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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…)