pa rel=”lytebox” href=”http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/02/ambient1.jpg”img src=”http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/02/500x_ambient1.jpg” class=”left image500″ width=”500″ //aIt’ll be at least a decade before a href=”http://gizmodo.com/5479460/giz-explains-fuel-cells-and-bloom-energys-miracle-box”the Bloom Box solves our energy crisis/a. In the meantime, you’re gonna have to turn off your gadgets. This concept uses ambient light to gently remind you which are still sucking power./p
pThe design bears the creatively-sequenced name Saving Energy Multitap, and it’s intended as a replacement for your power strip. Instead of letting plugged-in gadgets’ extra juice go to waste, the Multitap uses it to power a panel of four ambient lights. The lights announce which devices are running and double as touch-sensitive switches to let you easily turn them off./p
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pThe idea is a nice one but, it seems to me, flawed; if I have to choose between basking in a soothing orange glow and being 100% energy efficient by turning all my electronics off, I’m not sure I’m always going to make the right choice. [a href="http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/02/25/ambient-lights-get-powered-by-nothing/"Yanko Design/a]/pbr clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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