The TrickleStar® 12-outlet Advanced PowerStrip (APS) provides premium, fireproof surge protection and helps eliminate standby power wasted by PC and TV peripheral electronics. The APS works on a simple control/switched basis. When the control device, typically a TV or computer, is on, the switched outlets will have power and the devices plugged into them can be used. When the controlled device is turned off (or goes into a power-saving mode), the devices plugged into the switched outlets automat