I recently received a to review, and I must say that I was very impressed with it. You’d expect it to be a silly gadget without any real purpose… but actually, it works perfectly for map reading at night. If you’re out hiking or camping, you usually need both hands free to do something, such...
Author: Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) (Daniel Harrison)
Sloan’s Greywater System – Recycles water for toilet flushing
The Sloan Valve Company have come up with a new grey water kit that installs in your bathroom to recycle your water. The Sloan AQUS Greywater System captures water from your sink and stores it in a small tank. The toilet’s flush tank is then filled up from this reservoir.
Watt’s Up? – Internet Enabled Electricity Meter
I recently talked about a kit for Tweeting your Power Usage that was based on a DIY kit. However, there’s now an eco gadget that will internet-enable your appliances quickly and easily. The contains a built in web server that allows your power usage details to be accessed via the web.
5 Euro Box Oven wins green innovation award
The Kyoto Box Oven was created by a Kenya-based entrepreneur Jon Bohmer of Kyoto Energy. The very low tech oven was designed as part of a Financial Times Climate Change Challenge, beating 300 other contestants.
Hand Powered Wind Up Emergency Torch
You know how frustrating it is when you need a torch, but find out that the batteries are dead? Imagine being in an emergency situation (such as the car breaking down at night), that’s even more annoying! That’s what led a friend of mine to buy a , which is charged up in just a...
Sunforce 12-Volt 400-Watt Wind Turbine Generator
If you ever thought about putting up a wind turbine in your garden, you might have been put off by the cost of them. Decent wind turbines easily cost in the thousands in most currencies. If you fancy playing around with a wind turbine, but can’t afford the thousands for a powerful turbine, then perhaps...
Beer Bottle Goblets – Drinking vessels made from old Beer Bottles
Drinks glasses are pretty conventional, with the odd freaky design here and there. However, these have been made from recycled Grolsch, Sol and Corona bottles.
Battery Wizard recharges Rechargeable and Non-Rechargeable Batteries
The is actually a gadget I had heard of ages ago, but I hadn’t been able to find one recently… until now! The Battery Wizard will recharge both rechargeable and conventional non-rechargeable batteries.
Tweeting your Power Usage with Tweet-a-Watt
With twitter taking off (*ahem*, EnviroGadget is now on Twitter), some bright spark has designed a unit that publishes the power consumption of one of your power outlets to Twitter using a modified meter.
Presso Coffee Maker – Non Electric Coffee Maker
If you love coffee and the environment, then you might be in the non-electric . The Presso Coffee Maker is designed to give you a great cup of coffee without having a special coffer maker gadget plugged in all day (and wasting energy).