Vampire power month may be over (how appropriate that it was in October, no?), but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop trying to find ways to reduce our electric bills! We are living in a digital world, which means nearly everything needs to be juiced up to work. I've already got my laptop working overtime at the office and at home, so you can imagine that I'm a pretty powerful energy vampire on my own. But I wouldn't be if I had this outlet.
A concept design I found while cruising Yanko, the Switch outlet allows you to keep your appliances plugged in (no more unplugging your power strip), but with a simple rotation, it cuts off all power to your gadgets, so you aren't draining electricity when it's not needed. Way to be eco-friendly and efficient! Power vampires, be gone.
Marc Jacobs
i like this geeksugar...is it just a concept this would be great
1Uhm - I like the idea, but I think it should come as a feature on a multiple plug strip. The reason I dont unplug things what I KNOW will suck up energy when am leaving home (like the television, microwave etc) is cuz they need to reset. I do unplug, mobile, ipod and practically any other charger I have, but not the telly / dvd / all the other things my bf needs to configure...
2Is there a 3 prong version?
3Either im missing something here or we do things differently here in Australia, we have a switch with all of out power points. Sure it doesn't turn and look fancy but it definitely stops the power flow
4Yes in America you only have one outlet max per room that works with a switch. All others would need you to unplug them or use something like this...
Now to risking sounding like a total idiot, how does this work? This only shows 2 prongs and round plug ins. The only round prongs that I have is a 3 prong with one straight. Is there an adapter, or are you unable to use this here, or what am I missing?
5Oh look! You invented a walloutlet with a switch!
The kind that has been in use in Britain for ages...
No points.
6@miss Tina, It's a European outlet
and what's wrong with a simple switch the kins that's been in use in the UK for years
7I honestly think it's easier to just use a godamn switch instead of the twisting motion. What a ridiculous idea, i mean they've just reinvented a solution to a problem that has been solved years ago and they havn't even improved the original solution.
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