CES 2011

1. CES 2011: i1 Eco Universal Adapter Charges Almost Any Gadget

CES 2011 is giving way to an array of energy efficient designs this year, but beyond the staggering advances in flat screen TVs and super-fine camera lenses, there are a handful of companies keeping things a little more practical. Making its debut at CES today,IDAPT revealed their i1 Eco Universal Adapter Charges The compact IDAPT i1 Eco is not only made from recycled materials, but it meets Energy Star standards with an auto-off system energy conserving mechanism, and minimizes a user’s carbon footprint while charging most electronic devices. With two points of charge, a USB port and a tip port, the device aptly considers future developments in technology, while making it compatible with over 4,000 devices on the market today. The IDAPT i1 Eco will be available in Spring 2011, and is already a CES Innovations award honoree.


2. CES 2011: nPower PEG Charges Your Gadgets as You Walk

There’s nothing more annoying than when you’re away from home and your gadgets run out of juice without an outlet in sight. Spotted at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the power PG  a simplified solution that’s both compact and easy to use. Designed for those always on the go, all you have to do to pump up the power on this puppy is to just get steppin’! The nPower PEG is able to capture all of your kinetic energy, letting you transfer it to your iPhone or other portable devices. So whether you’re in the mood for a brisk stroll or down for a marathon run – just don’t let all that energy go to waste.

3. CES 2011: Smart Power Plug Cuts Vampire Energy Drain

What if all our electronics had plugs that detected how much voltage and power a device needed and only drew that much from the grid? That’s exactly what the designers at Green plug have created – a smart universal ‘Green Power Processor’ that uses less energy than analog power supplies. Debuting at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, this little green innovation completely eliminates the issue of vampire power.

The device was displayed at CES Las Vegas, where according to Green Plug it could “digitize power supplies making them smart enough to work with multiple devices and draw only the power that electronics need.” The green power processoris not so much a plug, but a chip that is designed for digital power supplies and is meant to be more versatile and efficient than existing analog power adapters. Green Plug believes the device could be an ideal way to improve at home energy efficiency by converting alternating currents from the grid into the direct current that electronics use.
“Chip makers and power supply manufacturers now have the technology they need to undertake the transition from clunky black bricks and wall warts to sleek, efficient digital power adapter architectures capable of exchanging information between the power source and the load and adjusting power use according to product need,” Green Plug CEO Frank Paniagua said in a statement.