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How to Turn Methane Gas into Liquid Fuel

A group of American researchers, based at the University of Washington (UW), and at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill (UNC) has recently managed to take an important step forward in its quest of finding a method of converting methane gas into a liquid fuel. The innovation could see a lot more uses for m...

23 October 2009
05:48 GMT

The Solar Charger USB Hub, Greener Energy for Your Portables

As green energy is one of the issues making headlines more and more these days, we thought you'd be glad that we decided to introduce to you the Solar Charger USB Hub, a pretty nifty piece of gadgetry designed to recharge your portables with lesser impact on the nature. This recharging gadget doubles as a very h...

15 June 2009
11:10 GMT

Work on China's 'Green City' Suspended for Now

Trying to face the extremely difficult dilemma of housing a predicted 1 billion people in urban environments by 2030, Chinese authorities in Beijing and Shanghai decided a few years ago to construct the country's first green city, a project that was to house some 500,000 people, with a minimal carbon footprint o...

12 January 2009
04:22 GMT

Energizer Debuts Solar Recharger Product Series

Energizer goes green and debuts the solar recharger product line with the newest and most stylish unit so dully named Rechargeable Solar Charger. The launch of the product has been scheduled for the next month CES, and we sincerely hope that Energize will come up with a better name, as the device looks very-very coo...

23 December 2008
04:32 GMT

Green Energy for the POWERPlus Verio Wind-up MP3 Player

So, you're about to leave on a trip in the wilderness, but you'd like to take some music with you to help you feel better that you're one with the nature. You're looking at your iPod and just know that it would die after your first camping night out. Moreover, your cellphone has an awful sound whe...

22 December 2008
17:21 GMT

Go Green with the Solar iPhone Case from Solar Arcadia

One more gadget has entered the neat world of the “go green:” it's the solar-powered iPhone leather case from Solar Arcadia. Now, there are so many reasons for you to choose this special product over any common one (or any case at all), and the “green factor” is only one of them. From the...

22 December 2008
05:45 GMT

Go Green with Active Trax, the Portable Audio Source

If you're the kind of person who likes to go outdoor and on all sorts of trips, but feels that more than the sound of nature is needed in order to make things right, then the Active Trax is definitely the right tool for you. Active Trax is a portable music player, which operates on green energy and can be easil...

17 December 2008
20:01 GMT

The Minute Glass Clock, Shake to Power It

Green energy is obviously one of the newest, most popular trends these days, one that generates innovative, great gadgets every week. And since the concept behind this whole idea involves finding alternative methods to harness energy from the most common human activities or from natural elements, it goes without sayi...

12 December 2008
07:36 GMT

EcoLight, the Free Light for Your Pool

Some of you have a swimming pool at home, while others are architects or contractors who are very likely to deal with one at some point. Now, surely most of you agree that a pool at night looks way better with submersed lights on than in the dark. And since pools are rather large objects, serious lighting is mandator...

11 December 2008
17:31 GMT

Go Green with the New Voltaic Generator Bag

You all know what “go green” stands for: it's all about using renewable energy. Alternate energy sources to ease the fate of our environment which, you must admit, cannot go on like this for too long, anymore. Solar energy, wind power, muscle power, any kind of truly natural energy not involving gas,...

10 December 2008
21:31 GMT

Go Green with a Clock that Works Forever

One of the biggest problems with clocks is that they stop working as you forget to wind them up or as their batteries grow weak or die. And such situations could have more serious consequences than missing the train or the plane. Well, maybe it's time to stop worrying about your time-keeping machines and their p...

10 December 2008
02:40 GMT

Your Laptop Will Work Forever with the YoGen Max

One thing is really annoying about portable gadgets: that they run out of power, usually when you need them the most. Notebooks are especially prone to such a fate because they're used quite a lot and they need more energy; extra battery packs and larger power reserves are cool, but, in the end, they'll be ...

4 December 2008
08:10 GMT

The iCharge Eco, a New Green Energy Source for Your Gadgets

One thing that's not that cool about gadgets is that they "tend" to stop working as their batteries are depleted; and the fact that they need power in order to run. Unfortunately, there isn't any way to get our hands on gadgets running without electricity so other solutions must be developed for this proble...

25 November 2008
03:25 GMT

Febot, the 100% Green Battery Recharger

Green energy is more and more on people's minds as discussions about the depleting resources of the planet are to be heard almost every single day. With batteries transforming into rechargeable batteries, a non-friendly load has been taken off the already burdened environment, yet another problem emerged: charge...

11 November 2008
05:01 GMT

Sequoia Studio's E-note, the E-paper Note

They say amazing things usually come in the simplest, most basic forms and after taking a look at Sequoia Studio's E-note, you’ll probably realize that nothing comes closer to the truth. In a world more and more preoccupied with going green and saving as much from our resources as possible, every piece of ...

28 October 2008
05:28 GMT

Go Green with Ermenegildo Zegna's Solar Powered Ski Jacket

More and more people with very strong connections with the technology world are turning towards designers to help them give life to their dreams. And one of the key words these days is "green" – not exactly the proper color but the attitude towards energetic issues and eco-friendly sources of energy. And of cou...

15 October 2008
17:11 GMT

Go Green with the PowerPlus Piranha Dynamo Rechargeable Shaver

The PowerPlus Piranha Dynamo Rechargeable Shaver is THE tool if you're the kind of man who likes to be closely shaved anytime, anywhere. Well, for that you can use the battery-powered shaving machines, some could say, and they would be, in fact, right; except for the long trips where carrying a big load of batte...

15 October 2008
06:43 GMT

The Future of Small Gadgets Is Green: Shiro SQ-S, on Solar Power

Amidst all the "green"-tag discussions, it looks like some manufacturers are really taking things seriously, at least way more seriously than others do. It's with a happy thought and thumbs up that we introduce to you one of the nicest and most environment-friendly audio gadgets, in the body of the SQ-S MP3 play...

13 October 2008
10:51 GMT

Headbanging: One of the World's Most Eco-friendly Energy Sources

You all know what people say: metalheads around the world are a little nuts. Well, I'd add most of them are a little more nuts, so to speak. Yet, it gives me a great pleasure to inform you, my non-metal friends that listening to such music and acting like a real metalhead (I mean headbanging) now gives you free ...

1 October 2008
13:31 GMT

The Multi-purpose Digital Solar Mobile Charger

There are more and more mobile and portable gadgets in your pockets than ever: mobile phones, PDAs, MP3 players and all sorts of other devices we use everyday. Yet one thing never changes: they all run on electricity and from time to time this happens to go down when one needs it least. Just how many times have you e...

1 October 2008
04:29 GMT

The iYo Yo-Yo Power Generator Is "More Fun than the Sun"

Beyond any shadow of a doubt, the iPods and iPhones are some of the most spoiled gadgets on the face of the Earth. Almost brutally popular, these two can be seen virtually anywhere in the world, in the possession of children and seniors alike, in poor and rich countries, at the seaside or on mountain tops, in the jun...

25 September 2008
13:41 GMT

Dell Says It Became a Carbon-Neutral Company

Dell announced that it managed to become a carbon-neutral company five months before the projected moment. The company has improved the energy efficiency at its own facilities, which allowed it to reach its target. Dell also made some "green" electricity purchases and investments in wind power in the U.S., China, and...

8 August 2008
06:05 GMT


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