Scientific American
December 16, 2009

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SciAm’s 2009 Gadget Guide: 10 Tech Toys You Deserve after a Tough Year - This year will be remembered for the federal economic stimulus package, Wall Street bailouts, and just possibly a fun new gadget or two, By Larry Greenemeier  

ZEROFOOTPRINT TALKINGplug™

Ever wonder how much energy your hair dryer or toaster oven uses? Well, wonder no more. Zerofootprint, Inc., a company that offers services and software for people and businesses who want to lower their carbon footprint, says it can provide the answers via its TALKINGplug™.

After inserting the TALKINGplug™ into a wall outlet and plugging your appliance into this device, it wirelessly transmits the energy output to software on your computer.

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