• Toshiba’s IT Power Measurement Unit helps remotely manage power usage

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    Showcased at the green pavilion in the Green IT Promotion Council Hokkaido Toyako Summit was Toshiba’s IT Power Measurement Unit. It is aimed at reducing power consumption at homes and remotely monitoring and controlling energy status. The unit is connected with power distribution boards at homes. The power measurement unit measures power used for each system and transmits the data to Toshiba Home Appliances’ server using the “IT Home Gateway” communication terminal for Feminity. Users can check their current power consumption and cumulative power consumption by month, for example, on the company’s “Feminity Club” Web service using PCs, digital TVs and mobile phones. Solar cell energy status can also be displayed.


    The company plans to sell the IT Power Measurement Unit and the IT Home Gateway as a set. This measurement unit can be added to the power distribution boards that are already installed, expected to be launching around fiscal 2008, with the estimated price is around $930.
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    Posted in Topics:Gadgets and Tech, Tags: , on July 10, 2008