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How Much Energy Can You Save Powering Down Your Computer?


Although your electric bill does fluctuate during the year, you might find that it is rather expensive even for the few items you actually use. However, there is a hidden cost in powering up your computers and other equipment. This is not only having the equipment running but having the hardware plugged in also. When [...]

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The Path to Eco-Friendly Computing


While on the face of it, computing has plenty of benefits to the environment. Emails, E-readers and online communication saves paper, while telecommuting and conferencing saves gas. Computers, however, are anything but eco-friendly. The resources used in computer production, combined with the energy demands of computers, servers, data centers, and even the increase in air-conditioning [...]

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Sony Shipping First Android Tablet in September


Electronics giant Sony has announced that they will begin shipping two Android Honeycomb tablets in September. The two units are the Sony Tablet S and the Tablet P. The 9.4-inch, 1,280×768-pixel touch-screen of the Tablet S looks like a pad of paper with sheets folded over. Sony already started doing pre-orders for the $499 6GB [...]

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Sony Vaio W Eco-Friendly Laptop


The Sony Vaio W Eco-Friendly Laptop is made out of 23% recycled CDs. With a 1366×768 10.1 LED backlit screen, 1.66 GHZ CPU, 1GB Ram, 250GB hard drive, Verizon Wireless mobile broadband, WiFi, Blue tooth, a built in webcam, and a 7 hour battery life, this laptop meets the standard netbook tech spec sheet requirements. [...]

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Original iPad Price Lowered


All iPad 1st Generation models have seen a $100 price cut, which means that the basic WiFi-only 16GB unit is now $399. DId you just recently buy the older model? No worries. Anybody who purchased an iPad on or after February 16th, 2011 is entitled to a $100 refund of the price. That said, Apple [...]

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iPad 2 in Production


The new version of Apple’s extremely popular and successful tablet game-changer, the iPad 2, is due to be released in March or April of 2011. The Apple iPad 2 will (according to multiple reports) be thinner and lighter than the original one and will have a camera on the front, more memory and a faster [...]

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Econut – Eco-Friendly iPad Case with Keyboard


A new concept design by Cho Youg-jo and Jeoung Jun-tae called ECONUT sports a fold out case with a physical keyboard for the iPad. The iPad fits inside the middle flap of the case and is protected by two additional sides that fold around the iPad. And, it also gives users the ability to prop [...]

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Asus Bamboo U6V Laptop


The Asus’ new Bamboo U6V Laptop is more eco-minded than most, instead of the shiny plastic normally used on laptop cases, this laptop is presented with laminated bamboo strips, making it both cool-looking and more eco-friendly. The innovative design of this laptop does not negate the usability and features available. Powered by the Intel Core [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Coming In September


Samsung Galaxy Tab is already proclaiming itself as a force to be reckoned with in the Pad ring, which is clearly dominated by the Apple heavyweight champion – the iPad. How does the Galaxy Tab measure up? Let’s take a closer look. Samsung Galaxy Tab will be a tad smaller than the current iPad, with [...]

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NEC E231W Eco-Friendly Monitor


NEC has just introduced a new eco-friendly NEC E231W LED monitor. This model of monitor has of a DisplayPort with full 1080p resolution and an ambient light censor. The new NEC E231W monitor is also energy efficient, consuming less power at only 28W. The monitor costs only $299, which is extremely reasonable. Other cool stuff [...]

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