The products and innovations that come with the convergence of the Information Age with green sensibilities.
Separating truth from fiction while following research and development in the eco tech industry.
10 March 2010
More stimulus funding is going into green tech research, this time to the tune of $100M courtesy of the Department of Energy (DOE). Last Week, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, announced the additional funds stating, “This is about unleashing the American innovation machine to solve the energy and climate challenge, while creating new jobs, new industries and [...]
10 March 2010
Winning a silver medal in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics (as well as that sexy Sports Illustrated spread) has really put snowboarder Hannah Teter in the public eye. Now Teter is promoting her green way of living and telling People magazine about her life living in her parents yurt. “I will live in the yurt part time,” Teter [...]
10 March 2010
The Pico by Freeloader is a portable solar powered charger designed to charge mobile phones, iPods, GPS systems, and most other portable electronic devices. The Pico has advanced solar panel and battery technology to help provide a quick charging time for the devices internal battery and a quick time for it to deliver the power [...]
09 March 2010
The Greener Gadgets Design Competition, hosted by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), handed out its winners for most innovative designs last Thursday. Ten finalists were selected out of the hundreds of designers that applied with first place going to AUG/Living Goods Program. This concept is a smart phone app that scans bar codes of produce and [...]
09 March 2010
Head of the Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE), Anna Dyson and her team in New York have a dream to turn office windows into multifaceted solar power generators. To help save wasted energy they have created an “integrated concentrating dynamic solar façade” which consists of clear pyramids that help focus the sun’s [...]
09 March 2010
The tech wizards at Samsung have announced the launch of their new Samsung MystEco Series of TFT monitors - available in 15.6”, 18.5”, 20” and 21.5” screen sizes. The stand-out feature of the new MystEco Series TFT monitors is its power saving capabilities. The MystEco provides consumers the option of power saving with the [...]
LG’s GD510 phone is a great step in the right direction for eco-friendly phones. It comes with a decent sized 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, a 3-megapixel camera, and a 8GB of storage space for captured pictures and videos. Additional features include a brushed aluminum case, and an optional solar panel that will replace the battery cover and can be used to charge the phone’s battery.
The LG GD510 has many innovative features:
- Built-in solar panel for charging the phone
- 10 minutes of sun = 2 min 15 sec of talk time or 180 min standby
- Eco-calculator shows amount of CO2 emissions saved by using solar power
- Plugged in, the phone has a reminder to unplug the charger once it’s fully charged
- Packaging is made from recycled paper & soy ink
- The phone does not contain any polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
