Belkin's answer to saving electricity

This past January at CES 2008, Belkin introduced their remote controlled Conserve Surge Protector. I have been keeping my eyes opened for the product ever since hearing about it but still don't find it on store shelves. I can't help being impatient!...do you know that after your cell phone is fully charged it still draws energy from the outlet! As I suggested in my last post on cutting down electricity consumption, you have the option of unplugging all your appliances and gadgets every time you leave the house. Or you can write Belkin a letter demanding they put this sweet product out on the market already...


The unit has eight outlets, six of which have their electricity immediately cut off after the push of a button via the provided remote. The other 2 outlets have a consistent flow of electricity. This may be useful in the case where you leave your computer running to download a large file, but have no use in powering the little green lights on your printer while gone!

What I like best about the product is that you can mount the remote on your wall by the light switch and form a second nature habit to turn off unneeded appliances whenever you leave the room