Ecostrip Power Strip Coming to North America

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This is a fantastic idea.  For those of you on the green tip, this will help you reduce energy usage in your home.

You basically plug this into your desktop computer through the USB cable.  When it detects your computer is shut off, it will shut down the rest of the ports on the power strip occupied by devices such as monitors, printers, scanners, speakers, etc.  A no-brainer setup makes this a great buy.

I’m going to buy a Kill-A-Watt soon.  I’m curious to see how much energy is used up on devices in stand by mode.

Ubergizmo via TreeHugger