I was going to ask the same about the Xbox 360. They have stepped down to a single 45nm package for the latest models.Which version of the Xbox 360 are they measuring? Power usage has dropped with each revision of the console.
And dear lord... I knew set-top boxes used a fair amount of power from being on all day, but they actually average more than desktop computers?
I knew I felt guilty for charging my phone at work!!! I am stealing.I will apologize to my boss and put down a few $1s to cover my cellular charging for the last few years. <cries>
To give a sense of scale.
I'm a "normal" person, and I only need to charge my iPhone every 3 days.Does this take into account the fact that it needs charging every 4 hours when being used by a "normal" person rather than an apple tester ?
I know i can buy external battery sleeves etc, but, A. I shouldn't HAVE to do that.
Ha! I am sure the environmentalists are tweeting their anger about the carbon footprint electronic devices use as we speak!!
Maybe I'll rethink mod'ing my iPhone w/ a 42" Plasma display![]()
Nice addition of home consoles, but I wonder how much my 27" iMac costs me a year!
Probably the most useless and irrelavent article I've read in a while. My drive to work (12 miles) in one day uses more "energy" than my iphone will ever use. Is this trying to make me feel bad that we have iphones?
Probably the most useless and irrelavent article I've read in a while. My drive to work (12 miles) in one day uses more "energy" than my iphone will ever use. Is this trying to make me feel bad that we have iphones?
Which version of the Xbox 360 are they measuring? Power usage has dropped with each revision of the console.
And dear lord... I knew set-top boxes used a fair amount of power from being on all day, but they actually average more than desktop computers?
Does this take into account the fact that it needs charging every 4 hours when being used by a "normal" person rather than an apple tester ?
I had to go to an android phone (love the phone, HATE the OS) so i could get a phone that lasts the 12 hours i am away from a charging point.
Whats the point in pushing for a thinner and thinner phone if its unusable in the real world ? they might as well sell the iPhone 5 with no battery at all, make it really thin, im sure they could call it the Post Battery iPhone or something, Then sell an "optional" battery pack that makes it the size of an old 1980s mobile brick.
I don't want my phone to be power efficient, or an atom thick or lighter than air, i want my phone to be usable, all day, as a standalone device, and be as thick and heavy as is required for that.
I know i can buy external battery sleeves etc, but, A. I shouldn't HAVE to do that, and B. the chances of me damaging my phones connector when i have to remove the sleeve to use a caddy or charging station for the phone is increased.
What is the cost of leaving the charger plugged in when not charging?
But that is pointless. Everyone knows a cell phone uses far less than a TV. A more useful measure would be to compare it to most other cell phones. But as we can see, the results aren't as dramatic and therefore not as "newsworthy" on such a slow news day.
I was wondering that, thinking that the power consumption used while charging would be dwarfed by the power used by always leaving the charger pugged in, but then I read this old page and found out that that was peanuts too.
Now how much money am I wasting by leaving my phone plugged in overnight when it only takes an hour to charge?
Not much extra I guess, doesn't it cycle on and off to save the battery, or is that just the bigger devices?
Or free if you unplug the box and plug your phone in.