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Gadget of the month
In Sweden, which has dark like Buffalo has cold, all the time and plenty of it, people go from room to room turning on lights. That’s just not the way either of us were brought up. Our parents went from room to room switching the lights out, and since we all eventually become our parents that’s what we do too. With that kind of upbringing the parsimonious premise of this otherwise mundane appliance was immediately appealing. The Smart Strip is a surge protector that automatically turns off computer peripherals and other electronic equipment that isn’t being used. If you have ever walked into a room and glowered at the blinking lights of your PC and its playmates the appeal of this should be immediately apparent. If it’s not, let’s let the Smart Strip packaging spell it out for you: “Computer peripherals & home entertainment products can draw 4 to 60+ watts each sitting idle…. Would you leave two, three or even more 60 Watt lamps on 24 hours a day?” Well, would you punk?
The Smart Strip is a nearly effortless way to reduce your carbon footprint. They claim it will pay for itself, and that seems true, so in a way it is actually free. $39 bucks www.smarthomeusa.com
