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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on March 15th, 2010

The Energy Saver Power Monitor By Black & Decker is able to monitor your electrical use without you needing an electrician to wire the monitor in. The information is sent from the transmitter to a hand-held device that gives you an accurate minute by minute account of your electrical usage.
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By Anita (EnviroGadget Writer) on February 5th, 2010

The Home Dashboard Concept by Intel is an automation system for your home allowing you to reference information on many electronic devices around your home and keep a close eye on your energy usage. Designed to be energy efficient itself, it aims to help cut down the energy usage of a household by compiling information from the devices connected to it and from sources such as weather reports to make sure everything is working at optimum efficiency.
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By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on January 26th, 2010

The Savaplug is a specially designed energy saving gadget that helps to cut your electrical bills by helping refrigerators and fridge-freezers run more efficiently. The plug should help to reduce electrical bills by around £12 a year.
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By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on June 2nd, 2009

Knowing how much electricity you’re using is the best way to identify ways of saving energy. There are a number of energy monitoring devices now, such as the Kill-A-Watt device and the energy detective. The Kill-A-Watt Electricity Usage Monitoring Power Strip expands on the Kill-A-Watt device, allowing you to monitor a range of gadgets and applicances at the same time. (more…)
By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on April 15th, 2009

I recently talked about a kit for Tweeting your Power Usage that was based on a DIY kit. However, there’s now an eco gadget that will internet-enable your appliances quickly and easily. The Watt’s Up? – Internet Enabled Electricity Meter contains a built in web server that allows your power usage details to be accessed via the web. (more…)
By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on April 7th, 2009

With twitter taking off (*ahem*, EnviroGadget is now on Twitter), some bright spark has designed a unit that publishes the power consumption of one of your power outlets to Twitter using a modified Kill-A-Watt meter. (more…)
By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on October 24th, 2008

The Energy Detective is an energy consumption monitoring eco gadget that joins a growing line of energy monitoring kits that are appearing on the market. However, where this kit really stands out is the option to have their own full-featured computer interface kit that gives you all kinds of statistics and monitoring information. Something missing from pretty much all other electricity monitoring kits. (more…)