http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/ Engadget Comments for Ambient Orb power-usage hack reduces energy consumption by 40% http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/
Waitaminute...]]>Aug 27th 2007 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/Aug 28th 2007 2:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/
-and I'm not allowed to make the same Prisoner reference twice?

Spare me your barbs. :\]]>Aug 28th 2007 7:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/Aug 27th 2007 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/
I must get it!]]>Aug 28th 2007 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/
That can't be a good thing.]]>Aug 28th 2007 12:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40//sarcasm

but seriously, this may be the best use I've seen yet.]]>Aug 28th 2007 1:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/Aug 28th 2007 1:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/Aug 28th 2007 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.ambientdevices.com/products/energyorb.html]]>Aug 28th 2007 2:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/It's a hack of the Ambient Orb, not the special version.
From the official website: The Energy Orb is a special version of the product being used by many utilities to show the load on the grid, manage their demand and avoid brownouts.
http://www.ambientdevices.com/cat/products.html]]>Aug 28th 2007 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/
(I really didn't come prepared for this one.)]]>Aug 28th 2007 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/Aug 28th 2007 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/Aug 28th 2007 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/
What this device does is to glow red when the energy cost is high, like at 20h when everyone is sucking energy from the grid. At these times energy is more expensive.

What people do with the aid of the orb is to slightly change theirs schedules so they consume more energy only when its cheaper. That's how they got 40% off, not by consuming 40% less.]]>Aug 28th 2007 6:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/ambient-orb-power-usage-hack-reduces-energy-consumption-by-40/http://www.powermeterstore.com/index.php?cPath=628). Combine that with a ambient device orb or a DIY orb (http://infosthetics.com/archives/2005/05/diy_ambient_orb.html) - and you've got a business model...make it wireless, efficient, accurate, and safe and I give you ~$250 for one. ]]>Aug 31st 2007 12:30AM