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Digital power strip
Nov 02, 2012 Narcisse M
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Digital power strip, is wireless block of electrical sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable (typically with a mains plug on the other end), allowing multiple electrical devices to be powered from a single electrical socket and provides users the ways to receive energy consumption data and to turn on or turn off their multiple electrical devices at home through application for smartphones and tablets.

At home, there are some things you can start doing immediately. With the flick of a switch or push of a button, you can easily regulate your use of electricity. All of the basic appliances and gadgets you use throughout your house, including lights, televisions, DVD players, video game systems, computers and so on, can be turned off when not in use. Most of the time, for instance, people only need one light in the room they're in, but sometimes it's easier to turn lights on and leave them on as they move from one room to another. And some people leave televisions or game systems running, even when they're not in the same room watching or using them. Many people have gotten used to leaving computers on and plugged in, but this can waste a lot of energy, too, especially if the computer's sleep mode isn't on.

This project is made possible by the City and County of San Francisco, SPUR, the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services and the Department of Technology
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