I don't know about you, but I never turn off my printer. Yeah, I'm terrible. Over the course of a year, the "vampire power" it sucks might toast a whole loaf of bread. That's toast, people — toast I could be eating with my kids! For lazy energy hogs like me, God gave us the Mini Power Minder. Plugging into a regular wall outlet, the Minder invites you to plug your computer into the top outlet along with connecting a USB cord on the side. The USB connection is for the outlet to keep tabs on your PC, so when you shut it down, the Power Minder knows to cut off power to the second outlet, where you've presumably plugged in your printer, scanner, or talking robot rabbit — or all three, with the use of a power strip. It costs just 15 bucks, but knowing you're helping to save the world without even saving any cheerleaders… priceless. — Peter Pachal

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