WindJet is a fascinating concept for a hybrid car with a difference. The vehicle would be powered by electricity and its battery would be able to charge through wind power while the vehicle is in motion, helping to make it truly fuel efficient.
Category: Odd Gadgets
Printed Circuit Board Necklace
This allows you to demonstrate both your eco-friendliness and your passion for technology in a stylish and unique way. The necklace is a gift any techno geek would appreciate and helps to provide a purpose for a material which would otherwise go to landfill.
Bambu – Eco-gardening Project For The Elderly
Bambu is a concept for an eco-gardening system designed to assist the older generations into urban gardening. The system allows the planter levels to be raised up to heights that allow users to care for the plants with a minimum of bending, while allowing them to become more active.
Water Powered Digital Alarm Clock
This allows you to keep track of time without needing to keep track of batteries. Powered by water, the alarm clock only requires additional water roughly ever month to keep it working.
Re-Purposed Beer Bottle Clocks
The are a different way of helping to reduce the amount of glass in landfill. Instead of being melted down to be recycled, (or thrown away!) the beer bottles for these clocks are partially melted to produce an iconic time piece that is sure to be a talking point on any wall.
Philips HF3480 – Energy Saving Progressive Wake-Up Light
The has been designed to encourage you to wake naturally, to help make waking a more pleasurable experience. Using an energy saving bulb, the light slowly increases the light level to simulate the dawn, you can also use sounds of nature which increase slowly in volume as you near the start of your day.
The Green Recycled and Recyclable 16-Ounce Mug By Aladdin
This has been made from 100% recycled food grade plastic. The mug has been created for you to use when purchasing take-out hot or cold beverages. It has been designed to insulate you drink while helping to reduce the amount disposable cups that go to landfill each day.
Soladey – Solar Powered Toothbrush That Eliminates Need For Toothpaste
Soladey is a toothbrush that uses negative ions to kill any mouth bacteria, allowing you to clean your teeth without requiring any toothpaste. The negative ions are generated through the reaction of titanium with light and water, in some models of the soladey toothbrush a solar panel is additionally used to generate them.
Recycled Keyboard Photo Frame By Two’s Company
This lets you display your pictures in style. Constructed out of keyboard keys the frame should appeal to anyone who is interested in technology, computing and/or recycling.
Cardborigami – Cardboard Shelter For Victims Of Calamities
Cardborigami is a quick and easy way to construct temporary housing to shelter those who have been left homeless, especially after a calamity of some sort. The sustainable cardboard structure is small enough to be easily portable, is waterproof and flame resistant, and can be constructed at anytime anywhere.