Fwd: A Vampire-Slaying Electronics Charger?

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Date: Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 5:48 PM
Subject: A Vampire-Slaying Electronics Charger?
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Your good thing today. View this newsletter in your browser → Chargers that Fight the Power Suck of Vampire Energy TODAY'S GOOD 25% practical 25% pretty 50% powerful  #juice In many ways, our mobile devices can help us lead more environmentally friendly lifestyles. Myriad apps and constant connectivity to the internet provide us with the information we need to make sustainable consumer choices, for example, or access public transportation more easily. But incorporating gadgetry into more and more aspects of daily life uses up an ever-increasing amount of electricity. Vampire energy—the power suck when our devices are plugged in but turned off—costs U.S. consumers $3 billion a year alone.  Electronics accessories manufacturer Bracketron is hoping its new product line of environmentally friendly batteries and chargers will help make our devices a little lest parasitic on the grid, making another contribution to the growing line of electronics intended to fight vampire energy. Unlike traditional chargers, GreenZero chargers can tell when a device is fully charged, at which point they automatically stop providing juice to a phone. And the chargers know when your phone is unplugged, too, so no need to flick a switch on a power strip to fight the drain of vampire energy. If the allure of cutting back on your electricity bill isn't strong enough, the GreenZone accessories offer another bonus: the design is pretty cool too. The aptly named "Mushroom" charger includes a big green button on top: Just press it to start or stop charging. Bracketron announced that it'll debut the chargers at next week's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and plans to have them in stores by March.  –Zak Stone via CoolHunting Send us your thoughts on GOOD.is Popular on GOOD Go to the GOOD Homepage → How Crowdfunding Saved 722 Square Miles of Rainforest The Iowa Caucuses Explained in a Simple Flowchart The Good (City) Life: Why New York's Life Expectancy Is the Highest in the Nation On Sabbatical: Nothing Says 'Happy New Year' Like Ditching Facebook Can an Architect Save the Great Lakes from Asian Carp? Go to the GOOD Homepage → Tell us what's GOOD: Send us tips Sign Up for The Daily GOOD Get more GOOD: Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr

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