Saturday, March 7, 2009

Tweet-a-Watt and Other New Energy Monitoring Devices

Tweet-a-Watt and Other New Energy Monitoring Devices:
"The design competition at this year's Greener Gadgets Conference showcased ten innovative finalists, each utilizing technology to facilitate greener lifestyles. By and large, the majority of the conceptual gadgets functioned on energy 'metering' ideas, including the winning design, The Tweet-a-Watt (pictured above right), a power meter that automatically publishes your power usage wirelessly via Twitter for friends and followers to see. The Power-Hog took second place with its own unique 'metering' concept: it's an energy-consumption piggy bank that teaches kids the monetary value of electricity [...]"

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