Ordinarily,our power consumption around the home or office goes unnoticed and unthought of.The TV set might be using electricity all night long without us noticing,the lights are on everywhere,and the mobile phone charger is sucks away as we forget.
Power strips are used on a daily basis in most homes as a means of ransporting energy to the products we use every day.The ower-Aware Cord is a re-designed electrical power strip in which the cord is designed to visualize the energy rather than hiding it.The current use of electricity is represented through glowing pulses,flow,and intensity of light.Being able to visualize the usage of your energy through light can inspire you turn off or unplug the devices that consume energy when not in use.
Considered by Time Magazine as one of the best 50 inventions of 2010,the Power Aware Cord is the solution that helps people rediscover energy in their homes as well as an ambient isplay to see energy consumption at a glance at any given time.One fascinating aspect is actually seeing the effects of changing the volume on stereo equipment which becomes immediately and dramatically apparent.Also,one can realize that the appliances are quietly sucking electricity while on standby.The Power Aware Cord is one of the prototypes from the Interactive Institute's project"Static!".
