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Save More Energy Bills with Belkin Energy Saver Surge Protector?

By Daniel Lim on Thursday, Jan 17th 2008 No Comments

belkin conserver surge Common Surge protector allows only one main power switch for all the outlets. Belkin’s engineers tweaked the drawing board and came out with an energy saver surge protector. The new Conserve Surge Protector offers 8 outlets in which 6 of them can be turned off via a remote so you are able to shut off miscellaneous items on the ‘remoted’ outlets and keep the main 2 outlets on. The Popular Mechanics likes it so much, they picked the Belkins as Popular Mechanics’ Editor’s Choice Award at the CES 2008. The device is neither an automated nor a programmable outlets; it’s still rely on user to trigger the switcher, except with a remote this time. If you are a lazy person, it is not going to save your electronic bill.

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The Power Block – good idea, bad execution

By Abby McVay on Monday, Dec 31st 2007 No Comments

If first impressions were the most important thing this product would be screwed. This device is created to hide your cords, it looks pretty much like it’s made out of cardboard or poster board. At least it isn’t just a screen, it is also a power strip as well.

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Belkin’s low-cost UPS reviewed

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Oct 25th 2007 No Comments

Over at Gear Diary Kerry Woo is unwittingly making me feel guilty about my computer setup – yes, I’m surge protected (well, not me personally) but seeing them review Belkin’s Battery Backup with Flashlight reminds me that should the power go out it’ll instantly take the PC with it. UPS (uninterrupted power supplies) used to be huge, ugly grey blocks that lurked in the corner, but Belkin are making overtures for more visible areas of the house with a design that’s both vaguely attractive and also includes a handy battery-powered torch.

Belkin Battery Backup with Flashlight

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PlugKing Mix And Match Power Strip

By Rue Liu on Thursday, Nov 9th 2006 No Comments

In this digital age, its surprising that there aren’t more innovations in the way we supply and power all our gadgets. With all the plugs, cords, chargers, and charging stations that have taken over our lives, we need an advanced outlet system to match. So, any powerstrip concepts are a welcome sight, including this one by PlugKing. The device enables you to snap together your own custom powerstrip with only the types of plugs you need. I’m not sure how practical this is, since there’s usually just the common two-prong or the three-prong grounded plugs here in the States. And I don’t imagine plugging my mega four-prong washer and dryer onto the same strip as my cellphone charger. But nonetheless, the concept is interesting, and remains only a concept for now.

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