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Enjoy a Piece of Safety and a Peace of Mind with Wet Circuit

What’s worse than getting zapped by electricity? It’s getting your house burned after getting zapped by electricity. Potential shock and fire hazards don’t paint a pretty picture and should be considered a real life danger especially to vulnerable groups like children and the elderly. An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure that’s why Wet Circuit products are made to effectively and safely prevent electrical shocks from water splash or submersion, accidental contact and insertion of metal objects. It also reduces the risk of fire caused by carbon accumulation and overheating internal wiring.

The unique water resistant design uses protective materials then decrease the flow of current when the power chord comes into contact with water. This technology provides continuous power to the plugged equipments or devices while simultaneously protecting you from electrocution. It can handle the occasional water spills, rain, snow, wet hands and short-term flooding. The touch protection on the other hand prevents accidental electrocution by ensuring that electric power may only be conducted when a proper plug is correctly inserted into the outlet.

Another great safety feature of the Wet Circuit extension cord is the overheating and sparks protection. It has a fuse and a temperature sensitive reusable circuit that prevents fire by overloading. Wet Circuit offers up to 4 times the durability of normal power strip, so you can expect it to keep you safe for a very long time.

New Belkin Conserve Line-Up: Energy Management Within Your Reach

With the crisis the world is facing today, more and more people are becoming more aware and concern about their consumption – not only of the things that they buy everyday but also of the energy that they consume on a daily basis. To help people control their energy usage, Belkin introduced four new innovations in its Conserve product line-up: the Insight, Smart AC, Valet, and Socket.

The Belkin Conserve Insight F7C005q Energy Cost Monitor is a monitor that shows pertinent figures about a particular device in your home – the number of watts consumed, the cost, and the amount of carbon dioxide emitted. All you have to do is plug the device into the Insight to get the right figures.

The Belkin Conserve Smart AV is a socket collection into which you can plug one main device (like a TV) and the several devices connected to it (like the DVD player and game console). The main device is plugged into the green socket. When the Smart AV detects that the main device is off, it turns off the devices connected to the main device to save on power.

The Belkin Conserve Valet is a charging station that can accommodate up to four devices. It automatically shuts off when the devices are already fully charged, and it doesn’t draw on power when not in use, so it saves energy.

The Belkin Conserve Socket allows you to time power to certain devices. The timer shuts off power to a given device after the time interval that you choose, saving energy and keeping your home safe.

With all these innovations, it’s easy to control your energy consumption.

Nokero Solar Light Bulb: Affordable and Safe Lighting Within Everybody’s Reach

Light plays a very important role in the life of many individuals and families. It is with this knowledge that we grieve for people in some developing countries who are deprived of light, and for those who still need to spend a lot just to have light in their homes. And, it is also with this same knowledge that we welcome with gratitude innovations aimed at helping these people get out of darkness. New discoveries such as Nokero’s solar light bulb are welcome innovations.

The solar light bulb is specifically designed to address the needs of people who still use fossil-fuel lanterns for their lighting needs. Fossil fuels are not only expensive; they’re also dangerous to the environment and human health because of the carbon dioxide that they emit and the greater possibility of fire risks associated with their use. The Nokero solar bulb is less expensive because you can simply charge it out in the sun to give it power. A whole day of charging can yield two hours of lighting use, while a full charge can give you double the amount of light (up to four hours). Charging is done with the help of the four solar panels in the bulb. It also comes with a rechargeable battery that lasts for more than a couple of years. The bulb is about the size of an incandescent bulb and is rain-proof. It’s made from impact-resistant plastic materials and comes with five LEDs.

The Nokero solar light bulb is an effective solution to the lighting needs of many individuals. If you check online, you’ll also find a line-up of solar light bulb at Amazon, each designed to preserve the environment and help families.

A Green Home and a Greener Planet with SilverSTAT 7

You don’t need to have a weather controlling mutant gene or a diamond powered sub-zero environmental armor to keep you comfy cool in the summer and cozy warm in the winter. A good HVAC system coupled with the new Advanced Thermostat from SilverPAC can go a long way in providing you the ideal home climate. The SilverSTAT 7 is a hi-tech Smart Energy Thermostat that just melts away the competition with its intelligent 7 day customizable thermostat and Smart Energy In-Home Display (IHD). The IHD technology helps keep an eye on utility usage and costs for centralized, efficient and earth friendly power management. With the SilverSTAT 7, you not only keep your house’s climate in check but you also keep the world’s climate in assurance by leaving less carbon footprint and greenhouse gasses.

SilverSTAT 7 features a sleek and modern design that would fit any household; for the sci-fi geeks out there, the 7-inch touch screen display provides a futuristic Starship Enterprise feel. The display not only provides the GUI for the controls but more importantly, shows and manages the household distribution and consumption power down to the last light bulb and appliances. Thinking ahead, SilverPAC included IEEE 802.15.4 wireless interface to be able to communicate with the new Smart Meters. This design allows SilverSTAT to directly relay real-time electricity and gas readings to utility companies. Furthermore, the wireless interface and the Windows platform add bonus features to this device like digital calendar and clock, media streaming and internet access.

Here are other related programmable energy thermostats that might interest you.

ElectroMan Protects Your Appliances from Electrical Surge

Like it or not, humans have a sadistic nature. Don’t believe me? Think about your childhood (could be even up to now) of burning ants using a magnifying glass, putting salt on a snail, or just when you want to squish dead a fleeing cockroach. The gadget that is featured now isn’t something like that but hints into being sadistic.

The ElectroMan is an extension cord for your outlet that is shaped no other than but a person. The head has a 22″ cord that connects to a wall outlet which an indicator light in its chest will tell it’s woring. The indicator light in the chest of the ElectroMan is like a heart that says there is power running through its copper veins, ready to give life to its electronic brothers. Its limbs serve as outlets on their own so you can connect up to 4 appliances or chargers through this. I know that tech geeks like us don’t just have mediocre things so we want it protected and the ElectroMan also serves that purpose. It doubles as a surge protector so when there is a sudden spike of electrical current, the ElectroMan absorbs it and what your appliances get is the normal flow. There is a on/off switch on the side which comes handy if you want to turn off all appliances from the cord at once, saving you time from pulling each cord individually. Aside from that, this surge protector is just an adorable must-have gadget with a smiling face detail on the front.

C’mon, don’t you just want to give this guy a hug? Get yours here.