Category: Energy & Efficiency
H20 announces eco-friendly shower powered radio
Here's an interesting eco-friendly gadget – the world's first water-pressured radio. Designed for use in the shower, the H2O Shower Powered Radio is powered solely through water, without the need for disposable batteries. The FM radio is powered solely…
Ford Announces Its First Electric Car: The Focus Electric
Ford Motor Company has unveiled its new Focus Electric – the company's first-ever all-electric passenger car. The zero-CO2-emissions, gasoline-free version of Ford's popular Focus, is the companies first venture into electric vehicles and is positioned as a direct competitor…
Sony and WWF Open Planet Ideas initiative: save the environment with technology
Got a good idea which re-uses or mashes-up existing technologies and products to tackle today's environmental challenges? Well Sony and the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) want to hear from you. They are behind a new initiative called Open Planet…
Wireless Charging For Electric Cars Coming Soon
HaloIPT recently demonstrated how their inductive power transfer technology can be used to charge electric vehicles wirelessly. The company fitted Citroen electric cars with receiver pads on the underside of the car, which allows the battery to be charged…
Logitech Announce First Solar Powered Keyboard
Today Logitech announced the first solar powered keyboard – the Wireless Solar Keyboard K750. This isn't your typical solar powered gadget though, the keyboard can be charged by indoor light and will stay charged for an impressive three months…
Nissan LEAF revealed: World's first purpose built 100% electric car
Nissan have today lifted the covers off their new LEAF design, the world's first purpose-built 100% electric family car. Clocking up 100 miles for just £2.50's worth of power, and requiring only half an hour to get an 80% battery…
Hot Stepper Orange Power Wellies charge your phone using heat from your feet!
Here's a great gadget idea for the green-conscious festival goer (or tech savvy farmer for that matter). Introducing the Hot Stepper Orange Power Wellies that can charge your mobile phone just by using the heat from your feet. How's this…
Review – Infinit Solar Charger Bag
Name: Infinit Solar Charger Bag Type: Backback with solar-powered gadget charging technology Price: £89.99 (Infinit) As the Summer sun slowly begins to peek through the ever-present layer of British cloud-cover, you're probably looking to head on out, tastelessly displaying…
Proporta launch new Smart self-assembly range of eco-friendly smartphone cases
If you're the sort of person who keeps a track on your carbon footprint with every carefully weighted step, you may want to have a look at Proporta's latest Smart range of eco-freindly smartphone cases. With a strong focus…
Intel promise smartphones with 10 day battery life by 2011
Intel have been showing off their new Moorestown mobile processor, now renamed the Intel Atom Z-Series. Thanks to the processor's intelligent power consumption, they believe that they'll be able to offer a phone with ten days worth of battery life…
