Articles on Electricity

Rotating blackout in the Internet Age - Oct 9, 2009

Blogs Just how dependent are we on technology nowadays? I would say more than 100 percent for many. Last night (October 8, 2009), electricity for most parts of the metropolis was not ... Read story »

Prepaid electricity anyone? - Aug 2, 2009

Blogs Filipinos will soon have an option to go postpaid or prepaid. No, not on our mobile phones (we have that already), but for our electricity. A prepaid metering system for electricity ... Read story »

Study: Bioelectricity bests biofuels on miles per acre - May 12, 2009

Crave Click on the image to see how bioenergy and biofuels compare for transportation. Growing plants to make electricity is a more efficient and environmentally sound way to power vehicles than ... Read story »

Google PowerMeter helps you monitor your electricity usage - Oct 7, 2009

Blogs The Google PowerMeter is a new software that helps you measure and graph the amount of electricity you are using in your home. But before you get to seeing all your ... Read story »

Onzo home electricity monitoring kit - Apr 15, 2009

Crave The Onzo on a refrigerator. Monitoring energy use seems to be catching on in popularity these days, given the trend of conserving electricity to benefit the environment. We recently had a ... Read story »

Power consumption: How much are your gadgets costing you? - Mar 31, 2009

Crave Earth Hour started out in Sydney just two years ago as a pie-in-the-sky idea, but its amazing momentum will this year see residents of 2848 cities in 84 countries switching off ... Read story »

Check out your electrical consumption with this power strip - Apr 29, 2008

Crave Ever wondered how much power is being consumed by your LCD TV or desktop PC? Well, now you can find out exactly how much electricity your appliances at home are drawing ... Read story »

Diesel addiction in a village - Jun 16, 2008

Blogs Sometime ago, I had the opportunity to stay in a remote longhouse village in Sarawak. Life at Kampung Long Lellang is truly different. The main difference is that there isn't any ... Read story »

Six-watt dimmable LED bulb to sell soon on Amazon - Oct 5, 2009

Crave An LED replacement for an incandescent bulb. Is it time to make the leap to LED lights for the home? Perhaps, but only if you're willing to make a return-on-investment ... Read story »

Save your hair, save the earth - Sep 9, 2009

Crave Did you know that in most cases, the hair you chop off at the stylists do not end up in the bin? Instead, most of them are recycled as wigs ... Read story »

Saving the last rainforests - Oct 5, 2009

Blogs Even for the average Malaysian from East Malaysia, the rainforests of West Malaysia are considered exotic locations, places that many would never think of visiting or exploring on their own. The ... Read story »

Bacon-flavored Mmmvelopes - Nov 19, 2009

Crave Mmmvelopes sell online and at stores including Albertsons, Pick 'n Save, Raley's, and Fry's. I honestly can't remember the last time I sent something using conventional mail, but it may have ... Read story »

Methanol fuel cells for gadgets forge forward - Nov 3, 2009

Crave Direct Methanol Fuel Cell has licensed a patent from CalTech to build methanol-based gadget chargers, a week after Toshiba took the wraps off its own portable fuel cell. Toshiba introduced a ... Read story »

Energy-efficient Snow Leopard will save you US$0.95 - Sep 4, 2009

Crave These days, every little bit counts. Apple's OSX Snow Leopard update offers several noteworthy enhancements, and plenty of behind-the-scenes tweaks--but has anything in the operating system changed in regard to ... Read story »

Sony demos "true" wireless TV - Oct 6, 2009

Crave Consumers are now one step closer to the elusive cable-free TV. Sony has recently showcased a working wireless power-feeding system. The prototype on demonstration was shown to be capable of ... Read story »

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