Smart Plugs: An End To The Smart Meter Safety Debate?

eSmart plug developed by Losinger-Marazzi in Gland

Researchers in Europe are testing smart plugs that communicate with each other through the power grid. Read more →

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Student-Created Device Tattles On Your Inefficient Appliances

Appliances

A pair of engineering grad students designed a smart plug that can actually monitor the performance of individual appliances and send you a digital report on their efficiency. Read more →

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Smart Grid Meets Smart Plug, Does A Deal

Modlet smart plug, ThinkEco

ThinkEco says it has a deal to integrate the Modlet smart plug into the Tendril connect energy management platform. Read more →

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Energy Usage Displayed Via Outlet Idea

Outlet Power Usage Monitor

The Outlet Power Usage Monitor, up for GE's Ecomagination Challenge, reveals how much energy has been consumed from a given outlet over a year or month. Read more →

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Smart Home Data Comes To Facebook

Smart home on Facebook, University of Cyprus

Researchers, noting the pervasiveness of Facebook, take a smart plug and study how the smart home might take on a "social shape." Read more →

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Plogg Smart Plug Tracks Energy Usage

EOL Plogg

The EOL plogg is a configurable smart plug which lets users track energy consumption of devices via wirelessly connectivity to a PC or other system. Read more →

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Modlet Aims To Be The Smart Plug King

ThinkEco modlet

The new ThinkEco modlet is a smart plug said to be the first redesign of the common outlet since the ground plug was added in 1928. It may well be more. Read more →

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