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You might question the green credentials of yet another plastic-constructed, mains-driven gadget, but the Wattson home energy monitor has the potential to make us all play closer attention to our everyday power use. wattson The Wattson electricity monitor: or an iPod speaker in disguise? Yes, it looks rather like an add- …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    For something a lot cheaper...

    It don't got no fancy USB, but the "power angel" by seasonic <http://www.seasonicusa.com/power_angel.htm> is great for this. I have my desktop plus two 21" lcd monitors plus desk lamps and electronics lab gear all plugged into it; very illuminating to see what takes how much power. The monitors together equal the whole computer; a large stereo also plugged in takes hardly anything even at loud volumes; and you can even clearly see how a computationally intensive screen saver burns 30W !

    Recommended.

    Jesse

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  2. Chris Brecken

    Power Angle is 115V only

    Nice device Jesse, but wont work for us Brits or most of the rest of Europe iirc

    Chris

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  3. Tom Hawkins

    For the Brits...

    ...and rather cheaper, if less iPoddockesque:

    http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=38343&TabID=1&source=1&doy=24m7

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