{"id":193843,"date":"2010-01-18T10:04:17","date_gmt":"2010-01-18T15:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2010\/01\/18\/two-new-patents-show-apple-getting-into-the-energy-tracking-game-killing-power-bricks\/"},"modified":"2010-01-18T10:04:17","modified_gmt":"2010-01-18T15:04:17","slug":"two-new-patents-show-apple-getting-into-the-energy-tracking-game-killing-power-bricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/193843","title":{"rendered":"Two new patents show Apple getting into the energy tracking game, killing power bricks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Two<\/a>Apple may already be the favored child of Greenpeace<\/a> and platform of choice for eco-minded gadgetistas worldwide, but it isn’t resting on its laurels. The company looks like it’s pondering an entrance into the home automation\/energy tracking markets, filing for a pair of patents that would enable devices to register their power usage and communicate with each other using HomePluge Alliance<\/a> standards. Users would be able to monitor the charging status of connected devices and delay their charges to occur during off-peak hours. There’s even a new type of plug that could internally perform AC\/DC conversions and automatically provide the appropriate amount of juice to any supporting device. The end of the ubiquitous power brick? Sounds nice, but something tells us it’ll be a few decades before we can reclaim that precious space in our carry-ons.<\/p>\n

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