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Tesla Model S Sedan official: $49,900 from 2011

, Mar 27th 2009 Discuss [0]

Until now the most we've seen of the Tesla Model S Sedan has been a coquettish wheel-arch and a glimpse of rump.  Now the electric car company has officially unveiled their 300-mile range seven-seater, and promised production kicking off in Q3 2011. Read The Full Story

MSI Wind Nettop CS120: superfrugal plus DVD burner

, Mar 12th 2009 Discuss [0]

MSI have announced a new, eco-friendly version of their Wind Nettop, the MSI Wind Nettop CS120.  The CS120 measures just 11.1 x 9.45 x 2.56 inches but manages to include a slot-load DVD burner, Intel Atom 230 1.6GHz processor, 160GB hard-drive and 1GB of memory (maximum 2GB).    Read The Full Story

Marvell SheevaPlug: $99 Linux PC hidden in a wall-wart

, Feb 24th 2009 Discuss [10]

Marvell have been talking up their SheevaPlug reference design, a wall-wart power plug that actually hides an entire Linux PC.  Priced at $99, inside the SheevaPlug there's an ARM-based 1.2GHz Sheeva embedded processor, 512MB of DDR2 memory, 512MB of flash storage, gigabit ethernet and USB 2.0; in fact the development kit is available now. Read The Full Story

SmartSwitch: tougher to turn when consumption is high

, Feb 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

You can tell some people about being considerate to the environment until you're blue in the face, but they'll still flagrantly waste power.  At that point, maybe it's time for the light switch to fight back: Peter Russo and Brendan Wypich of Stanford University have developed the SmartSwitch, a light control that gives tactile feedback as to how much energy is already being used, whenever you try to flick it. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Fujitsu PRIMERGY TX120 S2 compact eco-friendly server

, Feb 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Fujitsu have announced a compact server that uses less energy than a desk lamp and offers a variety of RAID setups for home-office and small business users.  The Fujitsu PRIMERGY TX120 S2 resembles a compact desktop PC, but uses Intel's latest power-saving Core 2 Duo processors paired with up to 16GB of RAM and remote ServerView Server Management control. Both the P8400 (25W) or T9400 (35W) CPUs are available, using 25-percent less power than rival systems.  As for storage, the TX120 S2 can be fitted with either four 320GB SATA or 146GB 15,000rpm SAS hard-drives.  Nonetheless, according to Fujitsu it's still whisper-quiet at 27dB. Read The Full Story

Samsung Blue Earth eco-friendly solar smartphone

, Feb 16th 2009 Discuss [2]

As well as their more mainstream devices, Samsung also announced the first in their new Blue Earth series, an eco-friendly handset made from recycled PCM plastic, which is extracted from water bottles. On the back there's a solar panel, which Samsung are saying generate enough electronic power to "call anytime anywhere".   Read The Full Story

Solar-powered Nintendo DS lets you throw away your charger

, Feb 12th 2009 Discuss [3]

Take one Nintendo DS, a handful of solar panels, some spare time and this Instructable, and you could end up with this: a solar-powered DS that you never have to plug into the mains again.  By strapping four 60 x 60mm panels - each capable of a maximum 3 volts at 40 ma power output - to the top and bottom outside casings of the DS, you can actually create a trickle-charger potent enough to avoid ever needing mains power. Read The Full Story

Motorola MOTO W233 Renew comes to T-Mobile

, Feb 4th 2009 Discuss [0]

That T-Mobile would be offering the MOTO W233 Renew was not much of a mystery, considering Motorola's CES press shots of the recycled handset clearly showed the carrier's logo, but we now have an official announcement, release date and price.  The device - the casing of which is made from 100-percent recycled water bottles - is available from today, complete with 22-percent less packaging and paperless billing. Read The Full Story

Shelby Aero EV sportscar: 0-60 in 2.5s, full recharge in 10 minutes

, Jan 27th 2009 Discuss [0]

Shelby Super Cars (SSC) have unveiled their Tesla-trashing Ultimate Aero EV, an electric-powered sportscar apparently capable of 0-60mph in 2.5 seconds thanks to 1000 hp and 800 lb‐ft of torque.  Keep your right foot planted and SSC claim you'll see 208mph.  Given that normally you'd expect to punctuate such performance with a few hours of recharging, what's even more exciting than the speed stats is SSC's promised 10 minute full battery rejuicing, courtesy of their "Charge on the Run" system. Read The Full Story

DIY internet connected whole-house power monitor

, Jan 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

After yesterday's Tweet-a-watt socially-talkative energy monitor, now comes a somewhat more comprehensive version.  Rather than measuring electricity use of a single appliance, Jason's system monitors the whole house's energy supply: AC clamps mean there's no dangerous wiring into the mains to be done, and the measurements are updated to a webpage automatically every ten seconds. Read The Full Story

Tweet-a-watt internet-connected energy meter

, Jan 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

Twitter's rampant popularity looks set to increase even further, as your household appliances begin to tweet for attention.  MAKE maestro Phil Torrone put together the Tweet-a-watt, a hacked Kill-a-watt energy monitor with the ability to wirelessly transmit energy stats and have those posted to a preset Twitter account.  Read The Full Story

Nokia N79 Eco sheds charger & shaves packaging for eco-cred

, Jan 16th 2009 Discuss [1]

If the Nokia N79 Active sounded too much like hard work for you, and you're more concerned with hugging pandas, then the Finns may have a package more to your tastes.  The N79 Eco [via] has a new "petrol black" casing, with three included covers (in dark gray, steel gray and deep plum) but lacks a Nokia charger.  The assumption is that buyers will already have a Nokia power brick left over from their last device. Read The Full Story
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