A plug for smart power outlets

Name: A plug for smart power outlets
Uploaded: 2009-06-09T01:00:00Z
Duration: 3 min 52 s
Description: John La Grou unveils an ingenious new technology that will smarten up the electrical outlets in our homes, using microprocessors and RFID tags. The invention, Safeplug, promises to prevent deadly accidents like house fires -- and to conserve energy.

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John La Grou |

TED2009

• February 2009

John La Grou unveils an ingenious new technology that will smarten up the electrical outlets in our homes, using microprocessors and RFID tags. The invention, Safeplug, promises to prevent deadly accidents like house fires -- and to conserve energy.