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Fujitsu To Show Off "Zero-Watt" PC At CeBIT

Posted by timothy on from the car's-mpg-is-infinite-while-engine's-stopped dept.

mobile writes "In August of last year Fujitsu announced new 'zero-watt' displays. This means the screens use absolutely no power when put into standby mode, unlike most other screens that use less than 1 watt, but still require some power. Now Fujitsu has announced they will be showing a zero-watt PC later this year at the CeBIT show. The PC is called the Esprimo Green and marks a first, in that it's able to use no power while in standby mode — but this is a feature that will be required from 2010 for new PCs released across Europe."

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  1. Very nice. by idontgno · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've been looking for a computer powered by zero-point energy drawn from vacuum fluctuation.

    Maybe I can transplant the power supply into my car and get infinite miles per gallon?

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  2. ZOMG by roman_mir · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's AMAZING NEW TECH!!! Zero watts, ha? I can't believe we finally figured this shit out!

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  3. Re:Define "Standby" by markov_chain · · Score: 5, Funny

    The zero-power use state is activated when the "zero-power" LED turns on.

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  4. Re:Define "Standby" by duguk · · Score: 4, Funny

    they never turn off their computers

    I have a Seagate drive and scared that if I reboot, I'll lose all my data, you insensitive clod!

  5. Re:Define "Standby" by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmmmm...that's weird. I have a Seagate hard drive and I've never lost d

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  6. Re:Define "Standby" by Aphoxema · · Score: 3, Funny

    So it quadruples?

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  7. Re:Define "Standby" by Malevolyn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Was that Seagate or did Candlejack get a little behind on h

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  8. Re:Define "Standby" by damn_registrars · · Score: 1, Funny

    something else, like sleep or bathe...

    You must be new here.

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  9. Re:Define "Standby" by damn_registrars · · Score: 4, Funny

    My computer doubles as the music streamer I listen to at work. It also doubles as the router my family uses to access the internet. It also doubles as a file server.

    So it quadruples?

    He doubled three times, there. 2*2*2 = 8. I'm afraid it actually octuples.

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  10. Re:Define "Standby" by TwistedSymmetry · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm tired of this gag. It doesn't even make sen

  11. Re:Define "Standby" by Curate · · Score: 2, Funny

    Actually, under d20 rules, three doublings equals a quadrupling.

  12. Re:Define "Standby" by Golddess · · Score: 2, Funny

    Octuples, the computer doubled thrice. ;)

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  13. Re:Define "Standby" by StarWreck · · Score: 2, Funny

    Gag? I don't un

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  14. Re:Define "Standby" by CecilPL · · Score: 5, Funny

    How come we can get modded Funny just by having a Seagate drive?

  15. Re:Define "Standby" by aetherworld · · Score: 3, Funny

    something else, like sleep or bathe...

    You must be new here.

    We only shower. With coffee.

  16. Re:Define "Standby" by aetherworld · · Score: 5, Funny

    You must be new h

  17. ENOUGH. by c1t1z3nk41n3 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Seriously, this joke has more than run its co

  18. Re:Define "Standby" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I still don't get this joke. If you "lost your connection" or data or whatever, then how did you press en