"I-Consumer Electronics" iqondiswa lapha. Ukuze uthole iqembu lomculo we-elekthronikhi, bheka
Philip Best.
Izinto zokusebenza zabathengi noma izinto zokusebenza zasekhaya ziyi
ezokuxhumana (
analog noma
digital) imishini ehlelelwe ukusetshenziswa nsuku zonke, ngokuvamile emakhaya. Izinto zokusebenza zabathengi zifaka phakathi amadivayisi asetshenziselwa
ukuzijabulisa,
ukuxhumana kanye ne-
ukuzijabulisa. Le mikhiqizo ivame ukubizwa ngokuthi imikhiqizo emnyama ngesiNgisi saseMelika, ngenxa yokuthi imikhiqizo eminingi ibekwe ezikhwameni ezimnyama noma ezimnyama. Le misho isetshenziswa ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwabo "
imikhiqizo emhlophe", okukhuluma ngakho
ukuphatha indlu imisebenzi, efana
nemishini yokuwasha naku-
amafriji.[1][2] NgesiNgisi saseBrithani, zivame ukubizwa ngokuthi izimpahla ezinsundu ngabakhiqizi nabathengisi.[3][n 1] Ngeminyaka yawo-2010, lo mehluko awukho ezitolo ezinkulu ze-
ibhokisi elikhulu izitolo zobuchwepheshe zabathengi, ezithengisa izinto zokuzijabulisa, zokuxhumana nezokusebenza ekhaya, izibani nezinto zikagesi, kuhlanganise nohlobo lwasegunjini lokugezela.
Ukusakaza umsakazo ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20 kwaletha umkhiqizo wokuqala omkhulu wabathengi, i-
umamukeli womsakazo. Imikhiqizo yakamuva yayihlanganisa i-
izingcingo,
amabonakude, kanye
nezibali, bese kuba amarekhoda nabadlali bomsindo nevidiyo,
amakhonsoli emidlalo yevidiyo,
izingcingo eziphathwayo,
amakhompyutha omuntu siqu kanye
Ama-MP3 players. Ngeminyaka yawo-2010, izitolo zezinto zikagesi zivame ukuthengisa
I-GPS,
izinto zikagesi zezimoto (
umsindo wemoto),
ama-video game consoles,
izinsimbi zomculo zikagesi (isib.,
i-synthesizer amakhibhodi),
i-karaoke imishini,
amakhamera edijithali, kanye nezidlali zevidiyo (
Ama-VCR ngawo-1980 nawo-1990, kwalandelwa yi-
ama-DVD players kanye nama-
Blu-ray ama-players). Izitolo ziphinde zithengise izinto ezinjenge-
izibani ezihlakaniphile kanye ne-
izinto zikagesi,
amakhamera edijithali,
amakhamera okurekhoda,
izingcingo eziphathwayo, kanye nama-
ama-smartphone. Eminye yemikhiqizo emisha ethengiswayo ihlanganisa i-
i-virtual reality isibonisi esigqokwa ekhanda izibuko,
izinto zasekhaya ezihlakaniphile ezithi
xhuma amadivayisi asekhaya ku-inthanethi, amadivayisi okusakaza, kanye
ubuchwepheshe obugqokwayo.
目录
- 1History
- 2Imikhiqizo
- 2.1Izitayela
- 2.2Ukuncintisana kwebhizinisi
- 3Imboni
- 3.1Ukukhiqiza
- 3.1.1Ingxenye yezezimali
- 3.1.2Ukuthuthukiswa kwesofthiwe
- 3.1.3Ukumiswa kwamazinga
- 3.2Imibukiso yezohwebo
- 3.3Izinhlaka zomsebenzi ze-IEEE
- 3.4Ukuthengisa
- 3.5Inkonzo nokulungisa
- 3.6Imboni yomakhalekhukhwini
- 4Umthelela wemvelo
- 4.1Izinsimbi ezithile nezinto ezithile
- 4.2Ukusetshenziswa kwamandla
- 4.3Amandla okuma
- 4.4Udoti kagesi
- 4.4.1Ukusetshenziswa kabusha nokulungisa
- 5Umthelela empilweni
- 6Bheka futhi
- 7Izinkomba
- 8Amanothi
- 9Ukufunda okwengeziwe
Umlando
A radio and TV store in 1961
Amasekhethi ahlanganisiwe (ama-ICs) alandelwa lapho abakhiqizi bakha amasekhethi (imvamisa ngezinjongo zempi) ku-substrate eyodwa besebenzisa ukuxhumana kukagesi phakathi kwamasekhethi ngaphakathi kwe-chip ngokwayo. Ubuchwepheshe be-IC baholela kuma-electronics athuthukile futhi ashibhile, njengama-televishini angena-transistor,
izibali eziphathwayo, futhi ngeminyaka yawo-1980, ama-
umdlalo wevidiyo ama-consoles kanye
amakhompyutha omuntu siqu imindeni evamile ephakathi nendawo engayithenga.
Kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-1980 nge-
i-compact disc kanye nokwethulwa kwamakhompyutha omuntu siqu, futhi kwaze kwaba sekuqaleni kweminyaka yama-2000, imishini eminingi yezinto zikagesi zabathengi efana namathelevishini nezinhlelo zomsindo, yahlelwa kabusha ibe yidijithali: ubuchwepheshe bekhompyutha bedijithali, kanye namasignali edijithali, ahlanganiswa ekusebenzeni kwemishini yezinto zikagesi zabathengi, okwashintsha kakhulu ukusebenza kwayo kodwa kwaba nemiphumela ethuthukisiwe efana nokuthuthuka kwekhwalithi yezithombe kumathelevishini. Lokhu kwenziwa kwenzeka ngenxa ye-
umthetho kaMoore.[9]
Ngo-2004, imboni yezinto zikagesi zabathengi yayinenani elingu-US$240 billion ngonyaka emhlabeni wonke, okuhlanganisa imishini yokubuka,
imishini yomsindo, kanye
amakhonsoli emidlalo. Kwakungumhlaba wonke ngempela, i-Asia Pacific inengxenye yemakethe engu-35%, iYurophu inengxenye engu-31.5%, i-US inengxenye engu-23%, kuthi izwe lonke elisele lithole okusele. Abadlali abakhulu kulo mkhakha bangamagama aziwa emakhaya afana ne-Sony, i-Samsung, i-Philips, i-Sanyo, ne-Sharp.[10]
I-White Goods
Ukukhula kokuthandwa kwezinto zasendlini ezinjenge-'
izinto ezimhlophe' iyisici esiyisici sezindlela zokusebenzisa ngesikhathi se-
inkathi yegolide yomnotho waseNtshonalanga.[11] Imboni Yezinto Ezimhlophe yaseYurophu iguqukile eminyakeni engu-40 edlule, okokuqala ngokushintsha i-
intela yempahla engenayo izithiyo, futhi kamuva ngokushintsha kwezobuchwepheshe kanye nesidingo. [12] Ukusetshenziswa kwemali ezintweni zasekhaya kuthatha ingxenye encane kakhulu ye-
imali engenayo esetshenziswayo, ekhuphuka ukusuka ku-0.5% e-US ngo-1920, kuya cishe ku-2% ngo-1980. Kodwa ukulandelana kwezinto zikagesi nezemishini
izinto ezihlala isikhathi eside ziguqule imisebenzi nolwazi lwemizi eMelika naseBrithani ekhulwini lamashumi amabili. Ngokwanda kwezinto zokupheka, imishini yokuhlanza, iziqandisi, imishini yokuwasha, imisakazo, omabonakude, izinto zokupholisa umoya, nezinto zokushisela ukudla, imizi ithole inani elikhulayo lezinto zikagesi. Naphezu kwe-
ukuba khona yalezi zinto,
ukusabalala akuqondwa kahle. Ezinye izinhlobo zemishini zisakazeka kaningi kunezinye. Ikakhulukazi, imishini yokuzijabulisa yasekhaya efana nomsakazo nothelevishini isakazeke ngokushesha kakhulu kunemishini yasendlini neyasekhishini."[13]
Imikhiqizo
Okuvamile
I-CoCo 3 uhlelo lwekhompyutha, kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-1980
Consumer electronics devices include those used for [14]
| Shipments
(izigidi eziyizigidi zamayunithi) | Iminyaka yokukhiqiza ihlanganisa | Ref |
(CD) | 200 | 1982–2007 | |
| 30 | 1963–2019 | |
(I-DVD) | 20 | 1996–2012 | |
| 19.4 | 1994–2018 | |
| 10.1 | 2007–2018 | |
| 10 | 1976–2000 | |
Trends
Isici esisodwa esivelele semikhiqizo ye-elekthronikhi yabathengi ukuthambekela kokwehla kwamandla amanani ngaso sonke isikhathi. Lokhu kuqhutshwa yinzuzo ekusebenzeni kahle kokukhiqiza kanye ne-
i-automation, i- ephansi
abasebenzi izindleko njengoba ukukhiqiza sekuthuthele emazweni anomholo ophansi, kanye nentuthuko ku-
i-semiconductor ukuklanywa.[23] Izingxenye ze-Semiconductor zizuza ku-
umthetho ka-Moore, umgomo oqashiwe othi, ngenani elithile, ukusebenza kwe-semiconductor kuphindeka kabili njalo eminyakeni emibili.
Ngenkathi izinto zikagesi zabathengi ziqhubeka nokuthambekela kwayo
ukuhlangana, kuhlanganiswa izinto zemikhiqizo eminingi, abathengi babhekana nezinqumo ezahlukene zokuthenga. Kunesidingo esikhulayo sokugcina ulwazi lomkhiqizo lubuyekezwe futhi luqhathaniseke ukuze umthengi enze isinqumo esinolwazi. Isitayela, intengo, imininingwane, nokusebenza konke kuyafaneleka. Kukhona ukushintsha okuncane kancane ukuya ku-
e-commerce izitolo zewebhu.
Ukuncintisana kwebhizinisi
Imboni yezobuchwepheshe babathengi ibhekene nabathengi abanokuthanda okungaqaguleki ohlangothini lwesidingo, ukubambezeleka noma ukuphazamiseka okuhlobene nabahlinzeki ohlangothini lokuhlinzeka, kanye nezinselelo zokukhiqiza ezenzeka enqubweni. Izinga eliphezulu lokushintsha noma uguquko lobuchwepheshe lidinga utshalomali olukhulu ngaphandle kwesiqinisekiso sembuyiselo enenzuzo. Ngenxa yalokho, abadlali abakhulu bathembela ezimakethe zomhlaba wonke ukuze bathole izilinganiso zomnotho. Ngisho nalezi zinkampani ngezinye izikhathi kufanele zibambisane, isibonelo ezindinganisweni, ukuze zinciphise ubungozi botshalomali lwazo.[24]
ukulawulwa kochungechunge lokuhlinzeka, kuningi okuxoxwa ngakho mayelana nezingozi ezihlobene nezici ezithile zochungechunge lokuhlinzeka ezifana nemijikelezo emifushane yempilo yomkhiqizo, ukuncintisana okuphezulu okuhlangene nokubambisana, kanye nokuhwebelana komhlaba wonke. Imboni yezinto zikagesi zabathengi iwumfanekiso oqondile walezi zici zokuphathwa kochungechunge lokuhlinzeka nezingozi ezihlobene nazo. Nakuba ezinye zezingozi ezihlobene nokuhlinzekwa nokufunwa zifana nezimboni ezinjengemboni yamathoyizi, imboni yezinto zikagesi zabathengi ibhekana nezingozi ezengeziwe ngenxa yayo
ehlanganiswe mpoama-supply chain.[24] Kukhona nezinkinga eziningi ezihambisana ne-supply chain ezithinta wonke amabhizinisi, ikakhulukazi lezo ezisebenza emazweni ahlukene. Lezi zihlanganisa umehluko wamasiko emisebenzini yamazwe ngamazwe, ubungozi bemvelo, ubungozi bemithetho, kanye nobungozi bezinga lokushintshana kwemali emazweni amaningi.[25] Ukuthi isidingo siyafana yini emazweni ahlukene kuthinta izinga lenzuzo evela ekuhlanganisweni kwamazwe ngamazwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izintandokazi zabathengi ziyashintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, zipazamise izindlela ezijwayelekile zokuziphatha. Isici seminye imikhakha ukuthi isidingo sezinhlobonhlobo siyakhula njengoba imakethe isuka ekuthengeni okokuqala iye esidingweni sokushintsha.[26] Umthombo wokuqonda kangcono lo mqondo wezintandokazi zabathengi ungatholakala encwadini kaLizabeth Cohen enesihloko esithi, "A Consumers' Republic", "Kuphela uma sinesidingo esikhulu esingalindela ukukhiqizwa okukhulu".[27]
Izimboni
The electronics industry, especially consumer electronics, emerged in the 20th century and has become a global industry worth billions of dollars. Contemporary society uses all manner of electronic devices built-in automated or semi-automated factories operated by the industry.
Manufacturing
Izinto eziningi zikagesi ezithengwayo zakhiwa eShayina, ngenxa yezindleko zokunakekela, ukutholakala kwezinto zokusebenza, ikhwalithi, nejubane uma kuqhathaniswa namanye amazwe afana ne-United States.[28] Amadolobha afana ne-
Shenzhen abe yizindawo ezibalulekile zokukhiqiza embonini, eheha izinkampani eziningi zikagesi ezithengwayo ezifana ne-
Apple Inc.[29]
Ingxenye ye-elektroniki
Ingxenye ye-elektroniki iyithuluzi elibalulekile elihlukile noma into ebonakalayo ohlelweni lwe-elektroniki olusetshenziselwa ukuthinta
ama-electron noma izinkambu zazo ezihlobene. Izingxenye ze-elektroniki ngokuvamile zingumkhiqizo wezokukhiqiza, zitholakala ngendlela eyodwa, futhi azihlanganiswa ne-
izinto zikagesi, imibono engokomqondo emelela izingxenye zikagesi eziphelele.
Ukuthuthukiswa kwesofthiwe
I-elekthronikhi yabathengi njengamakhompyutha omuntu siqu isebenzisa izinhlobo ezahlukene zesofthiwe. I-
isofthiwe isetshenziswa ngaphakathi kwezinye izinto zikagesi zabathengi, njenge-
izingcingo eziphathwayo.[30] Lolu hlobo lwesofthiwe lungashumekwa ngaphakathi kwezingxenyekazi zikagesi zamadivayisi.[31] Eminye imikhiqizo kagesi yabathengi ihlanganisa isofthiwe esetshenziswa kukhompyutha yomuntu siqu ngokuhambisana namadivayisi kagesi, njenge-
amakhamera evidiyo kanye ne-
amakhamera edijithali, futhi nesofthiwe yangaphandle yale mishini iyatholakala.
Ukumiswa
Eminye imikhiqizo yezobuchwepheshe yabathengi ilandela izinqubo, ezifana ne-
izinqubo zokuxhuma "kumasignali anejubane eliphezulu elihamba ngezindlela ezimbili".[32] E-
ezokuxhumana, inqubo yezokuxhumana iwuhlelo lwemithetho yedijithali yokushintshana kwedatha ngaphakathi noma phakathi kwamakhompyutha.
Imibukiso yezohwebo
I-
Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
umbukiso wezohwebo wenzeka minyaka yonke e-
Las Vegas,
iNevada kusukela ekusungulweni kwayo ngo-1973. Lo mcimbi, owakhula usuka ekubeni nababukisi abayi-100 onyakeni wawo wokuqala waba yizinkampani ezibukisayo ezingaphezu kuka-4,500 ngohlelo lwawo lwango-2020, uveza okusha kwezinto zikagesi zabathengi, izinkulumo zezazi zomkhakha kanye nemiklomelo yokusungula izinto ezintsha.[33]
Izinhloso ze-IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(IEEE), umphakathi omkhulu kunayo yonke emhlabeni wochwepheshe, unezinhlelo eziningi zokuthuthukisa ubuchwepheshe bezinto zikagesi zabathengi. I-IEEE inomphakathi ozinikele wezinkulungwane zochwepheshe ukuthuthukisa i-CE, obizwa nge-Consumer Electronics Society (CESoc).[34] I-IEEE inezincwadi eziningi ezikhishwa ngezikhathi ezithile kanye nezingqungquthela zamazwe ngamazwe zokuthuthukisa i-CE nokukhuthaza ucwaningo nokuthuthukiswa okuhlanganyelwe ku-CE. Ingqungquthela eyinhloko ye-CESoc, ebizwa nge-IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), iseminyakeni yayo yama-35.
- IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics
- IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
- IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE)
Ukuthengisa
Ukuthengiswa kwezinto zikagesi kuyingxenye ebalulekile ye-
ukudayisa imboni emazweni amaningi. E-United States, izitolo ezizinikele ze-
izitolo zezinto zikagesi zabathengi sezishintshiwe zaba
izitolo ezinkulu njenge
I-Best Buy, umthengisi omkhulu wezinto zikagesi zabathengi ezweni,[40] nakuba izitolo ezincane ezinikezelwe zihlanganisa i-
I-Apple Stores, nezitolo eziyizingcweti ezisebenzela, isibonelo, izithandi zomsindo kanye nezinto ezingavamile, njengegatsha elilodwa le-
B&H Photo isitolo eNew York City. Abathengisi abanohlu olubanzi, njenge-
i-Walmart kanye ne-
i-Target, futhi bathengisa izinto zikagesi zabathengi ezitolo eziningi.[40] Ngo-April 2014, ukuthengiswa kwe-e-commerce okuthengiswayo kwakuphezulu kakhulu ezigabeni zikagesi zabathengi namakhompyutha.[41] Abanye abathengisi bezinto zikagesi zabathengi banikeza
izibophezelo ezinwetshiwe emikhiqizweni ngezinhlelo ezifana ne- SquareTrade.[42]
Indawo yezinto zikagesi iyindawo yezohwebo enenqwaba yezitolo ezithengisa izinto zikagesi zabathengi.[43]
Inkonzo nokulungisa
Inkonzo yezinto zikagesi zabathengi ingasho ukulungiswa kwalezo zinto. Lapho izinto zikagesi zabathengi zihluleka ukusebenza, ngezinye izikhathi zingalungiswa.
Ngo-2013, e-Pittsburgh, e-Pennsylvania, ukuthandwa okukhulayo kokulalela umsindo ovela ku-
i-analog izinto zomsindo, ezifana ne-
ama-phonographs, as opposed to digital sound, has sparked a noticeable increase of business for the electronic repair industry there.[44]
Mobile phone industry
Le mfanekiso ubonisa ukuthi imboni yefoni ephathekayo yathuthuka kanjani yaba yilokho esikubona namuhla njengamanje
ama-smartphones.
I
ifoni ephathekayo, ifoni ephathekayo, ifoni yeselula, ifoni, ifoni yeselula, noma ifoni yesandla, kwesinye isikhathi kuncishiswa kube ifoni, iselula noma nje ifoni, iyithuluzi eliphathwayo
ucingo elingashaya futhi lamukele
izingcingo nge-
imvamisa yomsakazo isixhumanisi ngenkathi umsebenzisi ehamba endaweni yesevisi yocingo. Isixhumanisi sefrikhwensi yomsakazo sisungula ukuxhumana nezinhlelo zokushintsha ze-
umsebenzisi wocingo oluyiselula, enikeza ukufinyelela ku-
inethiwekhi yocingo lomphakathi (PSTN). Izinsiza zanamuhla zocingo oluyiselula zisebenzisa i-
inethiwekhi yamaselula ubuchwepheshe futhi, ngenxa yalokho, izingcingo eziphathwayo zibizwa ngokuthi izingcingo zamaselula noma ama-cell phones eNyakatho Melika. Ngaphezu kwe-
izingcingo, izingcingo ezihambayo zedijithali (
2G) zisekela ezinye izinto ezahlukene
izinsiza, ezifana
imiyalezo ebhaliwe,
MMS,
i-imeyili,
Ukufinyelela ku-inthanethi, ukuxhumana okungenazintambo okubanzi (
i-infrared,
i-Bluetooth), izinhlelo zebhizinisi,
imidlalo yevidiyo kanye ne-
ukuthwebula izithombe ngedijithali. Omakhalekhukhwini abanikela ngezinto ezinjalo kuphela baziwa ngokuthi
ama-feature phones; omakhalekhukhwini abanikeza amandla aphakeme kakhulu ekhompyutha babizwa ngokuthi
ama-smartphones.[45]
A
umakhalekhukhwini ohlakaniphile iyi-
ithuluzi eliphathwayo ehlanganisa i-
ucingo lomakhalekhukhwini kanye ne-
ikhompyutha imisebenzi ibe yiyunithi eyodwa. Zihlukaniswa kusuka ku-
izingcingo eziyisisekelo ngamandla azo e-hardware aqinile kanye nokusebenza okubanzi kwe-
izinhlelo zokusebenza ezingomahamba nendlwana, ezisiza ukusabalalisa okubanzi kwe-
isoftware,
i-inthanethi (kuhlanganise
ukuzulazula kuwebhu ngaphezu kwe-
i-mobile broadband), kanye
i-multimedia ukusebenza (okuhlanganisa umculo, ividiyo,
amakhamera, kanye
imidlalo yekhompyutha), kanye nemisebenzi eyisisekelo yocingo efana ne-
izingcingo zomsindo kanye
ukuthumela imiyalezo. Ama-Smartphone ngokuvamile aqukethe inani le-
MOSFET i-circuit ehlanganisiwe ama-chip (IC), ahlanganisa okuhlukahlukene
izinzwa ezingasetshenziswa isofthiwe efakiwe kusengaphambili neyezinkampani zangaphandle (njenge-
i-magnetometer,
izinzwa zokusondela,
ibarometer,
igyroscope,
i-accelerometer kanye ne-
okuningi), futhi isekela i-
i-wireless izivumelwano zokuxhumana (ezinjenge-
i-Bluetooth,
Wi-Fi, noma
ukuzulazula ngesathelayithi).
Ngezizwe
Umthelela wezemvelo
Imiphumela yoMhlahlandlela Wogesi Oluhlaza ka-2017
Ngo-2017,
I-Greenpeace yase-USA yashicilela ucwaningo lwezinkampani eziyi-17 ezihamba phambili emhlabeni ezenza izinto zikagesi mayelana nokusetshenziswa kwazo kwamandla nezinsiza kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamakhemikhali.[46]
Izinsimbi ezingavamile kanye nezinto ezingavamile zomhlaba
Imishini kagesi isebenzisa izinkulungwane
zezinsimbi ezingavamile kanye
nezinto ezingavamile zomhlaba (ezilinganiselwa ku-40 ngokwesilinganiso kwi-
smartphone), lezi zinto zikhishwa futhi zihlanzwa kusetshenziswa izinqubo ezisebenzisa amanzi namandla amaningi. Lezi zinsimbi ziphinde zisetshenziswe embonini yamandla avuselelekayo okusho ukuthi izinto zikagesi zabathengi zincintisana ngokuqondile nezinto ezingavuthiwe.[47][48]
Ukusetshenziswa kwamandla
Ukusetshenziswa kwamandla kwezinto zikagesi zabathengi kanye nomthelela wazo emvelweni, kungaba ngenxa yezinqubo zokukhiqiza noma ukulahlwa kwemishini, kukhula ngokuqhubekayo.
I-EIA ililinganisela ukuthi izinto zikagesi namadivayisi kusetshenziswa amandla angaba ngu-10%–15% emakhaya aseMelika – ikakhulukazi ngenxa yenani lazo; indlu evamile inamadivayisi kagesi amaningi.[49] Ukusetshenziswa kwamandla kwezinto zikagesi zabathengi kuyanda – eMelika naseYurophu – kufinyelele cishe ku-50% wokusetshenziswa kwamandla endlini uma leli gama lichazwa kabusha ukuthi lihlanganisa
izinto zasekhaya ezifana
amafriji,
izomisi,
imishini yokuwasha izingubo futhi
imishini yokugeza izitsha.
Amandla okulinda
Amandla okulinda – esetshenziswa imikhiqizo yezobuchwepheshe yabathengi kanye nezinto zikagesi ngenkathi zivaliwe – ibala u-5–10% wokusetshenziswa kwamandla okuphelele endlini, kubiza u-$100 ngonyaka emndenini ojwayelekile e-United States.[50] Ucwaningo olwenziwe yi-
uMnyango Wezamandla wase-United Stateswe-
i-Berkeley Lab yathola ukuthi iziqophi zamavidiyo (VCRs) zisebenzisa ugesi omningi phakathi nonyaka zisesimweni sokulinda kunalapho zisetshenziselwa ukuqopha noma ukudlala amavidiyo. Okutholakele okufanayo kwatholakala maqondana ne-
amabhokisi esathelayithi, okusebenzisa amandla acishe afane ngesikhathi "sivuliwe" noma "sivaliwe".[51]
Ucwaningo lwango-2012 e-United Kingdom, olwenziwa yi-
Energy Saving Trust, lwathola ukuthi izinto ezisebenzisa amandla amaningi ngesikhathi zilindile zihlanganisa omabonakude, amabhokisi esathelayithi, nezinye izinto zevidiyo nomsindo. Ucwaningo lwaphetha ngokuthi imindeni yase-UK ingonga imali efinyelela ku-£86 ngonyaka ngokucisha izinto esikhundleni sokusebenzisa imodi yokulinda.[52] Umbiko ovela ku-
International Energy Agency ngo-2014 kwatholakala ukuthi u-$80 billion wamandla alahleka emhlabeni wonke ngonyaka ngenxa yokungasebenzi kahle kwemishini kagesi.[53] Abathengi banganciphisa ukusetshenziswa okungadingekile kwamandla alindile ngokukhipha imishini yabo emithonjeni, basebenzise amapulangwe kagesi anezinyusi, noma bathenge imishini eyenziwe yamukelekile ukuze ilawule amandla kangcono, ikakhulukazi
Energy Starimikhiqizo emakwe ngophawu.[50]
Imfucuza kagesi
Inani eliphezulu lezinsimbi ezahlukene namazinga aphansi okugxila kwezinto zikagesi kusho ukuthi ukuphinda kusetshenziswe kukhawulelwe futhi kudinga amandla amaningi.[47]
Imfucuza kagesi ichaza imishini kagesi elahliwe. Imikhiqizo eminingi yabathengi ingaqukatha amaminerali anobuthi nezinto,[54] futhi izingxenye eziningi zensalela kagesi, njenge-
CRTs, zingaqukatha ukungcola okufana ne-
lead,
i-cadmium,
i-beryllium,
i-mercury,
ama-dioxins, noma
ama-brominated flame retardants.
Ukugaywa kabusha kwe-Electronic waste kungaholela engcupheni enkulu kubasebenzi nasemiphakathini futhi kudingeka ukunakekela okukhulu ukuze kugwenywe ukuchayeka okungaphephile emisebenzini yokugaywa kabusha nokuvuza kwezinto ezifana nezinsimbi ezisindayo ezivela ku-
ama-landfills kanye
umshini wokushisa udoti umlotha. Kodwa-ke, inani elikhulu lemfucuza kagesi ekhiqizwayo emazweni athuthukile liyathunyelwa ngaphandle, futhi liphathwa yi-
informal sector emazweni afana ne-India, naphezu kokuthi ukuthumela imfucuza ye-elekthronikhi kuwo akukho emthethweni. Umkhakha ongahlelekile onamandla ungaba yinkinga ekugayweni kabusha okuphephile nokuhlanzekile.[55]
Ukusetshenziswa kabusha nokulungisa
Inqubomgomo yemfucuza ye-elekthronikhi iye yashintsha izimo ezahlukene kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-1970, kanti ukugcizelela kuye kwashintsha njengoba iminyaka iqhubeka. Kancane kancane kwagcizelelwa isidingo sokulahla le mfucuza ngokucophelela ngenxa yezinto ezinobuthi ezingaba kuyo. Kuye kwaqashelwa nokuthi izinsimbi ezahlukene eziyigugu kanye namapulasitiki avela emishinini kagesi engasebenzi angavuselelwa ukuze asetshenziselwe ezinye izinto. Muva nje, ukuthandeka kokusebenzisa kabusha imishini yonke kuye kwagqanyiswa emihlahlandleleni 'yokulungiselela ukusetshenziswa kabusha'. Inqubomgomo igxila kancane kancane ekushintsheni kwemibono mayelana nokusetshenziswa kabusha nokulungisa.
Ngoba ukushintshwa kwemishini emincane yasendlini kuphezulu futhi izindleko ziphansi, abathengi abaningi baphonsa izinto zikagesi ezingasadingeki emgqonyeni ojwayelekile, okusho ukuthi izinto ezingase zibe nenzuzo enkulu ngokuphinda zisetshenziswe noma zihlaziywe ziphelela ezindaweni zokulahla imfucuza. Nakuba izinto ezinkulu njengemishini yokuwasha zivame ukuqoqwa, kulinganiselwa ukuthi amathani angu-160,000 we-EEE emaqoqweni ajwayelekile emfucuza ayenani elingama-£220 million. Futhi u-23% we-EEE othunyelwe ezikhungweni zokulahla imfucuza yasendlini wawungadayiswa ngokushesha – noma ungadayiswa ngemva kokulungiswa okuncane noma ukuthuthukiswa. Lokhu kukhombisa ukungazi kwabathengi mayelana nokuthi kufanele balahle kuphi futhi kanjani i-EEE kanye nenani elingaba khona lezinto eziphonswa emgqonyeni.
Ukuze ukusetshenziswa kabusha nokulungiswa kwezinto zikagesi kukhule kakhulu e-UK, kufanele kunqotshwe izithiyo ezithile. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukungathembeki kwabantu empahleni esetshenzisiwe mayelana nokuthi izosebenza yini, iphephile, kanye nokucwaswa kwabanye ngokuba nempahla esetshenzisiwe. Kodwa izinzuzo zokusetshenziswa kabusha zingavumela imindeni enemali engenayo ephansi ukuthi ifinyelele kubuchwepheshe obabungakwazi ukubuthenga ngaphambilini, kuyilapho isiza imvelo ngesikhathi esifanayo.[56]
Umthelela wezempilo
Izibonisi zedeskithophu nama-laptop zikhiqiza izinkinga ezinkulu zempilo yomzimba kubantu lapho imizimba iphoqelelwa ezindaweni ezingenampilo nezingakhululekile ukuze ibone isikrini kangcono. Ngenxa yalokhu, izinhlungu nezinkinga zentamo nomhlane ziyanda, ezivame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-
ukulimala okuphindaphindayo kwezihlunu. Ukusebenzisa izinto zikagesi ngaphambi kokulala kwenza kube nzima kubantu ukulala, kulimaze impilo yomuntu. Ukulala kancane kuvimbela abantu ekwenzeni ngamandla abo aphelele emzimbeni nasemqondweni futhi kungase "kwandise amazinga okukhuluphala nesifo sikashukela", okuyimiphumela "yesikhathi eside empilweni".[57]
Ukukhuluphala kanye
nesifo sikashukela kuvame ukubonakala kubafundi nasentsheni ngoba yibona abavame ukusebenzisa izinto zikagesi kakhulu. "Abantu abavame ukusebenzisa izithupha zabo ukuthayipha imiyalezo emafonini bangathola ubuhlungu obubizwa ngokuthi
i-De Quervain syndrome okuthinta izintambo zazo ezandleni. Isifo esaziwa kakhulu kulesi sigaba sibizwa ngokuthi
i-carpal tunnel syndrome, okubangelwa ingcindezi emthanzini we-median esihlakaleni".[57]