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Green Phones recycles for fund raisers
By now you have absolutely no excuse for letting old mobiles loiter in your desk, but if you still are, trot over to Green Phones where you can send it in for recycling by freepost, have a chance to…
How to Throw Away that Broken iPod
What to do with last year’s electronics? How to Throw Away that Broken iPod talks about the issues in exporting toxic trash to third-world countries: "ill-protected workers burn plastic off copper wires, releasing dioxins, and bathe old computer chips…
Powersheet provides power without wire
Capable of feeding up to 30 watts, the flexible power sheet prototype from Takao Someya, professor of engineering at the University of Tokyo, detects the power port on a gadget placed on the surface, and inducts power into gadgets…
How to save £1250 a month with solar power
Would you trade a red clay roof for a shiny black one – if it saved you £1250 a month in mains charges? California homeowners are outfitting their houses with solar panels, getting free power, and pocketing profits from…
CES 2007: Wild Charger charge in the wild sighting
Turns out the wireless charger we were hoping for demoed – albeit in a lesser form – today at CES. The Wild Charge uses conversion cases for your gadgets, which you then lay on its charging strip, and they…
Eclipse Solar Gear briefcase
The big green announcement at this year's CES is from Eclipse Solar Gear. They've invented a laptop case that's sturdy and covered in chrome, and if you leave it by your window it'll also power up your laptop. A…
Honda's Extreme eco-Batmobile
With a chassis that can be recycled after five years, the prototype Honda Extreme has a modular polycarbonate body which means if you get tired of the look, or it gets scuffed, you can just peel it off and…
First Games for Change salon in NYC tonight
Tonight in NYC, the first ever Games for Change salon is being held at the Lang Student Center, 55 West 13th St., 2nd floor, at 6:30pm. Participating will be Jesper Juul, visiting scholar, and Helen Nisselbaum, professor, NYU. There'll…
Venturi Astrolab solar hybrid car
Venturi, the same company that brought us the Eclectic wind-powered hybrid car prototype, will be shipping a solar hybrid car in January 2008. Range is about 100km and it can go about 110km per hour (though obviously not for…
Chevrolet Volt charges itself
Unveiled in Chicago mere hours ago, the Chevrolet Volt is a hybrid with a difference. Instead of using petrol to propel itself directly, it uses petrol to charge its internal batteries back up, for when you don't have time…
