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The gentle reminder
Here's an idea that came to me last night:
So I was lying in my bed, waiting to fall asleep when I heard a small high pitch noise. I lay still a moment before I determined that it wasn't my tinnitus acting up. So I went up and tried to find the source of the sound. It didn't take long before I discovered what made the barely audible screech. It was my cell phone recharger. Apparently I had accidentally left it in the socket when my phone was fully charged, the electricity running through the charger generated the noise.
Since rechargers still draw power when they're not connect to a device, I removed it intermediately. But it got me thinking. This is the perfect example of "It's not a bug, it's a feature". Why not install these gentle reminders in every recharger alike? A small LED, a soft high pitch noise, or something similar, could be used to remind people of removing the chargers when they're not in use. These reminders would only be active when a device is not connected to the charger but still in a socket. Why not add a small LED array on big chargers saying:
"Chargers use energy even if they're not charging. Save money; unplug"
So I was lying in my bed, waiting to fall asleep when I heard a small high pitch noise. I lay still a moment before I determined that it wasn't my tinnitus acting up. So I went up and tried to find the source of the sound. It didn't take long before I discovered what made the barely audible screech. It was my cell phone recharger. Apparently I had accidentally left it in the socket when my phone was fully charged, the electricity running through the charger generated the noise.
Since rechargers still draw power when they're not connect to a device, I removed it intermediately. But it got me thinking. This is the perfect example of "It's not a bug, it's a feature". Why not install these gentle reminders in every recharger alike? A small LED, a soft high pitch noise, or something similar, could be used to remind people of removing the chargers when they're not in use. These reminders would only be active when a device is not connected to the charger but still in a socket. Why not add a small LED array on big chargers saying:
"Chargers use energy even if they're not charging. Save money; unplug"
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Comment by ben on March 23, 2010 at 3:18pm
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Good points well made. Why not go one further and have a charger that "disconnects" from the socket (perhaps through a breaker) once the device is fully charged? That way no power is wasted if the owner is out of the house or out of ear-shot.
Well worth a +1 for creativity Per
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Comment by Alon Elkin on March 23, 2010 at 3:23pm
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Great idea!
Myself, I keep forgetting to unplug chargers. With electricity bills always rising, such a gizmo would be of great help.
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Comment by Per Jonsson on March 23, 2010 at 3:31pm
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Hey ben good catch! It would be a lot easier that way!
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Comment by Massive Attack on March 23, 2010 at 3:38pm
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There is a charger made that ejects from the wall when phone is charged.
I wish I had the link, if you search on YouTube it should POP up
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Very cool! Thanks for sharing ben!
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Comment by wesley mack on March 31, 2010 at 1:51pm
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nice info. i did not know that a charger leaches energy when theres no phone on the other end
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Comment by John D. Boyden on May 9, 2010 at 6:26pm
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Ben said it for me, so I'll follow suit with +1 creativity. Still, as an addon tech, it could be worth some money too. Bells and whistles costt $$ use energy AND are very popular. :) Or...Is there an app for that?
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