Putting your television, computers, and peripherals on power strips and flipping those power switches periodically seems like a very basic step. But I'm also a believer in technology that makes laziness okay--since people are going to be lazy anyway. Hence, Fujitsu Siemens' new monitor that uses zero standby power (via Inhabitat). Nil.

Standby power is what the computer or television draws so that when you flip the power button (perhaps a misnomer), the screen comes to life immediately. But if you want those results, you have to have the device perpetually drawing power to remain in what is actually a "standby" mode.

Fujitsu Siemens' new tech can be applied to any type of monitor, so we're assuming that it could work for TVs. When you turn off the monitor, it stops drawing power from the wall, but keeps a small charge that will allow that "instant-on" capability for five days. Lovely. It's expected to start being used in monitors next spring, so keep an eye out.