# Energy-Measuring Stethoscopes The Eco-Pulse Measures Wasted Energy By Michael Hines | Published 2011-05-13 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eco-pulse References: [tuvie](http://www.tuvie.com/eco-pulse-educates-adults-and-children-about-saving-energy-for-better-environment/) Eco-Pulse is an interesting new gadget that lets you measure how much power your plugged-in gadgets are wasting. Eco-Pulse was designed by Wan Xuan Lim and Tang Xueling Jane who are attempting to make people both young and old conscious of just how much electricity they use. Eco-Pulse looks like a high-tech stethoscope and works like an EKG machine, showing electrical output just like a heart-rate monitor. The data can be collected by pressing the "Record" button on the Eco-Pulse. Collected data can then be transferred to a computer to help you analyze how much electricity you are wasting and where you can cut corners. I am a big proponent of unplugging unused appliances and electronics to save money and the environment, so needless to say I really like the Eco-Pulse. Check it out here and be sure to think twice before leaving that seemingly unassuming flats-screen TV plugged in. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.7/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 2% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Energy-measuring Gadgets:** There is an opportunity to develop more gadgets that help measure and track energy consumption, thus helping consumers save money and protect the environment. - **Waste Reduction Awareness:** The Eco-Pulse showcases an opportunity to bring awareness to consumers about their energy use and ways they can reduce waste in their daily lives through a product that is easy to use and understand. - **Real-time Energy Tracking:** An emerging trend is the need for real-time energy tracking products that allow consumers to monitor and adjust their energy consumption habits from moment to moment. ### Who This Affects Most - **Consumer Electronics:** Consumer electronics companies have the opportunity to integrate energy tracking technology into their products, offering customers more information and control over their energy consumption. - **Smart Homes:** The trend towards smart homes can be used to offer consumers more information and control over how much energy their home consumes, thus further reducing their carbon footprint. - **Green Energy:** Green energy companies can use energy-measuring gadgets to educate consumers about how much they can save by adopting renewable energy sources, thus driving demand for green energy solutions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Smart Home Energy Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/homey-energy-dongle.md) - [Dedicated Home Energy Managers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-energy-manager.md) - [Next-Generation Home Energy Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-energy-monitors.md) - [Headphone-Shaped Vital Signs Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vital-signs-monitors.md) - [Environment Monitor Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sense1.md) - [Smart Diagnostic Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/keikku.md) - [Microbe-Banishing Wellness Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/microbe-pulser.md) - [Multipurpose Diagnostic Health Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/withings-beamo.md) - [ECG-Monitoring T-Shirts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/viscero-vest.md)