So, you are probably asking yourself, what the heck are we doing reviewing a power strip of all things? Well, this is no ordinary power strip. SmartHomeUSA's Smart Strip Power Strips promises to automatically power down your peripherals when they are not in use, thereby conserving electricity. Even if you are not into the whole environmental green aspect of this, you may very well be interested in the monetary green aspect. SmartHomeUSA indicates that this product can pay for itself in as little as six weeks depending on your usage. The Smart Power Strip works on a very simple concept. You plug your computer into the master outlet and all of your peripherals are plugged into slave outlets. The strip detects whether or not your computer is turned on or off based on the current it is pulling and cuts power to your peripherals when the computer is off. You are able to turn a knob to fine tune the switching function in the event your PC still draws a small amount of power even when off. SmartHomeUSA's power savings estimates are based on the assumption that your PC and peripherals are currently left on 24 hours a day and that part of your using their product would involve beginning to use the power saving features of your PC to reduce that to 8 hours per day. In my situation, my home PC had been on for 8 hours a day. I've started using the power saving functions on my computer to put it to sleep whenever I get up. As a result, I've cut the powered on hours from 8 to 4 per day. This product is pretty much a no-brainer. It is a good value just as a surge protector, once you plug it in, the additional benefits of using the Smart Power Strip are completely transparent and realistically offers the ability to pay for itself. No matter which type of green you are into, I highly recommend this product. You can purchase a Smart Power Strip directly from SmartHomeUSA.com at prices ranging from $24.95 to $36.95.