Electronics

Tired of the cost and clutter created by the wires and adapters for your electronic devices? Well, a California company named Green Plug has come up with a solution. True universal power supply. This means no more digging through a drawer of tangled wires for device-specific adapters. With Green Plug’s compact external power adapter, you can charge all your devices with the same wire. In fact, you’ll never have to throw away any old adapters when you upgrade your laptop, DVD or mp3, because Green plug serves power to ANY device.

In addition to charging your device, the adapter shuts off power to the port when it registers that the device is fully charged and no longer needs it. This eliminates wasted energy and increases product efficiency. The Green Plug adaptor recognizes each device as it’s plugged in, and immediately knows how many Volts of power are necessary to charge them.

All of this sounds like a sweet deal to me, but to be able to use Green Plug, your device must have an embeddable chip necessary for recognition. Therefore, for a world of universal power supply to exist, leading electronics manufacturers need to adopt Green Plug’s design kits and incorporate the chips into their products. Green Plug assures that due to governmental efficiency mandates, this is already in the works. They also expect to start selling compatible devices sometime in 2009.

I, for one, can’t wait for the Green Plug future. Learn more about their plans and environmental impact on their website, and while you’re there, take a look their DEMO conference in California.