Obama Tells Americans to Unplug Their Cell Phone Chargers

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, did you happen to see President-elect Barack Obama’s interview with Barbara Walters?  It was a wide ranging interview, but one of the things they covered was Obama’s plans to “green" the White House.  While Obama wants to find ways to save energy in the White House, he also says it’s incumbent on every American to do their part to save energy.

Not only does Obama seem to be the greenest President in quite some time, he also appears to be the most technically savvy.  I strongly suspect that he’ll be the first president to use email as part of his daily routine.  It’s refreshing to see a President who uses technology as part of his daily life, just like the rest of us.  

He’s even fighting to be able to keep his Blackberry for staying on top of his email on the go, despite some Secret Service concerns about his security if his head is bowed down reading a tiny screen with both thumbs typing away at the keypad.  Obama’s Blackberry is so important to him that he must need to charge it every night - and he has encouraged all Americans to do their part in saving energy by unplugging their cell phone chargers when their phones are finished charging.  

If the leader of the free world is spending 5 seconds a day unplugging his Blackberry charger when it’s finished charging, that’s 5 seconds too many.  Instead, why not use Green Plug (www.greenplug.us)? Green Plug provides technology that allows for chargers to stop drawing power when the device connected to them, such as a cell phone, is fully charged or disconnected from the charger.  

I hope to have a chance to personally demonstrate our technology for Green Technology President Obama.  Can any of the readers of this blog help me make this happen?

-Frank Paniagua, Jr., CEO and Founder Green Plug, Inc.

Comments

[Robert]

I have been trying to reduce my personal enironmental impact over the past couple of years and this product is something that I would like to see available on a large scale. I regularly throw away old computer cables, plugs, etc. and always feel that it is such a waste. I would definitely support this company and its products!

[Paul Panepinto]

Hi Robert,
Thanks for taking the time to comment on our blog. We really appreciate it. Please spread the word about www.iwantmygreenplug.com
Thanks,
Seth Socolow
Green Plug, Inc.