We love our gadgets, but they are like vampires, sucking energy even when “off”. That’s why the Belkin Conserve Surge puts their energy sucking on a timer. Otherwise it’s a pretty normal surge protector. The device automatically cuts the power to connected devices after 11 hours of use.

Don’t worry, you won’t end up losing work before you can save, because the Conserve Surge features two always-on outlets alongside the six timed outlets. And there’s also an LED warning light when the electricity is about to turn off. Still, some other timing options would be nice.

Power strips are convenient. Sadly, they are also ugly, putting all of your plugs in a row, with cords trailing everywhere. The Power Bridge is one of the best solutions we’ve seen, flipping the power strip over to keep your cords neatly tucked away.

It’s from designer Hyuk Jae Chang and it’s neat enough to even have on your desk. All of the wires come out in one spot, which you can turn to face any direction and a pivoting multi-directional power cord on the Bridge itself makes sure that all wires line up.

You already share all of your life’s details on Twitter, why not share your power usage? Tweet-a-Watt will broadcast your power consumption for all to see. Each device only reads one outlet, so you can really get the low-down on how you use energy.

Modified from a Kill-a-Watt energy reader, the Tweet-a-Watt slowly charges up just enough power to communicate with a nearby computer via an XBee receiver, then uses a predefined Twitter account to automatically publish the results.

Trickle out economics have you down? You know, Trickle out economics. When the money trickles out of your pockets because of plugged in, yet turned of appliances that are still sucking juice like a toddler building up a good diarrhea diaper bomb. TrickleStar of Hong Kong claims to have the first power-saving device in the world that is able to shave up to 12% off your monthly utility bill simply by killing standby power, while reducing a similar amount on your power usage.

The TrickleStar PC Standby Power Saver is connected to a PC via your USB port. It will keep an eye on the computer’s power status continuously. A power extension cable will connect to your power strip with the rest of all your peripherals plugged in. When your PC is turned off, the TrickleStar’s current sensing circuitry will kill off ALL power to the peripherals, and vice versa when the PC is powered. The TrickleStar will be available in January.

Who would have thought that the makers of power strips would get so creative? They’re not just long slabs of white anymore. This e-Ball power strip design from Mashallah design is sure to please D & D fans by looking like a many sided die.

It also kinda resembles old spaceships from vintage Sci-Fi. It’s a concept at the moment, but I’m sure it will be made real by someone. Paint a face on it, plug in all of your plugs and you’ve got an electrical headed Medusa.

With all of the various devices that we have plugged in, it can feel a bit overwhelming. Containership powersupplies can help keep your fleet of powerstrips in order like a well oiled Navy.

I guess the general idea here is to hold your power adapters in a cute and clever way, having a bit of fun with some organization. According to the company, it’s neat because the cord is in the Containership’s wake. I’m not sure what they’re smoking, but the whole effect is ruined the minute you put a few adapters in it, making it look like your wires are about to pull the whole thing under…your carpet. File this one under good concept, bad follow-through.

APC is out today with news of a new power strip it says “provides home computer systems guaranteed protection from damaging surges and spikes, while saving electricity.” It is called the Power-Saving SurgeArrest and it prices around $35.

The APC Power-Saving SurgeArrest has built into it master/controlled outlets which automatically shut down power to unused peripherals, such as printers, scanners and speakers when the computer is in sleep mode. It does this by sensing the power draw of connected equipment and realizing that when an attached computer on the master goes into standby, hibernation or is turned off, the controlled outlets are automatically powered off to prevent connected peripherals from continuing to draw power.

You’ve got lots of wires coming off of your computer station as you read this. They each have a different size AC plug, providing no end of headaches to your standard white power strip. One possible solution to this issue is Tributaries Cable’s new T12 power strip with rotating outlets.

How would you like to own an uninterruptible power supply which is geared towards helping you save electricity? It’s an interesting concept APC is exploring as it unveils its Back-UPS ES 750 for around $100.

The APC Back-UPS ES 750 lets you plug up to 10 devices into its outlets. Five of these plugs offer battery backup up to 70 minutes in case power fails and all 10 offer surge protection as well. As an eco-friendly device the ES 750 has master/controlled outlets in which the master, sensing a computer has gone into sleep mode or powered off, automatically shuts down the controlled outlets. This in turn powers connected devices, saving money and cutting down on power usage.

APC is not just about doing back up power solutions for your home or small business network. It also has products in other power related categories such as A/V gear. One of its newest offerings is the APC H15 Power Conditioner, priced at around $450. APC has also released a less expensive model, the H10, at around $350.

The APC H15 Power Conditioner is designed to provide what APC says is full power conditioning, including surge protection, noise filtering, and automatic voltage regulation (AVR). Both the H15 and the H10 have 12 filtered, surge protection outlets, with six of these outlets offering noise filtering for digital devices. The power conditioners also offer two analog, two video, and two high-current filtered outlets for amplifiers, subwoofers and the like.

Tributaries, a developer of audio-video accessories, announced recently a rather innovative new AC power strip which makes it easier to support bulky plugs. The Tributaries PWRS-T10 is priced around $80.

The Tributaries PWRS-T10 comes equipped with 10 outlets. Five of these outlets swivel, allowing one to plug in those big AC plugs which might otherwise spill over to cover other plugs. It offers also “surge suppression and noise filtering for AC power, and signal-line protection for telecomm (RJ-11), network (RJ-45), and cable, antenna, and satellite (F-connector) signals.”

Recently we wrote an article about Nokia phone chargers and how they are adding features prompt owners to unplug the cord from the wall when not in use to conserve electricity. Imagine how much energy would be saved if your printer, speakers and any other plugged-in peripherals automatically were powered up and down by your computer.

This Smart Strip power strip has a one main control outlet, six switched outlets and three “always on” outlets. A device such as your computer that’s plugged into the main outlet on the power strip will control power to all the items in the switched outlets. The power strip senses when the main device is turned off and then stops power through the switched outlets, which could be things like speakers, monitors and directly connected printers …