Google is notoriously known for owning just about everything about anyone (searches, email, documents, instant messenger, etc.), but they are not even close to feeling satisfied. Google no doubt has its hand in more than just personal data on all of its servers, however, energy has always been an interest. In fact they have an more »

Verdiem has released the launch version of Edison, an energy monitoring PC application that works on both Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems. Edison is an easy to use app that once downloaded lets you know how much energy you are using on your PC. It is absolutely free and only requires that you more »

California is the first state that is attempting to pass legislation that would ban the sale of television sets that don’t meet their new efficiency standards. The proposal of the California Energy Commission is attempting to gain approval over the summer and go into effect as early as January 2011. The way that the law more »

Forget about Girl Power, it’s time to celebrate GreenPower! Monster has just released a line of energy saving power centers that can drastically reduce your power usage. This means you will be not only doing the environment a favor, but also saving money on your utility bills.

The Monster GreenPower products include the MDP 650, HDP 900G, HDP 1400, and HDP 1850 power centers. The GreenPower technology has numerous energy saving features, like the ability to completely shut down your home theater or PC when not in use. Although you may hit the off switch, many electronic devices remain in standby mode and still drain energy.

Whether you’re about going green or saving green, you can help yourself out by lowering your energy consumption. Plenty of us know that computers, monitors, and other toys draw energy even when in standby. Show of hands — how many of us actually unplug our devices? Yeah, me neither. At CES, Ace is introducing the more »

Yes, right now, South America is buzzing with trucks delivering goods. All these trucks are hoping to blow a tire as soon as possible, so they pour on the miles and take the bumpiest route all in an effort to protect your iPhone, laptop and other gadgetry. OK, so the trucks may be doing nothing more »

It is important that we all do our part to help the environment. Our normal, daily activities are soon becoming more and more energy efficient. Recently, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has issued a new guideline for all TV manufacturers to follow. This new guideline is set to reduce the amount of energy each TV uses by 30% in efforts to help save the environment and will save you some money on the monthly electric bill.

With the holiday season approaching quickly, many consumers will be shopping for brand new HDTVs, whether it be for themselves or a gift for a loved one. These TVs, as you can imagine, use up an enormous amount of electricity – some TVs can use up to 500 kWh annually. Continued after the break.

With the number of home-based entertainment and productivity applications that are running over home networks growing by leaps and bounds, some Wireless-G routers just can’t handle users’ demands.

Netgear saw this problem, and as a result, developed a new Wireless-N technology, which they feel is leaps and bounds above anything out there now. The “Green” crowd will also appreciate Netgear’s new products since they are eco-friendly.

Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google is a smart man. I make this assessment not, as one would logically assume, based on Google’s success. Rather, it is what I heard on NPR yesterday. Schmidt makes a heck of an argument that is tough to assail.

No R&D spending?His argument is about electricity. Google is a big consumer of the stuff and Schmidt believes future wars (if not current ones) will be fought over it. He asserts there has been almost no investment in our infrastructure in the past 20 or 30 years, leaving us vulnerable and with a system guaranteed to fail. His solution? Do something about it.

See Google’s action plan, hit the link…