From CNN… New kind of ‘vampire’ sucks power out of homes It rehashes an important topic that’s been mentioned here before: Unused power transformers (e.g., cell phone, iPod, whatever) draw a lot of power that goes nowhere except as residual heat. As the article says, use a power strip and turn it off when the [...]

From PC World… Network Admin Program Eases Vista Power Consumption 1E estimates that 60% of U.S. workers who regularly use PCs do not turn them off at the end of the day. The 1E NightWatchman can schedule shutdowns as well as manage patching Windows.

From MacNN… Hitachi brings out green Deskstar drives Power use of these drives can be as much as 59% less than current non-green (gunky brown? drives.

Phoronix has an interesting power consumption comparison of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Fedora 8 Test 3, and Ubuntu 7.10. Linux vs. Windows Power Usage Windows XP was the lower power user among the group in both idle mode and well as when in use. This is no surprise to anyone who has tried to use [...]

Interesting breakdown of power use reported in this GCN blog item… Where the power flows Here’s the power usage break down: 60% IT Equipment (Servers use 56% of this, storage devices use 27%, and network equipment 19%) 25% Cooling 12% Air Movement 3% Lighting (and misc.)

Extreme Tech has a review of the Fit PC that only needs 5 Watts (no fan). Fit PC—A Tiny Linux PC that Fits Anywhere What surprised me was not the electricity consumption though. I was surprised by the price: $285. This includes 256MB RAM (no expansion available) and a 40GB hard drive. Gentoo Linux is [...]

Inhabitat has a great little report (with photos) of a… Wing Personal Portable Windmill I doubt if many people would carry it around on their backs for daily activities. But, it looks handy for camping or during extended blackouts.

From CNET’s News.com… Squeezzing Green from the Data Center …written by SUN Microsystem’s CIO.

PC World has an article about a new Via motherboard… Via Ships Green Motherboard …that draws less than 24 watts in idle state and stays under 35W when playing a DVD (usually a power intensive operation).

Computerworld reports on Solis Energy whose Solar Power Plant product is being touted as something to power WiFi access points in remote areas.