Phantom power has been the talk of the town recently.

If you haven’t heard of it, it’s simple. Many of our devices today have low-power or standby modes which serve to reduce start-up times. Unfortunately these modes still use power, even when you aren’t using the device. Basically, all these devices are wasting power just sitting there.

We’ve seen some great idea to solve this problem. From intelligent powerbars to tables with integrated plugs, to a switch to cut the power to entire rooms.

The Ecostrip is the next generation of phantom-power reducing devices. It recognizes that most of these power-sucking devices are computer peripherals.

The ecostrip has a USB port which plugs into your computer. It’s simple: when your computer turns off, so does the rest of the powerbar. All your other devices get their power cut, and you’ve solved the problem. No price announced yet, but it should appear on store shelves soon.

Just remember to turn off your computer!

via Treehugger

UPDATE: You can buy the ecostrip here

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As we’ve mentioned before, many of the devices we use today waste power with standby and low-power modes. These modes’ only real purpose is to cut down on start-up times.

This is the electric table.

It’s a table designed to help you unplug your unused devices. No doubt you’ve got a couple power bars hidden away under your desk, and it’s a huge pain to crawl under there every time you turn your monitor off.

The electric table has integrated plugs, so instead of plugging your ipod into a hard to reach power bar, you just plug it into the side of the table. When you’re done with it, the plug is easy to reach.

This will no-doubt make unplugging unused devices much easier, and will thus help to reduce this “phantom power” used by devices.

via TreeHugger

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