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Which of Your Toys Will Suck Most Next Year?

Good magazine has whipped up an amazing chart that shows how much energy your electronic toys will suck up next year — even when they're turned off. Most electronics stay in standby mode when turned off, maintaining a clock in a microwave, say, or a timer in your DVR that tells it when to turn on. After the jump, see the full chart showing how much money people in the US will spend next year just to keep devices on standby. It ain't pretty. More »

7:00 AM on Mon Dec 17 2007
By Annalee Newitz
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Latest by MirDreams: Ok, except for the plazma TV I don't think that's too bad. I'd like to know what it'd be for other types of TV's. more »