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Many times I have esteemed the iPhone’s ample surface area
when it comes to integrating a solar charging method. But it seems I have been
one up-ed with the ReNu Solar Charger. With its detachable solar panel, this
eco-friendly gadget adds a new dimension of accessibility and functionality,
freeing environmentally conscious consumers from the often contrived means of
placing your life line (i.e. cell phone/media player) in direct sunlight for
extended periods. No longer will you have to precariously leave your iPhone
perched on a window sill and ...
Earlier this year the ever-growing Google Inc announced that
they were expanding into energy conservation. How? Through online consumption
monitoring, of course. The PowerMeter is designed to provide detailed
information on daily power use and it follows from the eco school of thought
where the more you know, the more you can conserve. Similar projects, like the
Tweet-a-Watt, which Twitters your energy usage for your own personal
glory/infamy, follow from this philosophy. Since its announcement back in
February, Google has been quietly testing the software in-house with their
employees/guinea ...
To some, the very idea that reading Energy Conservation for
Dummies can consume hydro is appalling. After all, e-book readers take what is essentially
one of the last vestiges of a bygone age and digitize it, taking the last
refuge for Luddites and transforming into a pixelated page-turner that runs on batteries. It’s a
logical progression for the medium, one that is currently reliant on new and recycled
paper and CO2-spewing delivery trucks. A digital delivery system cuts out the
harmful manufacturing process and impactful deliveries but it still ...
You know when the Environmental Protection
Agency is handing out awards to cell phone manufacturers that the green
movement is finally getting some serious traction in consumer electronics. Motorola
announced yesterday that the EPA has handed out their coveted Green Power
Leadership award for 2009. The Kudos is due, in no small part, to Motorola’s
Renew [pictured above]. A cell phone made nearly entirely from recycled plastic bottles.
Carbon-neutral is the name of the game when
it comes to the Renew and so Motorola enlisted recycled plastic bottles for the
phone’s body and shipped the device ...
It might not be the catchiest name, but the Reclaim from
Samsung has its heart in the right place. This eco-oriented phone weds
environmental awareness with a surprisingly successful design. Rest assured, this
isn’t a buzzword cash-in. Plus, fit its $50 price tag with a 2-year contract
from Sprint, you won’t just be saving the environment, but your wallet as well.
Let’s get to the green stuff first. The Reclaim is made from
bio- and recycled plastic, combing the corn-based eco-plastic with those copious reserves of the resilient material.
What’s more, ...
The history of mankind can be defined in many ways. Most
recently the most obvious trait that has defined our exploits is the quest for
fuel. Whether it’s for power plants or automobiles, massive amounts of time and
money is spent researching, exploring, and extracting new fuels. And while
governments prepare to harvest off world, some are looking in other, unorthodox
places as well. Like the garden. Known more for its place at the picnic table, red
fruit called watermelon has the potential to make a (delicious) impact on the
renewable energy front.
The titular ...
You already knew that riding a bike was a great way to save
the environment and your wallet but this week two new chargers were unveiled that
will make your bike even more environmentally friendly and even more useful.
Both the BioLogic FreeCharge [pictured above] and the E-Werk charger provide
charging options for a whole host of portable electronics.
By tapping into any commercial dyno hub you’ve already
installed, these gadget chargers are able to utilize those spurts of energy to
replenish your diminished battery reserves. The BioLogic FreeCharge by ...
Generating juice on the go or getting your goods off the
grid, portable eco-friendly chargers and energy-saving household gadgets are not
only convenient but cost effective too. Take the SideWinder hand crank, for
example. This 2.5 oz ultraportable gadget charger provides 5-6 minutes of
talk-time (or 30 minutes standby) for just two minutes of cranking. The $30
price tag is made even more palatable with the addition ...
Solar-heated Showers, Green Degrees, and Multi-tasking your iPod into a storage drive/mp3 exporting machine!
Green Fun in the Sun
You have to admit, it’s not all that off that ‘green’ and ‘sexy’
appear in the same sentence but Herrington’s Solar-Power Shower promo pic
certainly conjures those words to mind. Though, given the appeal is supposedly
a shower that heats the water their chosen subject certainly doesn’t look like
one who needs warming up. In fact, chances are, ...
During the last few Greener Gadgets competitions eco-gadget
geeks have been privy to some pretty outlandish concepts and whole-hearted but
half-baked ideas. From manual printers running on coffee grounds to a wallet
that represents your biggest eco-vice the annual green gadget awards gets some
pretty outlandish ideas. And so the notion of a USB drive made out of cardboard
would seem to fit right in with other such noble but impractical concepts.
Except this isn’t a concept, it’s an actual, factual product being produced.
Going ...
