{"id":666950,"date":"2010-02-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5473661"},"modified":"2010-02-17T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-17T14:00:00","slug":"outlet-regurgitator-spits-out-greedy-electronics-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/666950","title":{"rendered":"Outlet Regurgitator Spits Out Greedy Electronics [Energy]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/500x_conreg.jpg?w=500\" class=\"left image500\"  \/>If your AC outlet has been wronged by some gadget that sips extra power after charging, you need the <a class=\"autolink\" title=\"Click here to read more posts tagged #outletregulator\" href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/tag\/outletregulator\/\">Outlet Regulator<\/a> (though I like my name more), a working concept by student inventor Conor Klein.<\/p>\n<p>His device uses a timer circuit and electromechanics to physically unplug an electronic from the wall. Sure, products like the <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5370969\/belkin-conserve-surge-kills-sleeping-gadgets\">Belkin Conserve Surge<\/a> do the same thing without wires falling out of sockets. But Belkin&#8217;s solution doesn&#8217;t offer such a tangible F U to your cellphone. [<a href=\"http:\/\/conorklein.com\/index.php?\/ongoing\/outlet-regulator\/\">Connor Klein<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/nosmarties.com\/2010\/leech-plug-knows-when-to-stop-sucking\/\">NoSmarties<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unplggd.com\/unplggd\/green-ideas\/leech-plug-unplugs-itself-after-it-completes-a-charge-108847?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Funplggd+%28Unplggd%29\">Unplggd<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=10780ccce474b32761d4b1a95ab6c646&#038;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=10780ccce474b32761d4b1a95ab6c646&#038;p=1\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a.rfihub.com\/eus.gif?resize=0%2C0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=sFtW9YsvIqI:M6MpwHHO8Ps:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=sFtW9YsvIqI:M6MpwHHO8Ps:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=sFtW9YsvIqI:M6MpwHHO8Ps:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=sFtW9YsvIqI:M6MpwHHO8Ps:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=sFtW9YsvIqI:M6MpwHHO8Ps:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=sFtW9YsvIqI:M6MpwHHO8Ps:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/gizmodo\/full\/~4\/sFtW9YsvIqI\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your AC outlet has been wronged by some gadget that sips extra power after charging, you need the Outlet Regulator (though I like my name more), a working concept by student inventor Conor Klein. His device uses a timer circuit and electromechanics to physically unplug an electronic from the wall. 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