Clive Thompson Thinks: Desktop Orb Could Reform Energy Hogs wired.com · Archived on 12 May 2008 · Originally posted on Pinboard

The design firm DIY Kyoto (as in Kyoto Protocol) recently began selling a device called the Wattson, which not only shows your energy usage but can also transmit the data to a Web site, letting you compare yourself with other Wattson users worldwide.