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Thursday, April 23, 2009

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April 23, 2009 -- You may be interested in going green, but you don't want to give up those electronic devices that can make life easier. Techno Dad Mike Ferrara says you don't have to say goodbye to your electronic toys. He's found several earth-friendly devices to help you save energy, time and money.

NatureMill Automatic Indoor Composter

automatically mixes and grinds kitchen waste into compost: $400

http://www.naturemill.com

Intermatic 7-Day Timer

replaces any indoor wall switch, great for indoor/outdoor lighting: $35

http://www.cableorganizer.com

Belkin Conserve Surge Protector

convenient remote control makes it easy to turn off to save on energy bills: $50

http://www.belkin.com

UltraLast USB battery charger

charges AA and AAA batteries from your computer: $12

http://www.ultralastbatteries.com

Freeplay Energy Kito flashlight

Simple, rugged flashlight that never needs batteries, just crank to recharge. $25

http://www.freeplayenergy.com

Leviton Decora® Occupancy Sensor Switch

Affordable sensor switch cuts down on the amount of power wasted by automatically switching off the lights when it no longer detects movement in the room.

Motion-sensor allows you to choose how long the lights will stay on for: 30 seconds, 5 minutes, 15 minutes, or 30 minutes.: $30.75

http://www.cableorganizer.com

eMax Hard Drive

Delivers maximum data protection, backup, and energy efficient performance

Drive features a voltage conversion process that lowers the overall power requirements

Uses up to 40% less power versus previous traditional powered 2.0TB hard drive equipped storage solutions: $235 and up

http://www.newertech.com

Blackle.com

Helps save energy by turning pixels off of your screen

Saves ink and cartridges. Free website

http://www.blackle.com/

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