Posted on 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 [...]
Posted on 15 July 2009
It can be easy to forget how much energy your computer uses up every single day. After all, so many things accessed from your computer are free including all types of services like free news, videos, music, gaming, and even free web hosting. But the energy used to run computers as they perform daily tasks [...]
Posted on 23 March 2009
Have you ever had the joys of a hot shower tainted by the guilt of the energy you were using to indulge your aquatic pleasures? Well the EcoDrain is designed to reduce the energy lost in running hot water.
The EcoDrain is a heat exchanger that attaches to your shower drain. Clean water is circulated in [...]
Posted on 10 March 2009
How’s this for a slick-looking piece of eco-friendly machine? Here’s a laptop that uses biodegradable bamboo used in its construction. The U6V Bamboo notebook’s panel and palm rest is composed of bamboo and measures 15.2 x 9.6″ with a 12.1″ wide-screen with the standard 1280×800 resolution.
The notebook uses a LED backlight wide panel for lower [...]
Posted on 27 February 2009
Okay, so we don’t know what to think about this one. We here at EcoTechNinja really, really want to promote environmentally-friendly products, but asking us to recycle our toilet paper might be pushing it. The jury’s still out.
So Wallypop Toilet Wipes are supposedly stench free - though they don’t mention whether their lack of stinky [...]
Posted on 25 February 2009
We Ninjas like to be trendy. And what better to be trendy and environmentally friendly at the same time? Designed and constructed using renewable materials, The Ray is one of the most slick and eco-friendly watches we’ve seen.
The Ray by Quicksilver is the latest eco-friendly watch which has been designed with an eco-design as well [...]
Posted on 24 February 2009
If you own an older home, you’re probably no stranger to drafts that come blowing into your living room each winter. Rather than cranking up the heat, a simple device can put an end to the drafts as well as your giant heating bills.
The Chimney Pillow is an air-tight, tear-resistant inflatable bag made from a [...]
Posted on 18 February 2009
Want something that will look retro, stylish and is also eco-friendly? The Magno AM/FM radio is handcrafted in Indonesia from naturally harvested new growth wood.
The added bonus? For every tree that is used in production of the Mango radios, a new one is planted.
The radios are manufactured by Areaware, a New York City based company [...]
Posted on 04 February 2009
Panasonic will be releasing an energy saving eco-friendly light in March of this year. The Auto-Eco Light-Control Twin Pa will automatically adjust it’s light output (and consequently energy usage) based on the brightness of the room.
The eco light measures the brightness in a three-meter area below the lamp and adjusts its light to maintain a [...]
Posted on 29 January 2009
The Centre for Galium Nitride at Cambridge has developed a new method for producing Galium Nitride. Imagine that. What’s exciting about this is that Galium Nitrade (GaN as the kids like to call it) is the most expensive component of LED light bulbs.
Until now Galium Nitrade could only be grown on pricey sapphire wafers. Thanks [...]