Tag: Eco friendly
Chute eco-friendly smartphone by Michael Laut
Instead of the usual assortment of metal, glass and plastic, how would you like a smartphone made of bamboo? That’s what you would get if the Chute smartphone went into production.
All aboard Tindo, the Australian solar-powered bus!
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We've seen more solar-powered and hybrid cars this year than reported 'iPhone Killers', but solar-powered buses? Not until today!
Tindo the solar-powered electric bus made its debut in Adelaide, Australia last week, joining the ranks of fellow public transport buses offering…
Sony shows off Odo Twirl 'N Take camera prototype which generates its own electricity
My, how our Hippyshopper editor Abi must be positively green with envy right now she wasn’t able to spy this Sony eco-friendly digital camera this week at the Eco-Products 2007 Eco Style Fair over in Japan.
Not exactly known for their green initiatives, Sony showed off a digital camera prototype which generates…
VentureOne three-wheeler hybrid car available in 2009
Hybrid cars are getting a huge look-in at the moment on Tech Digest, and with environmentalism becoming bigger and more important in technology with every passing year, expect to see more of them.
This VentureOne hybrid car comes from Venture Vehicles, and whilst it’s still the same size of a Mini Cooper, it only has three-wheels and is completely environmentally-green. Able to squeeze in two passengers…
Save money and trees with Toshiba's eco-friendly toilet. Yes, really
Toshiba? Developing eco-friendly toilets? Now that’s under the dictionary definition of ‘WTF’.
With an annual power consumption reduced by 55% compared to similar toilets, the bidet-style model from ol’ Tosh manages to be eco-friendly by instantly warming water for the bidet-functions rather than constantly keeping it warm like most bidets. Added to that, the heat loss isn’t as evident in Toshiba’s toilet…
Roberts saves the world with their eco-friendly Gemini 21 DAB radio
Mmm, tasty DAB radio. Have I turned 40 already, without me knowing?!
Yet another reason to love DAB radio, and likewise, Roberts, who churn out lush radios faster than it takes you to tune in to radio 4, their Gemini 21 is an eco-friendly alternative to the power-sapping products already…
B&Q aims to save the world with their green gadgets for the home
I’ve heard on the grapevine that it’s Energy Saving Week come the 22nd of October, and B&Q has jumped onto the bandwagon for a timely ‘green gadgets’ offering to the public. We don’t normally pander to PR blitzes, but when it’s going to help save the environment, we’re only happy to oblige.
The first green gadget is the Owl Monitor, which for £49.84 (ooh, specific), will check the amount your electrical appliances are costing you, by showing on the LCD display how much energy you’re guzzling, the cost…
TV packaging to TV furniture: more eco-friendly solution, interesting style
This may not be to everyone's taste, but Tom Ballhatchet, a recent graduate from Central St Martins' with an MA in Industrial Design, has come up with a solution for what to do with all that protective packaging that…
Greenpeace launches range of dimmable energy-efficient lightbulbs
As part of the 100% Design London exhibition, Greenpeace unveiled what it claims to be the world's first dimmable low-energy light bulbs. They commissioned designer Jason Bruges to create an "interactive garden of light", which responded to human movement via…
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…
