Want your iPhone to stay green? Check out the new iPhone Recession Case, a 99-cent cardboard “recession” case complete with free “Sharpie Script” personalization. This simple downscale case – made from recycled cardboard – supports iPhone 1G, 3G, and 3GS and requires assembly, with locking tabs at the bottom and top of the case, along with an adhesive strip to hold the case together. Since its cardboard, there’s no warranty. As recession-proof products go, this cardboard wonder only lasts until…
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Veggie Trader – the newest green exchange
Is your garden over producing this year? Got more tomatoes, zucchini or fresh herbs than you can possibly eat or give away? Never fear – Veggie Trader is here! Founded by East and West Coast foodies in the US, this novel start-up trading group has signed up over 7,000 folks so far. You can buy, sell or trade Nature’s bounty. For a free resource of local produce, this sounds like a real winner! It’s local, affordable and sustainable, but we’ve…
Read MoreArteco – where technology becomes art
Wearable art is amazing, especially with Arteco, which takes computer components and other techno recycled materials and turns them into unique, beautiful jewelry. From earrings made of computer chips to clocks made with an original Civil Defense Dosimeter Reading Device to stunning necklaces made with a 80186 Processor, the choices are astounding. You’ll want to create your own collection and amaze your friends with these innovative lovely baubles. Welcome to ARTECO! Our recycled jewelry is made from high tech materials…
Read MoreCooladio Solar Cooler – bringing technology and picnics together
The Picnic Plus Cooladio Solar Cooler keeps food cool AND charges those electronic gadgets we just can’t live without. A nifty food and beverage thermal-insulated cooler, the Cooladio also has a built-in solar-power docking station, great for charging up your MP3 player. With two speakers and headphones, it’s the perfect outdoor-techie lover’s dream. US$84.99. Via Chip Chick. The Cooladio solar cooler from Picnic Plus is a thermal foil-insulated cooler and a solar-power docking station in one! You can plug in…
Read MoreSolar Powered Hanging Plant Basket Rotator – A gardeners dream come true
Gardeners rejoice! Now you can have the best of all worlds – great plants that rotate automatically to catch the sun. The Solar Powered Hanging Plant Basket Rotator uses a weatherproof, timer and internal solar cell to power the weight-activated turning mechanism. Attach a plant to the basket and the carousel rotates 360 degrees twice a day. Totally solar powered, there are no batteries to change and it holds up to 12kg (27 lbs). Great for heavier plants, especially when…
Read MoreTalking Teaching Alarm Clock – Alarm Clock that teaches kids to tell time
The Talking Teaching Alarm Clock is a cute way to help kids learn to tell time. A female voice asks “What time is it”, the kids press a button and the clock answers. It speaks and displays the right time digitally. Preprogrammed with five levels of difficulty, you can times enter time manually to customize lessons. Or set the clock face to turn green at a specific time in the morning, signaling your child it’s okay to start the day!…
Read MoreBank to let customers deposit by iPhone!
Privately held bank and insurance company USAA will soon introduce its updated iPhone app, allowing customers to deposit a check via iPhone . Their new check deposit feature will require a customer to photograph both sides of the check with the phone’s camera. You won’t need to mail the check in as the deposit will be done electronically. The bank suggests voiding the check, then filing or discarding it. To reduce the potential for fraud, only customers eligible for credit…
Read MoreReclaim Cell Phone – a biodegradabe cell phone (almost)
The new Reclaim cell phone – courtesy of Samsung and Sprint – will launch on August 16th. Billed as an “eco-conscious phone, at $49.99 it features a case made of 40% corn-based biodegradable plastic. Another eco-friendly feature – when the phone’s fully charged, the charger lights up, reminding you to unplug it and save electricity. Available in Blue Ocean and Green Earth colors (who thought of those names?), it features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, e-mail and Web access, a 2.0…
Read MoreThe Super-Green Superyacht – for the guy who really has everything
Soliloquy – a state-of-the-art, 58m rigid-wing superyacht – will be powered by a combination of wind, solar and Hybrid Marine Power Technology. It boasts low levels of noise and minimal vibrations, something sure to thrill yacht owners. Designed by Alastair Callender for Solar Sailor Holdings Ltd., Australia, this innovative, eco-luxury ship – cutting-edge technology with a structure reminiscent of a bullet train with high-tech wings – was introduced in March at the 6th Annual Green Ship Technology conference in Hamburg,…
Read MoreBMW City – BMW’s cool new electric car
BMW – purveyor of top quality cars – has plans for a smaller, city-style electric car. The neat thing about it is the electricity will be stored in a water-cooled lithium-ion battery pack that’s expected to provide a 100-mile range. This super-efficient, four-seater, three-door hatchback, currently called the BMW City/Project i , is being designed specifically for the U.S. market will meet California’s Zero-Emission-Vehicle (ZEV) requirements and will be smaller than the Honda FIT. With tentative plans for a launch…
Read MoreAmphibious Hybrid – the “take me anywhere” car
The Amphibious Hybrid is a car unlike any other. This cool looking concept car – designed as part of an industrial design course project – uses an intelligent wheel system that transforms depending on the terrain. On paved roads, the wheels become rubber tires. Open them a little for traction on snow or ice, or open them up all the way to work as paddles that act as a propeller on the water. It all runs on batteries, with an…
Read MoreBluePlanetSMART – stylish composting
For those who take being green to the next level BluePlanetSMART – a spherical, weather-resistant blue plastic composter – takes the smell out of indoor composting. This cool looking, stylish device by Ecolosphere Inc accelerates the decomposition rate and easily rotates for aeration. The BluePlanetSMART cuts the volume of a household garbage bag by more than a third, producing high-quality fertilizer for flower and veggie gardens, lawns and houseplants. The tumbler holds 9 cf and the base stores 5 US…
Read MoreRumors of a BMW Electric Scooter
Unnamed sources at BMW report that a new electric scooter could debut at an upcoming motorcycle show sometime in late 2010 and put in production in 2011, according to Spain’s Solo Scooter website. If the rumor mill is right, this new scooter would sport a lithium ion battery pack, have a range of about 155 miles or three hours of continuous use and a top speed of 75 miles per hour. No word on the exact body style of the…
Read MoreSolar powered cargo ship hits the high seas
The M/V Auriga Leader is the world’s first solar powered cargo ship. Currently docked at the Port of Long Beach, California, the ship boasts an impressive array of 328 solar panels on its top deck. The Auriga Leader is the first ship to direct solar power into a ship’s main electrical grid. This amazing craft is part of a demonstration project organized by the Port of Long Beach, Toyota and Tokyo-based shipping company, NYK Line, intended to reduce ships’ dependence…
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Ever Green Bathroom Tissue – No more plastic wrap!
Ever Green Bathroom Tissue takes sustainability seriously. They’re the first to eliminate traditional plastic wrap with their soft 100% recycled toilet tissue. And they take green a step further. All their packaging – pallets, store displays and the box itself – is 100% recyclable too. Their cool looking 12-roll box is designed after a fridge-pack of soda, complete with a side panel for easy roll removal. There’s even a place to store empty roll cores. When the box is empty,…
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