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JavaBot at the Roasting Plant

By James Allan Brady on Wednesday, Apr 16th 2008 No Comments

The JavaBot is, as you guessed, a robot that makes you coffee. The thing is, it’s not your usual fare of inserting pre-ground coffee that sucks and then it brewing and pouring it, this robot does it all short of picking the beans itself.

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Sony Bravia E4000 LCD TV’s blend in with the rest of your framed work

By James Allan Brady on Friday, Apr 11th 2008 No Comments

Sony’s latest TV’s not only look like giant picture frames, they can act like them too with 6 images pre-installed to display and the ability to throw up more. Now you can surround your TV with photos and artwork and not have people look at you like your crazy, of course the downside is that this isn’t exactly the greenest idea Sony has ever had.

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

By James Allan Brady on Friday, Apr 4th 2008 No Comments

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.

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The “portable” PowerCube – solar generator

By Abby McVay on Friday, Apr 4th 2008 No Comments

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.

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Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II – high speed high capacity storage for the creative pro in you

By James Allan Brady on Wednesday, Apr 2nd 2008 1 Comment

This external hard drive is directed at creative professionals and video editors who need a lot of fast storage space so they can do their work. This drive can certainly provide it and won’t be slowed by the interface by which it connects to your computer either since it has four of them.

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The Consumption Feedback Switch shows your energy usage

By Abby McVay on Monday, Mar 31st 2008 No Comments

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.

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New AMD Quad-Core is as energy efficient as walking

By James Allan Brady on Friday, Mar 28th 2008 No Comments

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.

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Android PC Case Mod – I think this whole thing may have gone a wee bit too far

By James Allan Brady on Monday, Mar 24th 2008 1 Comment

So some guy (Read: Eric Burke) decided to build a case/computer in dedication to the Open Handset Alliances’ new development platform known as Android. The logo for the platform is some Clip Art quality green robot and this PC essentially looks like the head of said robot.

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Automotive X Prize – is it worth 10 million big ones to make a car that gets more than 100MPG?

By James Allan Brady on Thursday, Mar 20th 2008 No Comments

So far we know that Tesla, Aptera, and Illuminati Motor Works are all in, but there is reported to be over 60 teams from 9 countries participating. There are two categories, Mainstream vehicles and Alternative Vehicles, they each have their own set of rules, but think of the mainstream category as the vehicles that might actually be bought and sold in massive quantities in the future.

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Sony VAIO TZ11 – marked as greenest notebook on the market by GreenPeace

By James Allan Brady on Tuesday, Mar 18th 2008 4 Comments

VAIOTZ It is apparently due to the fact that it’s the only notebook on the market to be completely devoid of Beryllium and its compounds. It also has PVC-free internal cabling, BFR-Free main board, and a mercury-free LED backlit LCD display.

There were three main categories by which 37 notebooks from 14 companies were evaluated. The first is the absence of hazardous chemical substances, energy efficiency, and overall product lifecycle (which is basically how easy it is to upgrade and/or recycle).

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