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Flat-screen televisions, computers and other hi-tech gadgets will use nearly half of a typical household's total electricity by 2020, an energy conservation body said in a report on Wednesday.The Energy Saving Trust (EST) said consumer electronics will overtake kitchen appliances and lighting as the biggest single drain on domestic power.
Its report, "The Ampere Strikes Back," said new devices are often more power-hungry than earlier models and many are left on standby rather than being switched off. Some don't even have an "off" button.
More Power Hungry Gadgets [uk.reuters.com]
When I was given a digital radio as a present, I could not believe the size of the power brick - it's huge! Not only that, it gets rather too warm for my liking. No wonder they didn't build it into the the digital radio!
Surely, manufacturers should be developing devices that have a much lower power demand, or at the very least an off button that actually turns it off!
Don't you just think it's stupid that the TV has a little red light that comes on when you turn the TV off!
LOL
