Dexim’s new Visible G power charger due out in March includes blinky lights and is environmentally friendly. What could be better? Continuing on the green tech theme, Dexim is introducing a new electroluminescent power charger at CES with a cable that glows when it powers up your devices. The glow isn’t more energy being wasted. It’s phosphor that shows actual electric current already being used. When your gadget is done charging, the glow disappears. And so does your energy output. Unlike plugging a device into the wall with a regular charger, the new Dexim product cuts down on wasted power that normally leaks out even when your gadgets are powered down. No glow, no power, no waste. And at an expected retail price of $40, the Dexim solution is even reasonably affordable. Bye bye, energy vampires.
Something about a glowing wire is pretty cool even if it doesn’t do anything useful.
“Something about a glowing wire is pretty cool even if it doesn’t do anything useful.”
Thanks for reminding me to stock up on incandescent bulbs this year.
Yeah, I just bought two for our garage door opener. I had fluorescents in there, but the tint is weird and it takes too long to get to full brightness.
Our charging station is tucked into a awkward corner of our kitchen, so being able to see from a distance that my phone is fully charged would be useful. But not worth $40.
Blinky lights alone not worth $40. But blinky lights that stop power leakage – I’d pay that.
@Mari — you’re forgetting the new rule: anything with glowing features must be referred to as “Tron-inspired” (meaning, the new Tron Legacy).
P.S. Fun Tron Legacy factoid — the glowing costumes were real but could only glow for 12 minutes.