energy efficiency
New Energy Star standards stricter for TVs
Thinking about buying a new TV? Well, new Energy Star certification standards for 2010 and 2012 will make it harder for TV manufacturers to get the Energy Star sticker on their product. The new standards will demand 40 to 65% greater efficiency in power consumption, respectively. In particular, TVs over 50 inches in size will more »
Innergie and Green Plug join forces to make the mCube90G
Innergie, perhaps best known for their small power adapters, has recently announced that they will be marketing a newer, greener power adapter by joining forces with Green Plug. Now, Green Plug has made something called Greentalk which is a sort of protocol between the power socket and the device requiring the energy. This protocol is designed to withdraw only the required amount, so it won’t be wasting a lot of energy.
Coming in CES 2009, Innergie will have their mCube90G on display for the public to see its unique features. A cool feature is here that it comes with a detachable part that can be used to charge electronics within a car or airplane. In addition, the main part of the device is capable to “power virtually any electronic product, dynamically matching each device’s power need”.















