PC Standby Power Saver saves on energy as well as bills

Every geek and blogger can also be labeled as an irresponsible human in the eco world due to the criminal wastage of energy while their PC is on a standby mode. As most of us believe that by simply switching to stand by mode we are saving on our energy consumption and electricity bills too. However Hong Kong firm, TrickleStar, has come up with the world’s first power-saving device. Well the company claims so but folks on Everything USB assert some other company has already presented such a green gadget. Anyways, it doesn’t matter who came first as long as the device can help us to reduce our electricity bills. The TrickleStar PC Standby Power Saver can reduce the burden on our monthly budget by as much as 12%. Roll over to understand how this green gadget functions.

It can connect to your PC via a USB cable to keep a constant check on the power status of the computer. Another power extension cable can also be fitted to your regular power strip with your entire peripherals plugged in. Also TrickleStar’s current sensing circuitry can cut power to the peripherals when the power is switched off and vice-versa. Since a study by International Energy Agency (IEA) states that standby power costs U.S. $4 billion annually, you can grab this power saver in the first month of 2009 to make a difference in the forth coming years.
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