Tag Archive for 'earth-friendly'

Occasionally solar powered products start to get just a bit odd. I mean if you really are working to get the public to use solar power more, you need to make it cost efficient, attractive, and something the general public could see themselves using. Okay, this product attempts to pull out lacy details, [...]

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.