An important thing to remember, should you find yourself with an iPad that no longer holds its charge, is that Apple doesn’t just replace the battery, but the whole iPad. So be sure to sync everything with your computer before you send it in or you’ll lose anything not on your computer.

The Apple iPad is hitting store shelves on April 3 although if you’re super keen on first generation tech, you can preorder yours today.

According to a recent report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) the issue of unrecycled electronics is getting worse and with a massive increase in the amount of electronic gadgets expected to be sold in the Africa, South America, China and India over the next decade, things are about to get infinitely worse.

Based on information obtained on 11 different developing nations, the following scenarios are expected to occur by 2020:

• South African, Chinese, and Indian electronic waste will increase over 2007 levels by 200, 400 and 500% respectively.

• The number of cell phones expected to hit landfills in China will multiply by 18 times.

• On a global scale, the amount of electronic waste is increasing each year by approximately 40 million tons.

If a study has ever given more cause to buy greener gadgets and to recycle electronics, I haven’t seen it.

Boasting a unique design and appearance, this mouse was lovingly made with polished strips of bamboo, and it’s an Optical Mouse, so has the right and left button and scroll wheel that you are already used to.

Sadly, a recent survey from Retrevo showed that consumers are still not very influenced by environmental factors when iu comes to their tech and gadget purchases.

When participants were asked whether they felt guilty when they bought an environmentally unfriendly gadget – 42% said ‘No.’ While 10% said ‘yes’ but that they usually strove to buy the greenest gadgets and another 16% never felt guilty because they always bought based on environmental factors.

The rest of the survey broke down into in between responses like 16% who said they carded but still only bought the gadget they liked the most and another 16% who said they felt no guilt because it all came down to price.

People however, are not happy with the commerical and the Advertising Standards Association spokesman says nearly 1,000 complaints about the ads have been received. Check out the commercial for yourself and let us know what you think!

An as an added bonus, USB compatibility makes the Zero Charger a convenient charging station for many mobile devices. The ZERO charger will be available in May 2010.

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The Solar Vest features a set of four built in solar panels sewn into the back which recharge a battery pack stored in the left pocket. This battery is then capable of recharging other devices using outputs of 5V, 6V, 9V or 12-20V. This will allow to recharge everything from an iPhone to a laptop computer.

So when you’re in the sun, you’ve got power for pretty much anything when you’re wearing the Solar Vest. Environmentally friendly and cheaper than we expected at $126.

The G2410H is built with a TN panel and WLED backlight, and features a 1920×1080 native resolution, a 1000:1 standard contrast ratio, a 0.277mm pixel pitch, a 250 cd/m 2 brightness, a 5ms response time, 160/170-degree viewing angles, displays 16.7 million colors, and has VGA and DVI-D inputs. It sits on top of a base with tilt, swivel, and height adjustments, as well as built-in cable management.

If a window is opened the alarm sounds at 6.8 khz.

A couple of issues with this is that the alarm only sounds when the window is opened - not when the window is broken. Also, there is no way to tell how much power stored or for how long the charge will run.

With the CSQUID, there is CHARGE mode to allow you to charge even when the PC is in standby and also does not need software installed when the PC is on. A single cable with APPLE, MINIB and a MINI-to-MICRO adapter will charge almost all your devices. It also has a SYNC mode that allows you to transfer data without using another cable.

The CSQUID continues to charge the portable device through the computer even if the computer goes to standby thereby reducing the drain on the earths resources. In addition to standby charging, it can also charge when the PC is on and do data transfer. A single cable replaces several existing datasync/charge cables for Apple and Micro-USB devices. It does not need pre-installed synchronization software just to charge through USB.