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‘earth friendly’ Stories

Google’s Recycled Mini Wireless Mouse

Abby McVay, May 13th 2008 Discuss [0]

If you need to snag yourself a new optical mouse, you might consider Google's earth friendly ones. Although it is still just a mouse, with nothing fancy added, having one that is environmentally conscience is nice. Read The Full Story

Low-cost Wind Turbine for off-grid power

Chris Davies, May 8th 2008 Discuss [0]

Engineers Without Borders attended the recent Makers Fair, and brought their low-cost wind turbine along to demonstrate. Intended to provide power for LED lighting in off-grid locations, the vertical turbine uses simple plastic or canvas blades and steel tubes, using a cheap DC motor (reversed) to create electricity. The device can managed 10-15 watts , sufficient to charge a 12-volt battery, and the upright design makes it more sturdy in the face of poor weather conditions and strong winds. Check out the video of the turbine after the cut Read The Full Story

The Solar-Energy Saving Cordless Fan

Abby McVay, Apr 28th 2008 Discuss [2]

If you intend upon doing any camping this summer but can't live without a few gadgets, this solar powered fan might be just the thing to help you out. I know for many, camp sites without any power whatsoever are fun but they do need a fan an alarm clock and maybe even a charger for small gadgets. Read The Full Story

Dell’s Bamboo Eco Computer

Abby McVay, Apr 23rd 2008 Discuss [0]

I have come across the occasional bamboo device, keyboards and mice are what I've seen the most. Dell has decided to create a eco-friendly computer one that stands out quite a bit from the crowd. Not only does it feature a bamboo shell, it is filled with recycled materials like old bottles and milk jugs. Read The Full Story

The Circuit Board Mouse Pad – poorly thought out

Abby McVay, Apr 18th 2008 Discuss [0]

Anyone who has enjoyed looking at the products that come from recycled circuit boards will enjoy this mouse pad. As with all circuit board products it is made of old useless ones, although this one has a slight snag with the purpose of its direct function. Read The Full Story

ECOS PC’s 40 to 70 percent more energy efficient than Energy STAR computers

James Allan Brady, Apr 4th 2008 Discuss [0]

ECOS is a consulting firm that tasked themselves with the goal of creating a new PC that could yield a 284kWh reduction in energy usage. They accomplished this goal with funding from PIER, AMD, VIA, and Intel. Read The Full Story

The “portable” PowerCube – solar generator

Abby McVay, Apr 4th 2008 Discuss [0]

Although this power cube looks a bit like an extremely uncomfortable recliner it is actually a portable solar generator. I am assuming when they claim that it is portable they are using the term very loosely, because this isn't exactly something you toss in the car and go. Read The Full Story

The earth friendly Dynamo keyboard

Abby McVay, Apr 2nd 2008 Discuss [0]

For anyone who has become a nut for green gadgets, this keyboard uses the power of humans to keep it alive. Merely plug yourself into the machine and it feeds off of you slowly for your entire life, then when you die, it feeds you to the young. Read The Full Story

The Consumption Feedback Switch shows your energy usage

Abby McVay, Mar 31st 2008 Discuss [0]

If you're a nut for conserving energy but sometimes a bit hard headed and flaky this switch is just the reminder to put your rear in line. It has a slight shining reminder when you've been using a bit too much energy around the house. Read The Full Story

The tiny vacuum cleaner to save a bit of energy

Abby McVay, Mar 31st 2008 Discuss [0]

If you're living in a smaller apartment or even a carpeted dorm room it's not really necessary to own a full size vacuum. They both use a ton of energy and take up way too much storage room, Morphy Richards has created a smaller alternative for those small spaces. Read The Full Story

New AMD Quad-Core is as energy efficient as walking

James Allan Brady, Mar 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

AMD’s new Phenom X4 9100e is a power sipper operating at a low 65 watts. That might sound like a lot, but for a quad-core processor that’s actually considerably low and is more on par with dual core processors of today. Read The Full Story

Noon Solar gives a sneak peak of their Spring Collection

Abby McVay, Mar 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

Back in November I wrote up an article on Noon Solar's stylish bags and now they have come out with a few more goodies to add to your wishlist. The bags as always feature the solar panels to charge all those gadgets that are concealed within it. Read The Full Story