Tag: green
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…
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!
Review: USBCELL – AA batteries just evolved
The USBCELLs aren’t cheap but will probably pay for themselves in the long run and they are environmentally friendly to boot. The performance is way beyond what I would have expected and proves that the USBCELL technology is far from a gimmick, instead providing a seriously practical alternative to having piles of cheap alkaline batteries.
Minibot reduces need for surgery
Instead of surgery, you can now have a Minibot investigate your insides, report about the conditions, and undertake actual repair. Sized 2cm by 1cm, the plastic covered bot is inserted into an incision and then controlled via magnetic fields….
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…
CES 2007: Recycled circuit-board bookmark
CES proper doesn't start until Monday morning, but the weekend is seeing a bunch of advance media previews and press conferences. We're safely cocooned in the press centre, which has loads of laptops all running Windows Vista. Crumbs. Nothing's crashed…
Review: Eurohike Wind up phone charger
The propaganda Picture the scene – you’ve just emerged from your tent in the Scottish highlands/Lake District/Welsh mountains/festival campsite [delete as appropriate] faced with gale force winds and freezing rain for the third day on the trot. All you…
Xerox develops paper that erases itself
I'd hope that none of us wants to see the planet in ruins (apart from maybe a few comic book baddies) so when something like the following comes along we should all be pretty happy. Those clever folk over at Xerox…
Evesham Crusader Carbon3 PC trades horsepower for emissions
Fast, good, cheap, pick two, as the saying goes, and the Evesham Crusader Carbon3 PC goes for the latter two – if you define 'good' in terms of virtue. Running at 1.5ghz (a VIA C7-D chip, "the first ever…
