iGadgets aren't just about books and music and being ubercool anymore. The following press release from Yaskawa just popped up in my mailbox. Gee, this is getting scary. Are we all going to end up iWorking for Steve Jobs?

New energy savings application for iPhone and iPod touch

Waukegan, Ill. The $avings Predictor application is now available on Apple iTunes for iPhone (OS 3.1.2 or later) and iPod touch. This mobile application estimates energy savings when using a Variable Frequency Drive instead of conventional volume control methods.

From their press release: 

Ten Million Strong and Growing
 
Yaskawa Makes All the Right Moves in Becoming First Manufacturer to Ship 10 Million Drives
 
Waukegan, Ill. (June 4, 2008) Yaskawa Electric, a world leader in the manufacture of AC drives, servomotors, motion controllers and robotics, recently became the world’s first to ship 10 million variable frequency drives. In reaching this milestone, the company now claims to have more than 14 percent of the global market for drives rated fr...