New Nokia Phones Nag You to Save Energy

It's already been established that leaving devices on standby or plugged in unnecessarily wastes a lot of power, and mobile-phone maker Nokia has come up with a pretty simple way to help alleviate the problem. Starting with their new 1200, 1208 and 1650 models, Nokia's phones will sound alerts when they've topped up, encouraging people to unplug the chargers from their sockets.

Think that won't make a big difference? Think again. About a year ago, I started turning off four devices that I'd previously left on standby when they weren't in use, stopped charging my gadgets overnight, and implemented a number of other, similar small changes around the house; our electricity bill decreased almost immediately, and has been consistently lower ever since. See, sometimes the little things do count.