Category: Energy systems
Japanese researcher claims batteries dangerous. Oh, hai there, Sony!
Someone get Gary, the Idiot Toys battery aficionado on the phone stat! We have some awful news about batteries that will probably render him useless to update his various sites for at least the next three days.
A Japanese researcher is claiming that lithium-ion batteries are dangerous, and not made well enough for the heavy-duty tasks they’re meant to perform. Masataka Wakihara, of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, is calling for a change in design…
Shiny Video Review: Energy Saving Kettles
Susi teams up with Hippyshopper‘s Abi to try out some eco-friendly gadgets in the form of energy saving kettles. Brave Cap’n Weaser also ventures into unknown territory by taking her very first sip of tea… ever. We salute her…
Hippyshopper's top five best energy saving adapters
I think it’s safe to say that the demographic of this blog doesn’t do much to help save the environment, and I include myself in there, believe me. With our power-guzzling LCD tellies, games consoles constantly on standby, and more things generally plugged into sockets than anyone else, we can definitely improve on our eco-friendliness…
easyJet go green
They may be known for their garish orange but Stelios seems to fancy a colour change – his budget airline has unveiled a new fuel efficient plane, The Ecojet.
It’s not just a normal flyer with better fuel efficiency, this has two open rotor jet engines at the back of the airplane, which, according to the firm, improve the overall performance of the plane. The wings are swept forward to reduce drag and the body is made with lightweight carbon fibre to reduce the overall weight…
Blackle is cooler than regular Google – literally
The blog ecoIron suggested that if Google were to switch to a black background, it would save 750 megawatt-hours per year. (This is because when your monitor displays a predominantly white webpage, it uses about 15 more watts than it does while displaying a predominantly black webpage.) Blackle has decided to do something about this by, well, being a Google clone with a black background. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn’t, but it looks cool doing whatever it is or is not doing. [GT]
Blackle (via geeksugar)
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Opinion: Gadgets aren't a green issue
Jonathan Weinberg writes…
I’m green – but not in the way all those leftie liberals out there would like me to be. I’m green because I feel sick, sick because some nutters now think my Sony Bravia is responsible for global warming. Do I really need to apologise to the people of South Yorkshire for the damage my TV has done to their flooded homes? Water load of bilge!
Eubiq: put an outlet where you need it
I hate cords. I trip over them all the time because I have to drag them across the room to attach them to the outlet. They’re ugly. Also, they give me Tourette’s Syndrome. Which is why I love Eubiq. Eubiq is a power track that allows you to move the plug anywhere along the maximum 3.6 meter track. You just pull the plug out and put it back in wherever you want and you can put in as many plugs as you need. The tracks are shielded and the plugs are grounded so you don’t have to worry about little ones shocking themselves. I saw a system like this at a local net cafe and was really impressed, though the plugs they had were a bit fragile. Terrific idea though. [GT]
Eubiq [viaCoolest Gadgets]
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Juice Bag solar beach tote
The usual problem for the gadget geek is what to do when you’re in the middle of nowhere with nowhere to plug your stuff in — a problem I encounter downtown here all the time. Juice Bag’s solar beach tote solves that dilemma by being equipped with a solar panel and a universal CLA/Car Charger Female Socket so you can just plug your gadget into the bag. $249.99, which would be worth it if there were sun where I live. [GT]
Juice Bag-Solar Beach Tote [via Chip Chick]
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Vivolium is made of PEOPLE! Yes Men crash petroleum conference
“Without oil,” said Andy Bichlbaum of The Yes Men, posing as Shepard Wolff of the Natural Petroleum Council, “we could no longer produce or transport food, and most of humanity would starve. That would be a tragedy, but at least all those bodies could be turned into fuel for the rest of us.” This lecture was delivered as a $45 keynote luncheon at Gas and Oil Exposition 2007 in Calgary, Alberta. It was expected to contain a statement on US-Canadian energy policy, not a performance piece on turning corpses into Vivolium. [GT]
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Orange launches Mobile Wind Charger at Glastonbury
Orange has jumped on the Glastonbury publicity bandwagon, announcing the launch of a mobile phone charger prototype powered by wind. Sadly, with Bono not appearing, it can’t be tested with extreme bouts of hot air
