Hooch Tan
04-06-2010, 09:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2010/04/fujitsu_energy_monitoring_power_strip.html' target='_blank'>http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archive...ower_strip.html</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"By combining the data with a scheduler, you’ll even be able to know how much energy is consumed in the absence of the user. Each outlet of the power strip has a contactless power sensor that can measure up to 2,000W."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1270576371.usr20447.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Anyone who has wanted to know how much power their gadgets use has probably heard of the Kill A Watt. As great and handy as it is, I have always found one thing lacking about it and that is being able to record the statistics it records. There are whole home solutions, which aside from costing a pretty penny also only give you information on a very broad scale. This looks to be close to a compromise imbetween. You can monitor individual devices, and it hooks up to your network, which I am hoping, lets you record on a computer somewhere. Honestly, I'd be happy if there was a solution that would work with something like Z-Wave and give me a per outlet recording capability. With power prices on the increase, I really would like an easier and more comprehensive way to tracking my energy vampires. Anyone seen a better solution?</p>