Posts by Category: Eco Friendly

All things green and planet saving.

Eco Friendly February 23, 2010 posted by

Eco Water Clock – just add water to travel through time

This Eco Water Clock is basic to the extreme, but maybe that’s the future of eco utility? Fill the two containers with water and sit back as the time appears on the LCD. Small print – the electrodes will only operate in water for 2 years, after which you’ll need to throw away the clock or work out how to replace the electrodes. Not quite so eco after all then? £4.99.  The new technology of combining water power to everyday…


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cool tech February 22, 2010 posted by

Andrea – naturally purified air

Andrea is the world’s first biologically natural air filter. It works by using naturally growing plants to purify the atmosphere in a room, using air, water and soil filtration to remove noxious stuff from the air in a room. It certainly looks very cool, not sure whether the plants feel so happy about their role in the process though. But who’s going to ask them? $199.99.  It naturally purifies air by drawing it with a whisper-quiet fan to propel it through…


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Awesome February 22, 2010 posted by

Ionator – turn your ordinary tap water into household cleaning juice

The new Ionator system turns ordinary tap water into a universal cleaning material which apparently cleans and disinfects all household surfaces like a wizard – and without a nasty chemical in sight. It accomplishes this miraculous feat by injecting the water with electrically charged nano-bubbles.   These bubbles improve the cleaning properties of the water sufficiently enough to mimic the use of bleach or other cleaning agents. Result? Clean surface. The bad news is you’ll have to pay $169.00 for…


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Eco Friendly February 19, 2010 posted by

Freeloader Pico – take the slow train to charge-ville and I’ll meet you at the station…

The Freeloader Pico is small, delicate and iPodyish, but it’ll take you 10 hours to charge its internal battery, which could be a tad too long if it’s an emergency call you’re wanting. Still, it’s nice to know there’s a solar fall back if the USB recharger part fails you in the desert. For some reason. $39.99.  # Compact and lightweight solar charger for small electronic devices # Advanced solar cell and lithium ion battery technology # Solar panels will…


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Eco Friendly February 18, 2010 posted by

CubeTube – Power your office with solar power

Converting office lighting into solar is an “about time” idea. CubeTube takes otherwise wasted energy from lighting fixtures and uses it to power computer workstations. This unique looking, indoor photovoltaic electrical generator harvests ambient light, indoor florescent and incandescent lighting from all directions to create electricity. With a back-up internal Lithium Polymer/Ion battery and a smart charging system that monitors charging levels, should ambient lighting not be enough, the system automatically switches back to the battery. If the internal battery…


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CubeTube – Power your office with solar power
cool tech February 9, 2010 posted by

Magtenlight – zero battery bike light illuminates your way with magnetism

This Magtenlight Bicycle Lighting kit provides zero battery illumination by harnessing the power of magnetism. Just clip the magnets to the wheel, attach a rather clunky generator unit to the front forks and bingo, let there be light. The generator turns at a rate of 150 RPM when the bike is travelling at 15 km/h, but the really cool thing is the fact that the lamp keeps on shining for 4 minutes after the bike has come to a halt….


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Awesome February 4, 2010 posted by

Piezoelectric Rubber – A new renewable energy source?

The name may not be a household word yet, but it may soon become one. Piezoelectric Rubber is a new technology for embedding piezoelectric tech onto rubberized material which could soon be used to power mobile phones and pacemakers. These stretchable rubber sheets embedded with ceramic nano ribbons could be used to make shoes which would generate electricity while we walk or jog, and so charge our cell phones or pedometers. Or by placing this material on our chests we…


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Piezoelectric Rubber – A new renewable energy source?
Eco Friendly February 3, 2010 posted by

Beaver Energy Wood Powered Car – just chuffin’ along…

The Beaver Energy Wood Powered Car points us towards a future where things huff and puff, while moving significantly slower than they do now. Sound good? Then pop along and buy some Wood-Gas Blueprints for $15.00 and convert your own vehicle. Toot-toot. [Update: ooh look, a Swedish version. Thanks Peter!]  Assemble this wood gas generator from recycled water heaters. Convert an internal combustion engine (100-cubic-inch or greater displacement) into your own home energy system or use the generator to run…


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Awesome February 3, 2010 posted by

EcoShield Deck Tiles – a stylish way to go green

There’s a lot of excited talk about EcoShield™ Deck Tiles. Made of over 90% recycled materials – including polyethylene plastics recycled from food packaging and used milk jugs, recycled wood fibers from scrap pallets and other waste wood and construction debris – these innovative tiles were just introduced at the 2010 International Builders Show. Created by Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. (AERT), a leading plastic recycler and manufacturer of green building products, these interlocking floor tiles are part of the…


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cool tech February 2, 2010 posted by

Solar Powered Charger Case – an electronic gadget’s best friend

The Solar powered Charger Case is a mobile charger for a variety of your favorite “toys”, including cell phones, MP3 players and compact digital cameras. With its built in 2500 mAh lithium battery to store absorbed solar energy, it has a back-up AC charger for those periodic overcast days. With its cushy padding, this small blue bag is a great way to protect and charge all those necessary tech gadgets, and portable enough for camping, bicycling or business trips. You…


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Eco Friendly January 30, 2010 posted by

Solar Powered Bottle Boat – a new kind of DIY hobby

In an ideal world, there would be no plastic bottles. Since there are, what better way to use them than the Solar Powered Bottle Boat? With an instruction book that gives the instructions to create three different types of boats, this cool kit’s a great way to teach kids about alternative energy and solar power. It’s a fun toy that also teaches you about hydrodynamics. The kit comes complete with a waterproof solar panel, motor, wires, propellers for water and…


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Solar Powered Bottle Boat – a new kind of DIY hobby
but is it art? January 29, 2010 posted by

Sprinkle Dress – The wearable garden

We’ve heard of wearable art, but a walking garden is a bit of a stretch. Designer Linda Schailon has created a garden fashionista’s delight – The Sprinkle Dress. Complete with integrated living plants, this unique fashion statement must be awkward to wear, much less move around in. It’s definitely meant to be eco-friendly, with the skirt draped by garden-wires that support planters that grow real plants in discarded yogurt containers. The designer created this from her childhood fantasy of a…


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Eco Friendly January 28, 2010 posted by

Water Drop Shower Timer – saving the planet one soap bubble at a time

This Water Drop Shower Timer suckers to your shower cubicle wall and screams at you to get out when you’ve used up your allotment of water. You dumb, selfish eco-squandering pig you. OK, so it’s a clock and alarm, but wouldn’t it be great…? £7.99.  The easy to use suction cup allows you to attach the eco timer anywhere within the shower for easy viewing. The digital timer, alarm and clock provide the ability to count either up or down, helping…


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Eco Friendly January 26, 2010 posted by

The Red Ferret Product of the Year 2009: Green/Ethical – 40Fires.org

40Fires.org is a not-for-profit organisation which aims to encourage open sourced manufacturing across the world. The first product of the Foundation is the Hyrban, an electric/fuel cell powered vehicle which is currently in prototype. Detailed plans for the main sections of the car will eventually be available under an open source license to allow all-comers to deliver their own derivative products as needed. The idea of open source hardware is of course not new, but the vision of the people…


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Eco Friendly January 23, 2010 posted by

Solar Impulse – Solar plane brings flying solar closer to reality

It’s been four years in the making but a prototype of the Solar Impulse, the HB-SIA, completed its first test run in Zurich in December. A fascinating venture to promote solar energy as a means of alternative energy-based transpiration, the Chairman of Sun Impulse and co-founder of this project Bertrand Piccard (yes, that’s really his name) hopes the craft will circle the globe in 20 days by the year 2012. To do so, it will require approximately 12000 solar cells…


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Solar Impulse – Solar plane brings flying solar closer to reality