Thursday, December 21, 2006

Smart Strip power strip

Maybe I'm late to the party, but this is the first power strip I've seen that controls some of the outlets based on the power state of a control outlet. The Smart Strip Power Strip
features advanced circuitry that not only offers excellent power surge protection and line noise filtering, but is actually able to 'sense' the flow of electrical current through the strip's control outlet.

This would be useful for turning off TV peripherals when the TV is turned off.

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

I dare you to count the number of low power modes in this device...

Alan Meier found this Io Intelligent Oven. Yes, it's networked (broadband required), it's an oven (remotely controled by browser or phone), and a refrigerator (there's beer in the oven!). I particularly liked the sabbath options. Note the technology enabling automatic clock re-setting in case of a power failure, which appears to require a constantly active broadband connection.
Anyone want to volunteer to buy one so that we can meter it?