Category: Energy & Efficiency
Review: British Gas Remote Heating Control
Name: British Gas Remote Heating Control Type: Remote heating control system Specifications: Click here for full specs Price as reviewed: £199.99 (British Gas customers), £229.99 (non British Gas customers) British Gas has come up with a complete solution to…
SugarSync CEO Laura Yecies: Dirty cloud claims are "totally ridiculous"
As cloud storage becomes more and more the norm for both consumers and businesses, concerns are being raised around the cloud's energy efficiency. Companies like Apple with their iCloud service have fallen foul of campaigns from the likes of Greenpeace,…
Orange Sound Charge: Eco-friendly Glastonbury garb
Each year Orange come up with a barmy, green-friendly gadget to coincide with the UK's Glastonbury music festival. For instance, last year they revealed the "Hot Stepper Power Wellies" that charged mobile phones just by using the heat from…
Futur Fusion: When tech meets art and cyborgs
We're suckers for robots, cyborgs and visions of the future here at Tech Digest, so we jumped at the chance to get a closer look at the new Futur Fusion exhibition taking place in London's Covent Garden area. A showcase…
REVIEW: AlertMe Starter Energy monitoring kit
In these penny-pinching times we need every bit of help we can get to keep our bills down. Is AlertMe the solution to keeping those electricity bills in check, or a needlessly expensive alternative to switching off the lights before heading on out for the day?
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…
