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| | Features | Energy Saving Surge Protector and Power Strip,White Effortless to Use - No Setup or Programming RequiredSave up to $100 a year per computer*Eliminates Phantom Load - Vampire Power - Reduce Your Carbon FootprintAward Winning Patented TechnologyUSB Controlled - No Threshold Monitoring - Illuminated On/Off Switch
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| | Description | EcoStrip 1503E 2.0 USB Energy Saving Surge Protector Power Strip - As seen on the Discovery Channel, now you can Save Money and Energy with the award-winning EcoStrip 2.0 USB Controlled power strip.
The EcoStrip acts as a normal power strip/surge protector for your computer and peripheral devices - with one important difference: when the computer is turned off, power is shut down to the peripherals. Simply plug the EcoStrip 2.0 USB Controlled Power strip into any PC or Mac and begin to save instantly. Just turn off your computer and the EcoStrip 2.0 USB Controlled Power strip will automatically close the circuits to the five switched-outlets on the strip, eliminating idle energy drain. To turn the switched outlets back on, simply restart your computer. According to the International Energy Agency, the U.S. spends almost $11 billion annually on electricity lost to Vampire Power. A computer left on continuously uses 70 to 250 watts - nearly as much power as an energy efficient refrigerator. The EcoStrip 2.0 USB Controlled Power strip is effortless to use, no programming or software required. Just plug your computer into the master outlet on the EcoStrip, plug your peripheral devices into the remaining five outlets on the EcoStrip, and plug the EcoStrip patented USB cable into your computer. EcoStrip 2.0 acts as a normal power strip/surge protector for your computer and peripheral devices -- with one important difference: when the computer is turned off, power is shut down to peripherals eliminating the vampire drain of electricity.
It Pays For Itself With Energy Savings. *Savings will be factored by the type and number of connected devices, cost of power, and hours of standby savings.
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15 A Resettable Circuit Breaker - Max Energy Dissipation :2350 Joules - Max Spike Current :13,500A -- | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 12.75 inches | | Product Width: | 2.15 inches | | Product Height: | 1.4 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.6 pounds | | Package Length: | 15.6 inches | | Package Width: | 3.7 inches | | Package Height: | 2.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 2 reviews |
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110V Power strip controled by USB cable Aug 09, 2010
I rather like this USB controlled 110V power strip. It is well made. It has 5 three-pronged outlets that go on-off with your USB ports and 1 that doesn't. In addition there is a lighted master on-off switch that will shut off all outlets. There is an attached ~6' USB cable you plug into your computer and a 6' power cord you plug into a standard wall outlet. When your computer is on you get 5 hot 110 volt plug outlets. When your computer shuts off, the outlets shut off. Or you can shut them all off manually with the built-in (lighted) master on-off switch.
My computer is in a cabinet, so I use this power strip to have a small fan run whenever my computer is on. Keeps things cool automatically.
Note: USB ports stay 'hot' when the computer is in sleep mode. To automatically shut-down USB ports (and my small fan), I must therefore have my computer hibernate or shut off. [Yes, I already set my Windows7 power options (and the device manager) to full power-save USB ports, but they remain hot in sleep mode]. This is not the fault of the EcoStrip.
Retired Computer Specialist - Sacramento CA
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A Truly Automatic Power Vampire Slayer USB Ecostrip 2.0 May 31, 2010
We all know that we should turn off peripherals when we are not using the computer. We hear how much energy could be saved by even a small reduction in consumption due to waste. It isn't always an easy thing to remember when so many things demand our attention. Here is an intelligent power strip that knows when a computer hibernates, such a simple idea it is amazing no one has come up with it before. I certainly wish that I had thought of it. The Ecostrip 2.0 is a quality six outlet power strip with a six foot power cord that plugs into a 120 volt wall outlet and a 15 amp circuit breaker that limits the load to a maximum power of 1875 watts. All six outlets on the strip are controlled by the lighted-when-on switch that is also used to reset the circuit breaker by turning it off then back on after disconnecting the overloading device. So far this is like many familiar power strips.
What sets the Ecostrip 2.0 apart is that there is also a six foot USB cable hard wired to the power strip that plugs into a USB port on a computer, monitor or other powered USB hub. When the power is off at the USB port, five of the six outlets on the power strip are switched off as well as the USB indicator LED light on the Ecostrip 2.0. There is no set-up and no software drivers to load. My computer (a laptop running Vista Home Premium) does not even notice the USB being plugged in. It works as soon as connected just as advertised. Unplug the USB or turn off the computer and the USB indicator light and five outlets go off. Turn the computer on and the indicator light and five outlets come on. What about outlet number six? the one closest to the switch. It stays on unless the circuit breaker/power switch turns it off so that you have one live outlet for the computer to plug into.
Picture this, instead of having the power strip with a jumble of cables where you can reach it - in the way, or crawling under your desk to switch off, or worse yet not bothering, just turn off your computer and all your energy leaching standby peripherals go off too. My laptop running the default power options leaves the USB ports on when it automatically switches to "standby" and turns them off when it goes to "hibernate" or I turn it off. The time delay and even more precise settings can be controlled through the power options menu. It shuts down without any thought or action on my part and comes on if I touch the keyboard, completely automating energy conservation in the office. Printer, monitor, scanner, DSL gateway, it even turns off the desk light whether I remember or not.
The enclosed instructions mention that if a computer has an instant power function called "Wake On USB" it must be disabled for the Ecostrip 2.0 to work correctly. It is possible to make an alternative connection to a computer PS/2 port by using an adapter (not provided). There is a caution that the Ecostrip is not a lightning arrestor and does not provide protection from lightning strikes. The Ecostrip is intended for dry, indoor locations only. There is a one year limited warranty on labor and material defects. A website, [...], provides warranty information, customer service and technical support.
Sometimes one is not enough. By means of a USB cable extension (not included) I have connected another Ecostrip 2.0 to a second circuit across the room. It is safe and easy to hide the low voltage USB cable allowing me to control my entertainment system components power as well. As many circuits as you like can be controlled via a USB hub and an Ecostrip 2.0 for each circuit. At 1875 watts even a small space heater should operate. Other ways of turning a USB port on and off will open many other applications for this energy conserving power strip. For now I expect the Ecostrip that powers my computer peripherals to pay for itself in just a few months. From then on it is money ahead.
EcoStrip Power Strip for Computers
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