In keeping with the times, Chris Shipley the director of Demo08 conference selected a two companies, GreenPlug and Celsias, around which to create the first DemoGreen portion of the conference. Having been around high tech for over 20 years, GreenPlug takes me back to the old days when hardware was king of the industry. GreenPlug is nothing short of a universal power adapter. If adopted by the major consumer ele In keeping with the times, Chris Shipley the director of Demo08 conference selected a two companies, GreenPlug and Celsias, around which to create the first DemoGreen portion of the conference.Having been around high tech for over 20 years, GreenPlug takes me back to the old days when hardware was king of the industry.GreenPlug is nothing short of a universal power adapter. If adopted by the major consumer electronics and high tech device manufacturers users will have only one power supply to plug their multiple devices into. While it will certainly cut down on what needs to be packed as you travel to your next event the real benefit comes from having fewer devices destined for the landfill as each device the power supply was designed for becomes obsolete.GreenPlug developed a universal power supply chip which the company hopes will be adopted by computer OEMs and other electronic hardware manufacturers with the promise that GreenPlug will give away the client software that accesses the power supply units.In the demonstration, Frank Paniagua, CEO and founder, plugged various devices with various voltage demands in and out of power supply. Each time Paniagua changed devices the software recognized the voltage needs and supplied the device with the proper amount of power. When the device was unplugged the power supply cut power to the port. The second green startup is Celsias and it is a collaborative site or meeting place for green minded companies and individuals to work together on current projects associated with environmental issues. For example, an oil spill might cause the creation of an ad hoc project of leaders and volunteers who want to help with the clean up. The home page contains a blog site, 1500 articles on climate change, as well as displaying existing projects, allowing users to search for projects or to create new projects. As part of its business model in the future it will allow companies to sell sustainable products. Currently there are 82 projects on the site. Technology Industry