Green Concept: Magic Cube by Kai Yu
Now, the combination of an alarm clock with a radio is nothing to get too excited about. But the combination of an alarm clock, radio, lamp, and charger (that is solar powered) is something we wouldn'...
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Solar Powered CD and MP3 Player
Want to enjoy your tunes without worry about energy bills [cue in appropriate music]? Live somewhere with an abundance of sunshine? I've always wanted a modern-weird looking audio device to confuse ...
Universal Eco Speakers: Made Out of Cardboard
When you are on the go, you don't always need the best pair of speakers to share music with your friends. Most of the cheap speakers out there are made out of plastic, and plastic isn't the best gre...
Green Style: BDDW's Phila Audio Stereo Systems
Tyler Hays from BDDW has been experimenting more and more with analog audio systems combined with the style furniture he's known for: handmade, high quality ingredients and playful juxtapositions. ...
Recycled Cardboard USB Flash Drive: Go Green!
If you ever wanted to have a green USB flash drive, you'll want to have this one. It's a USB flash drive that's actually made out of recycled cardboard. Now, when technology evolves, you can just re...
Green Idea: Paper Alternative to Bubble Wrap
We have seen bubble wrap abuse many times before. While we love the convenience of shopping online, receiving a small package shipped in a box that is about 10 times bigger than the actual package and...
Hot Tip: Download While Your Computer is Sleeping
If you could save between 60 and 80% of the electricity you normally use through your computer, would you be interested? How about if you could download and IM while your computer was in sleep mode? T...
iPhone App Makes Being Green Easier
Can an iPhone app help you be more green? Two media companies in California think it can and have partnered to create the definitive green iPhone app... ...
Conserve Switchable Surge Protector by Belkin
Ok, we'll admit it: eliminating vampire energy is probably our hardest non-green habit to quit. It's hard enough to remember to get everyone in the house to remember to turn off all the lights, let ...
Motion Sensing Energy Saving Monitor by Eizo Nanao
We make it a goal any time we walk away from our laptop+external monitor setup to not only put the system to sleep, but also to turn off the monitor to save energy. It's a small step, but we're all ab...
Green Idea: Carpet Laptop Bag
When Cardboard Isn't Soft Enough
So, you've got your new laptop and you want to find the perfect storage solution. Something that will let you take your baby around town, without hampering your style. You've also decided not to buy a...
New Laptop Screens to Cut Battery Use in Half
When One Laptop Per Child was announced it was hard to know whether or not the technological advances from the non-profit would be used outside the struggling countries they were developed for. If yo...
Corded Phones vs. Cordless: Which One Do You Think Uses Less Energy?
We haven't owned a traditional phone in years. Between Skype and our cell phones, we've felt amply outfitted in the communication department. Recently, however — because of the awful cell recept...
Solar Powered Cell Phones: Sustainable Phones for the Future?
Until solar panels are harnessing a lot more power out of the sun, electricity will always be a precious commodity. Solar energy is a way to take things out of the hands of the Man and back into yours...
Grass Patch: A Clock that Runs on Mud
We've always heard of eco-friendly gadgets, but none would be more eco-friendly than a clock that runs on mud. Clocks are important. Most of us need them daily to tell time and to wake us up. Even tho...
Skullcandy Holua Wooden Earbuds: Let Everyone Know You're Green
There are no two ways about it. Wood is good. Using this sustainable material makes everything look good, from USB flash drives to laptops. It's just a shame that there aren't more products out there ...
Tweet-a-Watt: Twittering Your Home Energy Use
Just when we were finally getting the hang of Twitter and, simultaneously, considering one of those Kill-a-Watt gadgets, someone goes and slaps the two together. And, although it is technically way o...
Recycled Cardboard Computer Case by Francesco Biasci
We've seen quite a bit of recycled cardboard furniture (and pet furniture) recently. But this is the first time we've ever seen a cardboard computer. We definitely like the looks, but is it practical...
Green Ideas: Your Own Carbon Neutral USB Flash Drive
We've always felt that wooden accessories are great. They are partly made out of sustainable materials, and wood is just plain good looking. Since USB flash drives are so small and can get taken apart...
Eat More Vegetables: The Nature Matching Screensaver
Do you remember the Nature Matching System? This was a public art project by artist Tattfoo Tan, who created a Pantone-like spread from images of real fruits and vegetables to remind you to consume yo...
The Environmental Impact of a Google Search
Many people don't realize that many of our favorite cyber-spaces have real-life homes, which means that running websites has a real-world environmental footprint. Files are stored on servers, viewed b...
Blogging...Only Most Energy Efficient TVs To Be Sold?
Los Angeles Times
Did you know in a California that televisions account for about 10% of the average Californian's monthly household electricity bill? Y'all are watching too much Dancing with the Stars, aren't you? Wit...
Bamboo Lap Table: Buckwheat Keeps Your Lap Cool
A laptop and a pillow. That is our home office. With the temperature being what it is now and as the snow continues to fall, a warm laptop sitting on our legs is actually a good thing. When summer rol...
We Don't Understand Eco-Electronics ... But We Want 'Em
New York Times 12.11.2008
When it comes to green electronics, most of us are pretty skeptical -- worried about being greenwashed. We're also a bit confused. Actually, according to a survey done by the Consumer Electronics Asso...
Is It Green? Motorola's Eco-Friendlier Cordless Phone
Motorola's new D10 and D11 cordless phones definitely have one thing going for them -- they're better looking than the cordless phones we grew up with. They're also, according to Motorola, greener t...
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