Apartment Therapy: audio, video & computer

Etsy Find: Wool Felt and Leather iPod Case

We simply love this smart little wool felt case for your iPod or iPhone 3G/3GS designed by Etsy seller Byrd & Belle. The felt is made of 100% felted merino wool, and the leather strap is hand-d...

The Mobile Office: A Home Office Made of Discarded Materials

Antoine Morris and David Long of The Practice of Everyday Design wanted to create an all-in-one solution where they could rest, read, work on their laptops in a small, easy to convert space. What th...

Eco Alkalines World's First Carbon Neutral Alkaline Batteries

Venom Power's Eco Alkalines batteries are a big fat zero: 0% Mercury, 0% Cadmium, 0% Lead . They're also certified Carbon Neutral by Carbonfund.org, with support going to the Paso Pacifico Return to F...

Radio Shines With Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

In a perfect world, we would slowly wean ourselves off fossil fuels and embrace green technology. The thing is that it's hard to let go of them when we can't find green alternatives that provide as mu...

Cool News: Recycling Cell Phones Just Got Easier

If you're participating in our Green Cure next week, you'll probably be spending a lot of time cleaning out drawers and getting organized. Whenever we clean out drawers, we're always haunted by a ha...

Gazelle: Recycle Your Electronics For Cash

When it comes to old electronics, the usual options are: donate it (great idea but we paid a lot of money for this); recycle it (it's only a few years old, and we'd like to get some money for it); ...

An Environmentally-Friendly Update to Acoustic Insulation

When it comes to acoustic-friendly insulation, sound quality tends to overpower eco-friendliness. In the last year or so though, companies have been coming out with alternatives to formaldehyde and p...

iPhone Recession Case

Times are tough; we know that all too well. Even though this is a very serious time in our economy and lives, why not take a minute to laugh at the whole thing? Products like these are those great...

22 New Uses for Old CDs
Interbent

We uploaded our CDs to our computer, sold some and gave away some but still, we were left with a good handful. What could we do with them besides toss them?...

How Safe is Your Cell Phone?

The Environmental Working Group recently produced a cell phone radiation guide, something you might want to take a look at, especially if you have a little baby who is in love with your cell phone lik...

A Wood Reference Guide: I.D. Wood iPhone App

Calling all you woodworkers, cabinet makers, designers, artists, hobbyists, and homeowners: the I.D. Wood iPhone app is a handy new app that gives you full screen samples and detailed information fo...

Fandi Meng: Sunny Flower

We're always on the go, and always on our cell phones. Our cell phone batteries always seem to be dying and when you're at the park or walking around the city, well, there isn't much you can do abo...

Green Ideas: A Great Kinetic Charger

Running out of juice is always a problem if you move around a lot. Sure, you can take your charger with you, but what if you can't plug in? Well, there are always other ways of powering up your gadget...

Survey: Using Technology to Go Green?

There’s been a lot of talk about whether new gadgets, such as the Kindle, will change the way we live. Our household has always been early adopters of the ‘latest’ technology: iPods, iPhones, ...

Good To Know: Electronics Recycling Websites
Get Cash For Your Trash!

Broken iPod, old phone, busted computer. Most electronics die sooner or later. We all know you shouldn't just throw them in the trash, and this is especially true now that there are so many resour...

Roundup: 11 iPhone Applications To Green Your Life

We use our IPhone for everything from reading books (Kindle for iPhone) to matching color swatches to decorating (Mark On Call). What about applications that make being green a little easier? Here...

TV TrickleSaver Saves You Time ...and Energy!

We try and turn off all the unneccesary power-suckers in a standard routine every time we leave the house. The lights go off, the computer goes into sleep mode and the TV, DVD player and cable box eac...

Bedol Eco-Friendly Water Clock

As we kick off escapes month here on Apartment Therapy, we thought this wonderful eco-friendly gadget would make an excellent addition for any traveler. This tiny and stylish travel alarm clock req...

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'...

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...

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