Just heard that Vox is closing. I'm sorry to hear this as it's been a great blogging platform and has served us well over the time we've been writing this little blog. No doubt we'll migrate it elsewhere but no decision has been made yet, so we'll keep you (blog) posted.
In other news, we've some of the websites for the new type of electricity meters that are being made available currently. These are pretty cool gadgets, and for once they're gadgets whose functionality far outstrips their novelty. For instance you can set them to tell how much you're spending on electricity, ie displaying the cost sterling rather than the wattage. These meters can also do stuff like warn you when you're using too much juice, or set usage targets so that you can plan how much you want to save.
So if you light your house up like Las Vegas strip, you'll now have a much better idea of how much it's costing. And if you decide to use lights more selectively (with low energy bulbs of course), then you'll also be able to see how much you're saving.
The new types of meter will also - and this is genius - communicate with your computer by synchronising with the meter's display. Gas and electricity suppliers already have these devices available (for electricity metering only), so it's well worth checking out what they have to offer.
My only concern about the future of metering is that one day - probably only a few years from now - strict mums and dads will be like:
Right son, you'll have to cut down on the Scalextric - your Formula One racing's costing us 37p a week and it's too much of an expense
An electricity latest lovely meter has proved to be very beneficial. These meters can also do stuff like warn you when you're using too much current or set usage targets so that you can plan how much you want to save.
Posted by: Francis | 02/22/2011 at 11:09 PM