ABOUT THE SPEAKER
John La Grou - Inventor
John La Grou, a long-time electronics inventor, audio designer and entrepreneur, wants to save lives (and energy) with a new, smarter type of electrical outlet.

Why you should listen

John La Grou is a patent holder and research engineer on Safeplug, a new brand of electrical fault circuit interrupters. The Safeplug technology, which combines microprocessors in power outlets and RFID tags in electrical plugs, might just represent the next generation in residential and commercial electrical delivery. Besides conserving massive amounts of energy, Safeplug promises to save lives and prevent injuries by making the electrical systems in our homes "smart."

La Grou is also CEO of Millennia Group, an audio design and manufacturing company that produces audio components held as the gold standard among professional musicians and producers.

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TED2009

John La Grou: A plug for smart power outlets

John La Grou ongli rozetkalarini o'rnatadi

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John La Grou ongli va yangi texnologiyani namoyish qiladi: mikroprosessorlar va RFID dan foydalangan holda uylarmizidagi elektr rozetkalarini rivojlantiradi. Bu ixtiro, 'Safeplug', uy yong'ini kabi vayron qiluvchi baxtsiz hodisalarning oldini olish va energiyani tejash hususiyatlarini bajaradi.
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This is a world-changing invention.
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Bu dunyoni o'zgartiruvchi ixtiro.
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The smoke alarm has saved perhaps hundreds of thousands
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Yong'in havfidan ogohlantiruvchi signalizatsiya dunyo bo'ylab,
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of lives, worldwide.
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ehtimol,yuz minglab insonlarning hayotini saqladi.
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But smoke alarms don't prevent fires.
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Lekin bu signalizatsiyalar yong'inning oldini olmaydi.
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Every year in the USA, over 20,000 are killed or injured
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AQSHda har yili 20,000 dan ortiq odamlar
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with 350,000 home fires.
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350,000 uy yong'ini sababli vafot etadi yoki yaralanadi.
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And one of the main causes of all these fires is electricity.
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Bu yong'inlarning asosiy sabablaridan biri elektr tokidir.
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What if we could prevent electrical fires
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Agar Elektr tufayli bo'lgan yong'inlarni
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before they start?
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boshlanishidan avval to'xtata olsakchi?
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Well, a couple of friends and I figured out how to do this.
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Xullas, bir necha do'stlarim va men bu ishni qanday amalga oshirishni o'ylab topdik.
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So how does electricity ignite residential fires?
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Elektr to'ki qanday qilib uy yong'inlarini keltirib chiqaradi?
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Well it turns out that the main causes
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Asosiy sabablar bu noto'g'ri foydalanilgan
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are faulty and misused appliances and electrical wiring.
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va nosoz asboblar va elektr tarmoqlaridir.
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Our invention had to address all of these issues.
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Bizning kashfiyotimiz bu muammolarning barchasiga yechim topishga harakat qiladi.
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So what about circuit breakers?
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Qisqa tutashuvdan saqlagichlarchi?
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Well, Thomas Edison invented the circuit breaker in 1879.
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Thomas Edison qisqa tutashuvdan saqlagichlarni 1879 yilda kashf qildi.
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This is 130-year-old technology,
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Bu 130 yillik texnologiya.
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and this is a problem, because over 80 percent
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Muammo esa ayni shunda. Chunki 80 foizdan ortiq
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of all home electrical fires
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hamma uy elektr yong'inlari
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start below the safety threshold of circuit breakers.
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qisqa tutashuvdan saqlagichlarning havfsizlik chegarasidan quyida boshlanadi.
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Hmmm ...
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Hmmm...
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So we considered all of this. And we realized
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Biz esa bularning hammasini nazarda tutdik. Bizning tushunishimizcha
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that electrical appliances
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elektr asboblar
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must be able to communicate directly
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elektr manbai bilan bevosita
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with the power receptacle itself.
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bog'lana olishi kerak.
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Any electrical device -- an appliance, an extension cord, whatever --
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Har qanday elektr asbob, uzaytkichlar va boshqalar
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must be able to tell the power outlet,
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elektr tarmog'iga shunday deb ayta olishi shart:
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"Hey, power outlet,
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"Hey, elektr manbai,
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I'm drawing too much current. Shut me off now, before I start a fire."
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men juda ko'p elektr oqimini qabul qilyapman. Yong'in boshlashimdan avval meni o'chirib qo'y."
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And the power outlet needs to be smart enough to do it.
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Elektr manbai esa buni bajarishi uchun yetarli darajada aqlli bo'lishi kerak.
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So here is what we did. We put a 10-cent digital transponder,
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Biz shunday qildik. Biz 10 sentli elektron javob beruvchini,
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a data tag, in the appliance plug.
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yani malumot saqlovchi mikrosxemani, asbob ulangichiga qo'ydik.
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And we put an inexpensive, wireless data reader inside the receptacle
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Ular gaplasha olishi uchun rozetkaning ichiga
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so they could communicate.
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arzon, utkazgichsiz ma'lumot o'quvchi moslama qo'ydik.
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Now, every home electrical system
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Endi, har bir uydagi elektr tuzumi
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becomes an intelligent network.
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ongli tarmoqqa aylanadi.
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The appliance's safe operating parameters
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Asbobning havfsiz bajaruvchi vazifalari
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are embedded into its plug.
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vilkasiga o'rnatilgan.
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If too much current is flowing,
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Agar elektr oqimi juda yuqori bulsa,
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the intelligent receptacle turns itself off,
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ongli rozetka o'zini o'chiradi,
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and prevents another fire from starting.
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va yong'inning oldini oladi.
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We call this technology EFCI,
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Biz bu texnologiyani EFCI, ya'ni
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Electrical Fault Circuit Interrupter.
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Noto'g'ri Elektr Oqimini To'xtatuvchi deb ataymiz.
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Okay, two more points. Every year in the USA,
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Yana ikki maqsad. Har yili AQSHda
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roughly 2,500 children
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are admitted to emergency rooms for shock and burn injuries
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favqulodda yordam ko'rsatish xonalariga elektr shnurlari sababli sodir bo'lgan
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related to electrical receptacles. And this is crazy.
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shok va kuyishlar bilan keladi. Bu esa aqlga sig'maydi.
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An intelligent receptacle prevents injuries
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Ongli elektr rozetkalari yaralanishning oldini oladi,
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because the power is always off,
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chunki ongli vilka aniqlanguncha
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until an intelligent plug is detected. Simple.
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elektr har doim o'chirilgan bo'ladi. Oddiy.
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Now, besides saving lives,
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Insonlarni hayotini saqlashdan tashqari
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perhaps the greatest benefit of intelligent power
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aqlli elektrning eng katta foydasi
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is in its energy savings.
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elektr energiyasini saqlashidadir.
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This invention will reduce global energy consumption
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Bu ixtiro dunyo bo'ylab elektr ishlatilishini
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by allowing remote control and automation
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har bir uy va korxonalarda tarmoqlarni avtomatizatsiyalash
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of every outlet in every home and business.
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va uzoqdan bosqarish orqali kamaytiradi.
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Now you can choose to reduce your home energy bill
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Siz esa uyingizning elektr energiyasi uchun kelgan oylik hisobotni
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by automatically cycling heavy loads
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katta energiya talab qiladigan konditsioner va isitgicharni
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like air conditioners and heaters.
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avtomatizatsiyalashtirib, kamaytirishingiz mumkin.
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Hotels and businesses can shut down unused rooms
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Mehmonxona va korxonalar foydalanilmayotgan xonalarning elektr manbaini
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from a central location, or even a cell phone.
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markaziy boshqarmadan yoki xattoki uyali aloqa telefoni orqali o'chirishi mumkin.
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There are 10 billion electrical outlets
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Shimoliy Amerikaning o'zidagina
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in North America alone.
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10 milliard elektr rozetkalari mavjud.
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The potential energy savings is very, very significant.
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Elektr energiyasini tejash juda muhim.
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So far we've applied for 414 patent claims.
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Shu paytga qadar, biz 414 ta taklif yozdik.
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Of those, 186 have been granted:
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Shulardan 186 tasi bajarildi.
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228 are in process.
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228 tasi ko'rib chiqilmoqda.
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And I'm pleased to announce that just three weeks ago
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Shuni quvonch bilan aytamanki, uch hafta avval bizni
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we received our first international recognition,
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birinchi marta xalqaro tan olishdi,
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the 2009 CES Innovation Award.
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2009 CES Kashfiyoti Mukofoti.
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So, to conclude,
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Hullas,
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intelligent power can, globally, save thousands of lives,
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ongli energiya dunyo bo'ylab minglab insonlarning hayotini saqlay oladi,
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prevent tens of thousands of injuries,
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o'n minglab jarohatlarning oldini oladi
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and eliminate tens of billions of dollars in property damage
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va har yili 10 milliardlab dollarni mulkni qayta tiklashga sarflanishidan
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every single year,
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saqlaydi.
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while significantly reducing global energy consumption.
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Hamda, dunyo bo'ylab elektr energiyasini ishlatilish miqdorini kamaytiradi.
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In the spirit of this year's TED Conference,
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Bu yilgi TED konferensiyasi munosabati bilan,
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we think this is a powerful, world-changing invention.
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bu ajoyib, dunyoni o'zgartiruvchi kashfiyot deb o'ylaymiz.
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And I'd like to thank Chris for this opportunity
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Shu jumladan, Chrisga
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to unveil our technology with you, and soon the world.
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texnologiyamizni sizlarga va dunyoga namoyish qilishimiz imkoniyatini bergani uchun rahmat aytaman.
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Thank you.
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Rahmat.
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(Applause)
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(Qarsaklar)
Translated by Gulnoza Yakubova
Reviewed by Farrukh Yakubov

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
John La Grou - Inventor
John La Grou, a long-time electronics inventor, audio designer and entrepreneur, wants to save lives (and energy) with a new, smarter type of electrical outlet.

Why you should listen

John La Grou is a patent holder and research engineer on Safeplug, a new brand of electrical fault circuit interrupters. The Safeplug technology, which combines microprocessors in power outlets and RFID tags in electrical plugs, might just represent the next generation in residential and commercial electrical delivery. Besides conserving massive amounts of energy, Safeplug promises to save lives and prevent injuries by making the electrical systems in our homes "smart."

La Grou is also CEO of Millennia Group, an audio design and manufacturing company that produces audio components held as the gold standard among professional musicians and producers.

More profile about the speaker
John La Grou | Speaker | TED.com