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GreenThing
The GreenThing
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The GreenThing
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Over a period of time, it was observed that a lot of electricity was being wasted at the NIIT because of failure on the part of people using the computers to switch off the monitors when not in use for a short period of time. Most often when people go into meetings, or go out for a coffee break, smoke or a lunch break, the computers are not turned off and so are the monitors. As a part of the larger initiative within NIIT to conserve electrical power, CRCS designed The GreenThing. It is an indigenously developed device to shut down the PC monitor if it is not in use for more than a pre-set time (say 5 minutes).
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The GreenThing is
a device that shuts down the monitor power completely if no mouse
or keyboard activity is detected for more than a pre-set time. It
is an extremely cost-effective device. Since it switches off the monitor
completely, it is an improvement over EnergyStar Regulation of
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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