http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/ Engadget Comments for Visual Voltage clock turns electricity monitoring into art 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/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/Sep 14th 2009 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/Sep 14th 2009 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/Sep 14th 2009 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/Sep 14th 2009 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/Sep 14th 2009 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/Sep 14th 2009 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/
What is more than I should? Is some environmental goon going to come after me if I use a little bit to much?

If I'm willing to pay to use more electricity than others, I should be allowed to use it. It's not complicated.]]>Sep 14th 2009 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/
It is a tool just like how software like Quicken or Mint.com are budgeting tools to help you keep tabs on your spending (or in other words, help you know when you spend more than you should).

Don't go looking for fascism where none exists.]]>Sep 14th 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/
I don't like the language that there some limit to how much electricity I can use.]]>Sep 14th 2009 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/Sep 14th 2009 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/Sep 14th 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/
http://www.tvlesson.com/mygroup1110.php?GID=1509]]>Sep 14th 2009 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/
"useful" and "easily readable" gauges and gadgets, but why settle for straightforwardness when you can have something verging on art?"

Gauges and numbers have so little inherent meaning or emotional value. Visual design, visualizations, and "art" can better communicate how you should feel or react or understand information than devices that spew raw numbers. ]]>Sep 14th 2009 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/
This is one of the reasons I enjoy using Mint.com but am bored to tears by software like Quicken. The former is much slicker in the presentation of the same data.]]>Sep 14th 2009 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/dunno about the power cord though. using extra power to show that it is using power? seems even more pointless than standby lights everyone is complaining about that use power to say "im not using power!"the only purpose i can think of is to remind people to unplug things when not in use, but really it should just become the universal standard that products stop draining power when fully charged or turned off...]]>Sep 14th 2009 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/
http://www.theenergydetective.com/index.html]]>Sep 14th 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/a certain type of ambiance to the room." But I'm not sure it's the type of "ambiance" I want...

The "curtain" looks like a woven cotton blanket hanging on the window. I wonder if it's as good at keeping the cold drafts out. As far as its intended purpose, sounds like "glow-in-the-dark" would do the same and be cheaper.]]>Sep 14th 2009 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/It also tells you the time, because, you know, it's a clock.]]>Sep 14th 2009 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/Sep 14th 2009 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/Sep 14th 2009 11:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/Sep 14th 2009 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/14/visual-voltage-clock-turns-electricity-monitoring-into-art/Sep 15th 2009 2:34PM