December 6th, 2008
Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Gifts for the energy-conscious
Lists … if there’s one thing that people seem to what at this time of year it’s lists. Throughout December I’ve planned on posting several kit lists for the Holiday season covering a wide variety of different kit.
Today’s list contains gift ideas for people trying to keep their tech energy bills down.
Check out the Gifts for the energy-conscious image gallery!
Kill A Watt
Know exactly how much energy your gadgets are consuming with a Kill A Watt. Just connect your devices to the Kill A Watt and get an instant readout of the overall energy consumption. With the Kill A Watt you can also forecast your costs and monitor voltage, line frequency and power factor.
Using a Kill A Watt you can find out how much energy your PC is using or how much your TV consumes when on standby. This will make you think before leaving some on or plugged in unnecessarily.
Price: Between $25 and $50 | Find out more: Kill A Watt
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