Ecobutton Can Lower Your Computer's Carbon Footprint

Here's another device designed to both save money on your energy bill as well as reduce your carbon footprint.

If you're like me you leave you computer powered up when you leave work for the day. I let my work computer go into sleep mode with all of my apps still up and running. The computer will remain fully powered until it eventually goes into sleep mode.

Now there is a new product that can be attached to your computer via a USB cable, called the ecobutton, that you can press when you are not using your computer for any period of time. If you're going to make coffee, are on the phone or heading off for lunch, you can simply press the ecobutton and your computer is immediately switched to energy saving 'ecomode'.

After the computer has been put into 'ecomode' you simply have to press the ecobutton for the computer to be returned to the point where you left off.

As a bonus, each time you send your computer into 'ecomode' the ecobutton software records how much power and money you have saved by using the device. Instantly, you can see just how much your carbon footprint is being reduced.

More devices to help reduce your carbon footprint:

Carbon Hero
Fuel Efficiency Advisor