With some clever innovation, it’s amazing what eco gadgets can be created that can help the planet. The 360 Recycled Paper Bottle won an IDEA (International Design Excellence Award) for this design.
JVC have released an unusual product that combines speakers with plant pots! The speakers are made from eco-friendly plastic that are easily linked together, a bit like lego in a way.
The SteriPEN is an eco-friendly gadget ideal if you’re travelling to areas with typically unsafe drinking water. The SteriPEN will allow you to refill your water bottles (rather than buy bottles from a shop) and ensure the water is safe before you drink it. The pen uses shortwave ultraviolet light which damages the DNA of...
Sometimes an eco-friendly gadget doesn’t need to do anything more than just look good. I’ve seen these before, but I think they’re really smart. PCBs are really difficult to recycle, as they contain many many chemicals, most of them toxic.
Of all the places to have a solar panel, a jacket is not exactly my first choice. The solar ski jacket features a neoprene collar with solar panels stitched into them. The solar panels can then be used to charge mobile phones, ipods, and any other usb-connected devices.
The race for energy efficient gadgets is really encouraging some smart innovation. The for example is an intelligently designed electric toaster that uses 30% less energy compared to ordinary toasters. By using an automatically closing lid, the toaster retains considerably more heat, resulting in faster cooking times and less energy being needed.
Despite every effort to make them efficient, heating and cooling systems can only be truly efficient if they are able to effect an even temperature distribution in the whole room or house. However, this is quite tricky, as homes often lack the infrastructure to distribute hot or cold air evenly. The Register Vent Booster Fan...
It’s all fair and well to pick up the poop when your dog decides to relieve themselves in the park, however, have you given much thought to how you can dispose of the waste? Most people use a normal plastic bag to pick up the mess, and then throw it out in the trash. That’s...
The much publicised Dell Studio Hybrid is a stylish and compact desktop PC, easily usable for watching TV as well as the usual PC-type tasks. The Hybrid PCs come in a range of personalised colours, including a bamboo skin. This eco gadget is being touted as they most energy efficient and greenest PC yet.
A US company called Husqvarna has just announced the release of an eco friendly gadget, the AutoMower Solar Hybrid, which is basically a solar-powered (topped up with mains electricity) automated robotic lawn mower. Once a garden is set up with an underground perimeter fence, the AutoMower Solar Hybrid can manage cutting lawns up to half...
