A few days ago, I received a package containing a product called the Eco Button. I read about this product on the internet and after a little searching, found the company’s contact information. I requested a unit to review for this blog and additionally for my interest. The company gladly sent me the Eco Button in the hopes that I might share some information about it (since there’s not a ton of info about it on the web).
Let me start out by saying that I found the concept of this device is quite interesting. The shtick is that by pushing the bright green LED button your computer goes into a state of deep sleep and therefore saves energy. The website has this to say:
“The Ecobutton™ acts as a strong visual reminder and prompt for you to save electricity each time your computer is going to be left idle.”
So the idea is that every time you leave your desk for a break or a meeting or for the day, you push this button and it manages your computer into hibernation/sleep/standby. Their argument for this device is that people don’t want to spend time putting their computer to sleep (which generally takes less than 3 exhaustive mouse clicks). Because of this fact, they have invented the device to be a one push button for accomplishing the same feat.
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