Every year, millions of families drape their homes, fences, trees and bushes with hundreds of beautiful twinkling little Christmas lights. This year, why not make the choice to choose a more eco-friendly string of lights – ones that save energy, rather than drain energy. These lights are better also because they are designed so that [...]

At IFA 2011, LG Electronics is showing off their new smart home appliances. A highlight will be its smart refrigerator, which combines the world’s first Smart Eco Door on smart fridge with a series of functions that stand to transform how customers manage their food and their kitchens. “We see European customers as being very [...]

Looking for a more efficient way to cool down this summer? The eco-Friendly 12000 BTU portable air conditioner by Whynter features thegreen R-410A refrigerant and lead free RoHS compliant components. This A/C unit features a specially designed self-evaporating technology, which uses and recycles moisture collected during cooling and heating process to produce cool air. The [...]

The New Comfort Model Energy Saver1000 heater with remote control has an energy-saving digital thermostat that allows you to set your desired room temperature and walk away, with 4 programmable modes for different times of day. The energy-efficient infrared heater is designed to not remove moisture from the air and lower humidity levels like other [...]

One of the best ways to become more energy efficient is to start measuring the amount of energy you use in your home every day. A company called Current Cost has developed the ENVI energy monitor. The ENVI connects to your electrical energy supply, and gives you detailed data on usage. The ENVI Energy Monitor [...]

This Energy Efficient Kettle by electronics giant, Philips, utilizes a measuring guide and a flat heating element to help reduce the amount of electricity used. It does this by allowing you to boil water by cup. According to the manufacturers, you save around 66% of the electricity usually used to boil a kettle. Boiling excess [...]

Energenie is a new eco-friendly, energy efficient device which has been designed to reduce all your energy bills. It’s estimated that 8% of the cost of your electricity bill is made up of power used while on standby mode and most people still use the standby mode. The Energenie is a device which acts as [...]

As part of its EcoVision plan, Philips launched its range of energy efficient consumer lifestyle products that enable consumers to save energy. The plan is to generate 30% of Philips’ revenue through environmentally friendly products by the year 2012, highlighting Philips’s commitment to contributing towards a cleaner world. The new Philips energy efficient range of [...]

Microsoft and Ford have just inked a deal to combine forces on producing a computerized link between people’s homes, their electric cars and the utility companies. The system will combine Microsoft Hohm with Ford’s electric cars, specifically, next year’s Ford Focus Electric (image above). Hohm will act as an intermediary between a person’s house and [...]

Intel, the company behind the processors in so many of our computers and various devices, is taking a major interest in advancing its smart grid technology. In the next month or two Intel will start pilot tests on its new home energy management devices in Oregon. Intel is also currently working on project with Tendril [...]