Energy Saving My Book Studio Edition II

The Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II is a new energy-saving RAID hard drive, specifically targeted at the Mac and the Windows market. It features a FireWire 800 and eSATA port for fast data access, such as for video, animation and audio applications. The drive unit is designed to use Western Digital’s GreenPower drives, which use 30% less energy than conventional 3.5″ hard drives. (more…)

Tripp-Lite Eco-Friendly and Energy Efficient UPS

For those who don’t know, UPS stands for uninterruptible power supply. It’s essentially a power supply that will kick in if there’s a powercut or brownout (causes lights to dim due to a drop in voltage). If you have expensive computer equipment, it can help deal with surges and brownouts, keeping your systems running and undamaged.

The Tripp-Lite Eco UPS gadgets have a 99% energy efficient battery charging system as well as switching off peripherals plugged into the eco sockets when not in use. (more…)