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The Color of Conservation
Monday, August 13, 2007
Would you use waste less electricity if you knew just how much you were using? Wired magazine writer Clive Thompson explains the "Ambient Orb," a device that changes color depending on how much energy you’re consuming, and other devices that monitor energy use.
Read Desktop Orb Could Reform Energy Hogs here.
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The orb is stupid, I would rather be able to get my info the old fashioned way, text message. Just what I need another dust catcher. I do not understand why the water company put a data line into my house to collect my water usage, but I am unable to access it.
I agree this is a dumb invention that will lead to well-deserved ridicule from Republicans. "Did you hippies get your glowing orbs from the nature company while listening to new-age music." And how many resources are going to be used just to make these orbs? If only there was a way to efficiently get a description of your energy usage every month, perhaps tied to some monetary incentive...
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