energysaver plugs?

[sockmonkey]

The dryer(or washer, im not sure) is hooked up through some white box with a plug on it that says 'Energy Smart, products for a cleaner earth'. I was wondering if i could plug in one of these dealies since the comp is on all the time now. Does anybody know what one of these things do specifically?

[burn'em]

My mother has a box on her dryer that lets the electric co. shut off the power for 15min. at a time for a % off her electric bill. I would find out wht the box does before I plug my computer in it.

[DeepScience]

ahhhh! Don't plug your computer into any device that will restrict the power supply!! All power saving features must be either onboard or connected to the computer via a data cable as well for computer control of the process. The only separate box to have is a filter (like on a zapcatcher) which smooths power supplies but does not reduce them.