...the standby load of various appliances with TV being particularly blamed for standby power consumption. I've had a search around for figures, and measured my own TV which.... The other one that gets blamed is mobile phone chargers. One of the tech mags we get ... a test on them, and they use no power at all when plugged in but not chargign a phone. Mike P

... we can seriously impact our personal energy consumption by doing such things as turning our TVs off standby or unplugging our mobile-phone chargers. "Anyone with even a slight grasp of energy units should know that ...clothes, consume hot food or drink, use powered transport of any kind and live in ...worry about the energy they use to power their electronics; it’s insignificant compared to...

... congresswoman explain that if a cell phone charger remains plugged in when the phone is not charging, it continues to draw power. I did not know this, duh...! It's a pretty low consumption device though (particularly newer switched mode ...and count the dots. Perhaps the power companies could put more information on...that displayed the next month's power bill in dollars and cents in...

... or 'wearable' has to be the most obvious contender, and on power nd bandwidth consumption as much as CPU cycles or 'local' RAM capacity. ... My biggest personal objection to most modern PDA/phone rigs (Blackberry, Treo, et al) is the need to... to not have to carry the weight or a charger. ELSE 'borrowed' the rechargeable emergency flashlight found in many...

..., or 'wearable' has to be the most obvious contender, and on power nd bandwidth consumption as much as CPU cycles or 'local' RAM capacity. ...needed. My biggest personal objection to most modern PDA/phone rigs (Blackberry, Treo, et al) is the need to... to not have to carry the weight or a charger. ELSE 'borrowed' the rechargeable emergency flashlight found in many ...