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Roundup: Five (Easy) Ways to Plunge the Wooden Stake in Vampire Energy

Last April Good Magazine and animator Nigel Holmes created a video that explains how wasteful vampire power is. In the short film, Nigel narrates us through the cost of keeping your computer, microwave, and other electronics plugged in when they're not in use. It's a cute video and we thought it would be a good introduction to a roundup of surge protectors that help you eliminate juice sucking appliances from taking over your electricity bill...

Isolé IDP-3050 Power Strip: Shuts Down When You're Not There

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Inca CheckTap USB Programmable Power Strip

Belkin's Conserve Surge Protector

Smart Strip

Eco-Button Blasts Your Unit Into Hypersleep

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that belkin adapter is great, but when is the 10-outlet version on the website going to be available?

posted by amt230 on October 20th 2008 at 10:20am
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I use several single outlet switchers that I got at the 99-cent store. Great for leaving the cell phone charger in the wall, but being able to turn it on/off with the switch. I would be concerned about buying electronics at the 99-cent store if it weren't for the fact that the ones for $5.99 at the hardware store are identical - even the same packaging.

posted by home body on October 21st 2008 at 8:02am
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I don't know about the 10-outlet version, but Newegg.com apparently has the Belkin 8-outlet version in stock: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812107174&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Surge Suppressors-_-Belkin-_-12107174

posted by madman on October 22nd 2008 at 8:46am
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