Posts by Category: Eco Friendly

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Eco Friendly October 1, 2013 posted by

GreenIQ Garden Computer – give your garden some digital intelligence and help save the planet too

We’ve just about wrapped up the intelligent device implementation in most places you can think of. Our cars can now drive themselves, we have homes which can automatically maintain their environment through sophisticated automation, and even our personal devices deliver more serious smarts than we can handle. But one of the remaining areas where technology hasn’t made huge strides is the garden…until now.


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GreenIQ Garden Computer – give your garden some digital intelligence and help save the planet too
Eco Friendly September 13, 2013 posted by

Rukus Solar – sun powered loudspeaker features loud sound and an e-Ink display

We’re big fans of cutting the cord and switching to alternative energy wherever possible, which is why the Rukus Solar Portable Bluetooth Solar Sound System caught our fancy. This bad boy is not only wireless, but it is also solar powered, so you’ll never need to fiddle with cords ever again, or so we hope.


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Rukus Solar – sun powered loudspeaker features loud sound and an e-Ink display
Eco Friendly August 23, 2013 posted by

Banish wrinkled T-shirts from your life and you WILL become rich and famous

You know who you are. You’re the type who ensures everything is tidy, organized, and sparkling clean. Your personal mantra is ‘a place for everything and everything in its place’ (which you mutter to yourself repeatedly as you scrub). No detail is too big or to small to obsess over. You even find yourself compulsively folding shirts when you are out and about – at a friend’s house, at a store, on the street.


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Banish wrinkled T-shirts from your life and you WILL become rich and famous
cool tech August 7, 2013 posted by

AutoDesk 123D – free 3D printing software points the way to the future of things [Freeware]

Ever since word got out that 3D printing might actually save people money and pay for itself in a decent amount of time, there’s been renewed public interest in what is still something of a geek pastime. Unless you’re familiar with the world of makerbots, extrusion materials and the rest, you’re unlikely to consider adding a 3D printer to your shopping list alongside a new toaster, but this may soon start to change.


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AutoDesk 123D – free 3D printing software points the way to the future of things [Freeware]
Eco Friendly July 12, 2013 posted by

SunSocket Sun-Tracking Solar Generator – go off grid in high tech style

The guilty secret of many of the solar chargers you see in the news is the fact that they’re too under-powered to really do the job properly. In most cases you need to keep them topped up with conventional mains power, and rely on the sun only to trickle fill as you go. But there’s a new breed of solar product coming along which may change all that.


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SunSocket Sun-Tracking Solar Generator – go off grid in high tech style
Eco Friendly July 1, 2013 posted by

Waka Waka Power – harnessing solar energy to power your important tech [Review]

These days we rely heavily on tech in our daily lives to do everything; from finding the nearest ATM cash point to getting you home via your bus pass. So what happens when your tech runs out of juice? Disaster, that’s what. Hardly surprising then, that the search for alternative and additional power sources is intensifying each year.


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Waka Waka Power – harnessing solar energy to power your important tech [Review]
Eco Friendly June 26, 2013 posted by

Satechi USB Portable Humidifier – a mister, aroma diffuser and humidifier all from your mineral water bottle

We love gadgets which add value to everyday objects because it fits in with our deeply held conviction that everything should be used, re-used and then used again if possible. Nowadays unfortunately it’s hard to find these products, which is why we’re loving this new eco friendly portable humidifier which has just hit the market.


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Satechi USB Portable Humidifier – a mister, aroma diffuser and humidifier all from your mineral water bottle
cool tech June 22, 2013 posted by

Get ready for the hybrid electric passenger plane

A surprisingly innovative bit of engineering could herald a new breed of aircraft which combine electric power with conventional engines to deliver significant fuel savings over the course of a year. The new system doesn’t power the plane in flight, but instead provides motive power on the ground, for taxiing to and from terminals and while queuing to take off.


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Get ready for the hybrid electric passenger plane
Eco Friendly June 12, 2013 posted by

NatureMill Ultra Composter turns your trash into treasure

When you look in your rubbish bin, what all do you see there? Is it all just trash that can’t be reused in any way, shape, or form? Of course it isn’t, because a lot of us throw things away that we could reuse, but don’t. If you have a garden, or just want to give your yard a boost, then why not turn some of that trash into treasure?


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NatureMill Ultra Composter turns your trash into treasure
cool tech June 6, 2013 posted by

Ford Fiesta 1.0 Litre EcoBoost – road testing the new 3 cylinder, 65mpg wonder engine [Video Review]

Ford’s 1.0 Litre EcoBoost petrol engine was this week given the 2013 International Engine of the Year award, which reflects the motoring industry’s new found passion for eco friendly technology in more than just concept vehicles. The engine, which features direct fuel injection, variable valve timing and a sophisticated turbo charger, delivers amazing performance and fuel efficiency, with a top speed of 112mph and average consumption of a miserly 65.7 mpg.


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Ford Fiesta 1.0 Litre EcoBoost – road testing the new 3 cylinder, 65mpg wonder engine [Video Review]
Bizarre June 5, 2013 posted by

Abeego Reusable Food Storage Wraps – waste not, want not

While Tupperware may store leftover goodies, it has a bad habit of taking up too much space in the fridge and can give off a bit of an odd taste. You can resort to plastic wrap, but that stuff is a royal pain to mess with. If you want to have a Eco-friendly and reusable way to store food, why not use something made of natural materials?


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Abeego Reusable Food Storage Wraps – waste not, want not
Eco Friendly May 28, 2013 posted by

Tawkon – track your phone radiation and stay safe [Freeware]

We’ve all become very reliant on mobile phones, simply because they’re an awesome invention. But even so it is probably prudent to minimize extensive exposure to the radiation from the handsets during a long call. And before you trot out the old nonsense about non-ionizing radiation being completely safe, just remember that microwave ovens also use non-ionizing radiation, which most definitely is not safe unless properly shielded.


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Tawkon – track your phone radiation and stay safe [Freeware]
Eco Friendly May 23, 2013 posted by

Fairphone – an Android smartphone that aims to deliver social value first

The stories circulating recently about working conditions in some Far Eastern factories have made a fair number of people start to question their role as consumers. For one thing it doesn’t feel right that we can buy something cheap only because someone else far away suffers. The Fairtrade movement, which started to help African farmers improve their living standards while still supplying Western supermarkets with produce, has now found an equivalent in the consumer electronics space.


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Fairphone – an Android smartphone that aims to deliver social value first