@ Darren Murph

"Great idea, guys -- or you know, you could just advise people to turn stuff off when they aren't using it, or not use energy they can't afford. Just sayin'."

Apparently you have no idea what you're talking about. It's not just about turning off devices when you're not using them.

In trials where these meters were installed, consumers were able to make intelligent decisions on their electric consumption. Say for instance it's a hot summer day and you see how much electricity you are consuming and decide that you can raise the thermostat to 82 degrees because the comfort to cool your house down to 74 degrees is not worth the cost. But later in the week, you are hosting a party and you make the conscience decision to to lower the thermostat because you are willing to pay the extra cost to accommodate your guests.

It's a tool, like anything else, that enables you to make an educated decision. And in trials, it did lower energy use. In fact, after the trial was over and the meters were being removed, the participants asked to keep them.

Just sayin'.

@ joe

Ha ha, what?

Apparently, among other failures, Engadget's comment system is not WYSIWYG.

Will this do?


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You weren't satisfied with abusing just the English language: delux --> deluxe

No no, you also managed to mangle Italian: capichino --> cappuccino , expresso --> espresso

and the coup de grace, French: crep --> crêpe


This has to be some kind of record for a single comment.

If you think a Microsoft café is finally a reason to go to Paris, then you've obviously not been to Paris!

Wow, Engadget writers (and apparently lawyers) must live in their own bubble where real world corporate considerations do not apply. See in the real world, making an admission like this:

"maybe instead of having lawyers draft individual settlement agreements full of impenetrable and scary legalese for each and every jilted iPod owner out there, why not simply fess up to the problem, let people know exactly how common it is and how to avoid it, and provide a dead-simple replacement option for people who've had their iPods go up in smoke?"

could have unintended consequences like class action suits.

I want customer satisfaction as much as the next guy, but get real. This is not "Leave It to Beaver."

We have a saying in Texas...

When you assume once you make a U, then you can't be an ass again!

To be the man, you gotta beat the man! Whooooo!!

(message courtesy of Rick Flair)

Meh, donkey polo when I was in college was much better.

Good for you for looking it up. A lot of people when they don't know would have just read over it.