Did you get a digital frame for Christmas?

February 17th, 2009 at 06:54am Jennie Pollock

Gadgets are great. How did we live without our digital cameras, iPods, cell phones, DVRs, portable movie players and so on? But we forget sometimes that they either are plugged in constantly or need charging, which takes up energy. Heck, looks like the new Kindle could even take off.

One of the new growing “things to have” is the digital picture frame. I got one more than a year ago, and I keep it off unless I’m sitting at the computer. But some people let theirs run all day and night.

I heard a story last night with tech guy Omar Gallaga that said if each household ran a digital frame, we’d have to build five new power plants.

Here’s a great set of links he offered to help you reduce your energy use. Basically, unplug when you’re not using things and use power strips and smart strips.

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