http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/ Engadget Comments for Leech Plug disconnects when your gadget is charged, does Ma Earth a favor 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/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 8:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.igo.com/Other-Power/Power-Smart-Wall/invt/pm000120004&bklist=]]>Feb 22nd 2010 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Charging cord nailed by cat.]]>Feb 22nd 2010 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/
agree.
das ist nicht gut!]]>Feb 23rd 2010 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/]]>Feb 22nd 2010 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/insert "environmental" then, before both instances of the word "cost" above, greenie.]]>Feb 22nd 2010 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/
This device probably expends more "environmental cost" to make than it will ever recover in its lifetime of use. ]]>Feb 22nd 2010 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/I was thinking exactly the same thing... did they seriously not consider this as a possibility? o.O]]>Feb 22nd 2010 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/
I agree, it has a timer circuit in it according to the article, so it must draw a tiny bit or electricity!]]>Feb 22nd 2010 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/
But a transformer that literally unlplugs itself? Gimmicky; there are ones that do it electronically. I guess it could be a conversation starter if you had guests over and suddenly a plug falls onto the floor. "It's okay, it's supposed to do that." "Really? ... Strange."
]]>Feb 22nd 2010 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/
I really don't see the point.]]>Feb 22nd 2010 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 11:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/I own one of the kill-a-watt AC meters and have tested the chargers of my HTC Touch Pro 2 and my old Treo 750.
Power draw of the chargers when plugged in, but no phone attached, was 0. Nada, zilch, nothing. Power draw of charger with fully charged HTC TP2 attached, .01 amps. Flipping the meter to display watts shows 0. So if there is a power draw, it is so minute that I think your better spending your eco dollars elsewhere. Where's our cheap LED light bulbs? Now those would make a nice dent in my home's power usage.

In my testing, the biggest power offenders I found were my HP printer and Directv satellite receiver. Both devices pulled the same amount of electricity while turned off as when they were turned on. The "off" button just turned off the status LEDs and displays.]]>Feb 22nd 2010 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/
If you want to measure lower power devices with a Kill-A-Watt, you need to leave it plugged in for a while, like 10 hours or more, then press the kWh button and divide.]]>Feb 22nd 2010 2:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/
Okay, I'll try to see if a couple of hours registers power draw better.

My point, though, is that buying a pack of CCFL bulbs off amazon is going to give a much better eco bang for the buck. And overall, I disagree with the portrayal of cell phone chargers as gluttonous power wasters to the point that the government runs PSA ads trying to guilt-trip people into constantly unplugging them.]]>Feb 22nd 2010 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/Feb 22nd 2010 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/22/leech-plug-disconnects-when-your-gadget-is-charged-does-ma-eart/http://un-plug.com]]>Feb 22nd 2010 2:22PM