamics’ eMonitor Gives You A Real Time Read Out Of Your Energy Consumption (video)

Energy prices are increasing; making household powering difficult to manage without spending a large quantity of money, especially in the current state of the economy. People are starting to try and understand how they can manage, [...]

Hyrdoelectric Power Plant In A Backpack Now For Real

Hyrdoelectric Power Plant In A Backpack Now For Real

Although it’s not enough to power to supply an average American’s home, the Backpack Power Plant from Bourne Energy of Malibu, CA might be the off the grid power answer to rurally located villages. The portable [...]

ezSpace Surge2Go Portable Power Strip From ezGear

ezSpace Surge2Go Portable Power Strip From ezGear

Traveling with a bunch of computer gear can be a pain.  Surfacing as one of the only travel surge protectors I’ve seen, the ezSpace Surge2Go Portable Power Strip From ezGear could be just what the gear [...]

Gadget Design: Solar Powered Eco-Freezer Keeps Them Thangs Chill

Gadget Design: Solar Powered Eco-Freezer Keeps Them Thangs Chill

This nifty gadget design will keep all your organs in transplant as cold as they need to be as long as it’s charged.  The cooler uses wall and cigarette adapter charging in addition to solar charging [...]