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Electronic Product Consumption and Cost
Device Watts per hour Cost per hour Cost per year Note
Air Conditioner/Heat Pump 590 $0.14 $1,226.40 Based on 24 hours of use per day
Cable TV Box / DVR 42.5 $0.01 $87.6 Based on 24 hour of use per day
Cell Phone (e.g.; BlackBerry) 1 $0.02 $7.30 Based on 1 hour of use per day
Desktop PC 120 $0.0288 $84.10 Based on 8 hour of use per day
DVD Player 13.8 $0.33 $4.82 Based on 4 hour of use per day
Humidifier 256 $0.0614 $262.25 Based on 12 hour of use per day
iPad 3 $0.0007 $1.02 Based on 4 hour of use per day
iPhone/iPod/iPod Touch 2 $0.0005 $0.69 Based on 4 hour of use per day
Laptop/Notebook Computer 30 $0.0072 $21.02 Based on 8 hour of use per day
Light bulb (60W) 60 0.00144 $42.04 Based on 8 hour of use per day
Netbook Computer 11 $0.0026 $7.59 Based on 8 hour of use per day
Radio 8.5 $0.0020 $2.99 Based on 4 hour of use per day
Plasma TV 480 $0.1152 $336.38 Based on 8 hour of use per day
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Did You Know?
  1. The longest-lasting of battery is Energizer Advanced lithium. It can take 809 photos before dying; Duracell Ultra PowerPix lasted for 174 shots; and the quickest to die, Walgreens Supercell Alkaline and CVS Alkaline, both took just around 133.
  2. Steve Jobs (1955-2011), who was co-founder, chairman and CEO of Apple, Inc., led the team that designed and developed the Macintosh computer, and oversaw the creation of one innovative digital device after another — iPod, iPhone and iPad, was neither a hardware engineer nor a computer programmer. He considered himself as a technology leader, choosing the best people as possible, encouraging and prodding them, and making the final call on product designs.
  3. On March 11, 2011 Apple released its new iPad. The iPad 2 is thinner (33% thinner; 0.34 inches), lighter (15% lighter; 1.3 lbs), and faster (Dual-core A5 chips 2x faster and Graphics performance 9x faster) than its previous iPad.
  4. In April 2010 Apple successfully launched its Apple’s first generation iPad, which sold 3 million units during its first 80 days and over 14.8 million units in all of 2010.
  5. Tablets, Smart TV and Appliances and 3D devices (televisions, cameras, games, etc.) will replace all their current electronic devices in the next 3 years. Apple will dominate the tablet market; Samsung for Smart TV ; Sony for 3D TV; LG Electronics for the Smart Appliance, and Microsoft for streaming video content through Xbox Live.
  6. Comcast and Time Warner are developing an application that will enable their customers to view video on demand (VOD) or Live TV from their Galaxy Tablet or from their Samsung Smart TV without using a set-top-box (STB).
  7. Microsoft compelted an Xbox Live software upgrade that enable users to also access YouTube, Boxee and others.
  8. Thomas Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
  9. CVS AA Long Lasting alkaline batteries didn't actually last longer than other batteries tested under the same conditions by Consumer Reports. In fact, those generics had less than half the power as Panasonic Evolta alkaline batteries.
  10. Among the longest-lasting AA batteries overall were Energizer's Ultimate single-use lithium batteries, which took 678 pictures before dying, compared with 92 shots taken with a camera using the CVS batteries.
  11. First three countries had television are United Kingdom, United States, and Russia.
  12. Google Voice (telephony service, free) gives you a single number for all of your phones to use, e-mails you transcripts of your voicemail messages.
  13. From computers, printers, cameras, cell phones, and televisions to stereo music systems, durable, lightweight, affordable plastics have helped to revolutionize the electronics. However, plastics comprise only 17 percent by weight of materials found in end-of-life electronics.
  14. In 1998 Sony accidentally sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.
  15. In the US, over 130 million cellular phones are being disposed annually.

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New York - 7.39 Los Angeles - 5.65 Chicago - 3.47 Philadelphia - 2.94
Dallas-FW - 2.44 San Francisco - 2.42 Boston - 2.39 Atlanta - 2.31
Washington - 2.31 Houston - 2.05 Detroit - 1.93 Phoenix - 1.80
Tampa - 1.78 Seattle-Tacoma - 1.78 Minneapolis - 1.71 Miami - 1.54
Cleveland - 1.53 Denver - 1.48 Orlando - 1.43 Sacramento - 1.39

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  • Apple's Second-Gen Tablet iPad 2 - iPad2 features a dual-core processor, a better screen, more RAM and storage, and a camera. It runs on both GSM and CDMA networks. Apple iPad 2 (Tablet) - At 8.8 mm, the iPad 2 is thinner, lighter (down from 1.5 lbs to 1.3 lbs) and faster than its predecessor. No improvements were made in the iPad 2's battery capacity, which still hovers at around ten hours. iPad 2 has around 500,000 applications in the market.

  • Samsung Galaxy 10.1 and 10.1v - The tablet features a large, wide-screen, sharp and bright display, weighs l1.25- 1.32 lbs, a dual-core 1GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, and Android 3.1 Honeycomb. The Galaxy Tab's alleged infringements of input gestures, such as 'pinching' which were innovated by Apple, have resulted in injunctions being granted preventing its sales in Australia.
  • Amazon Kindle Fire - The Kindle Fire is a 7-inch tablet that has a sharp, bright, hi-res screen, and a small storage with an affordable price. There are around 10,000 applications for Amazon's Kindle Fire.

  • Barnes & Noble Nook Table - The Nook tablet features a 7-inch, touch-sensitive with an extended battery life up to 11.5 hours of reading, or 9 hours of video, a faster processor and more memory for software operations (i.e.; faster Web browsing and magazine page-flipping when comparing with Amazon's Kindle Fire). There are around 1,000 applications for the Nook tablet.

  • Nikon D300s (Digital Camera) - Nikon D300s is the first digital camera that includes high-definition video capture with high quality built-in microphone, takes excellent photos and provides video output containing impressively smooth images.

  • Canon PowerShot SX200 IS (Digital Camera) - The camera creates gorgeous image quality and point-and-shoot convenience of Smart Auto, along with enhanced operability and an intuitive new menu. It provides wide-angle shots with stunning 12x optical zoom, HD shooting at 1280 x 720 pixels with HDMI output lets you see all the beauty of your HD images and movies on your HDTV.

  • Dell Latitude Z (Laptop) - Dell Latitude Z is the world's thinnest, lightest 16" laptop (a 16-inch screen, 0.57 inch thick, about 4.5 pounds with the standard 4-cell battery), featuring a premium design and innovative wireless and touch-sensor technology.

  • PlayStation- PlayStation 3 is a popular graphical game conslole produced by Sony, with a cutting-edge Cell processor and a customized Nvidia graphics chip that could melt most gaming PCs. The PlayStation 3 is currently behind its competitor systems, the Wii and the Xbox 360, in total worldwide sales.

  • Xbox 360 - The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, AMD, and SiS. The integrated Xbox Live service allows players to compete online and download content from TV shows and movies.

  • Pioneer Kuro HDTV Plasma TV - Pioneer Plasma TV offers a perfect picture quality. t’s a world built on uncompromising attention to detail in an extraordinary, beautiful new way with deep, intense blacks for unmatched contrast.

  • iPhone - The Apple iPhone, which uses the GSM standard, has a stunning display, a sleek design, and an innovative multitouch user interface. The iPhone's functions include those of a camera phone, text messages, visual voicemail, and a portable media player ("iPod"). It also offers Internet services including e-mail, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity.

  • LG BH-100 Super Blu-ray- The Blu-ray Player BH-100 is essentially a Blu-ray Disc Player that can also play HD-DVDs with up–convert to 1080i via HDMI output. Combine it with a compatible 1080p HDTV and your senses will be enthralled by the ultimate in sound and picture quality.

  • iPod - The Apple iPod nano media player was introduced on September 7, 2005. It's the first Nano to play back video displayed on a colorful, 2-inch screen wih a combination of features of both the iPod shuffle and iPod classic.

  • Vudu - Vudu delivers instant access to HD films, TV shows, and approximately 5,000 movies, from blockbusters to independent films, with more added every week. This set-top box gives you instant access to thousands of movies--including brand-new DVD releases--for $1 to $4 for rental or $5 to $20 to buy.

  • Nintendo Wii - Nintendo Wii is a successor to the Nintendo GameCube targeted a broader demographic than that of Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Since its November 2006 release, the Wii has become a runaway hit, so popular that it remains difficult to find it in stock.

  • Nintendo DSi - Nintendo DSi, the third iteration of the Nintendo DS handheld, is about 12% thinner and with a larger screen (17%) than the Nintendo DS Lite. It has a CPU that is twice as fast as the one in the DS and DS Lite, 256 MB of internal flash memory, and digital cameras (16MB). The DSi was first released in Japan on November 1, 2008, and it is expected to be released in the US in Spring 2009.

  • Microsoft Zune MP3 Player - The Zune 120GB MP3, with a unique focus on music discovery, is a fierce competitor to the iPod Classic. It has great Wi-Fi and social music-discovery features supported for games and audiobooks with friendly interface, good navigation control, high audio quality, audio-and video-podcast support, superlative FM radio, wireless syncing, and a built-in composite-video output.

  • Onkyo TX-SR875 A/V Receiver - Exceeding even the highest expectations, the TX-SR875 A/V surround sound receiver deserves all the accolades it gets.The foundations of the TX-SR875 are its isolated power amplifier block (which supports a dual push-pull amplification design) and preamplifier.

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