• Toyota’s future hybrid cars will flaunt an Ecological Plastic interior

    Posted in Transport on December 19, 2008

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    It’s not only the hybrid engines that will lend a green tag to Toyota’s forthcoming eco-friendly car. Toyota Motor Corporation is also intending to put the Ecological Plastic in use in the interiors of the cars. Usage of such plant-derived, carbon-neutral plastics will spread over 50% of the interiors of their newer green vehicles. Watch out for scuff plates, headliners, seat cushions and other interior vehicle parts sculpted out of the Ecological Plastic.

  • Solar powered sunglasses nurses your eyes as well as gadgets

    Posted in Alternative Energy on December 19, 2008

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    Inline with the changing trends, designers Hyun-Joong Kim and Kwang-Seok Jeong have conceptualized dual purpose sunglasses. Along with its primary function to keep out the harmful sunrays from entering your eyes, these shades are designed to charge up your gadgets on the go. Christened as Infinite Energy: SIG, these modish glasses look no different as they sport solar dyed lenses. Except for the wire jutting out to plug in to your music players, cell phones, gaming consoles and more. Tweaked to block as well as harness the harmful-to-eyes solar rays into much essential electrical energy, the lenses are caked with “cheap organic dye [used with] nano technology [providing] cheap but high energy efficiency.”

    Medicos recycle auto parts in to an affordable incubator

    Posted in Recycle on December 18, 2008

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    Even medical students and institutes exhibit their green spirit by designing an incubator out of recycled auto parts. Intending to offer an efficient yet affordable version of the high-tech, incubators, and the inventors of this car parts incubator belong to the Global Health Initiative at the Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology, Boston. Since it is made out of easy-to-access local auto parts, maintenance will also be cost effective. In contrast to the incubators worth $40,000 found in neonatal intensive care units, this nifty eco-friendly incubator can be built for less than $1,000. A must have for the developing countries, this medical device if fitted with a pair of headlights as heat source. While a car door alarm signals emergencies and an auto air filter and fan control the climate.

    Transplant GPS Fuel calculator keeps a tab on gas consumption too

    Posted in Gadgets and Tech on December 18, 2008

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    Till now the GPS devices helped travelers to reach their desired destinations without hassles. But this guiding gadget can now boast of a smart green feature as Transplant GPS is shipping out the first portable GPS devices with “gas counter”. Tweaked with this energy-efficient feature, it can calculate a best route based on the most efficient gas route. The RightWay RW400GPS can also calculate the cost of a trip’s fuel. For $200, you can watch out for text-to-speech pronunciation of street names, multi-destination routing and preloaded maps of the entire U.S. as well as most important highways in Canada. Such an energy-calculating device will help the roadies to keep a tab on their fuel consumptions in accurate figures. This in turn will certainly curb misuse of gas and also reduce carbon footprints.

    CES 2009 will phase in eco-friendly, energy-efficient HDTVs

    Posted in Gadgets and Tech on December 18, 2008

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    EngadgetHD foresees a green sweep at the impeding CES 2009. Already following up on the energy efficient HDTVs, they report that the much awaited electronic show will focus on energy efficient HDTVs. Twice predicts that the latest television and video products slated to be unveiled at the show from Jan. 8-11, 2009, in Las Vegas, will definitely be greener, if not more profitable. Going by the market, visitors can watch out for new eco-friendly TV designs conforming to the Energy Star 3.0 guidelines by the first-tier manufacturers. Also a number of top-tier LCD TV model lines are expected to shift to the use of new back-lighting systems, such as LEDs, to reduce power consumption while boosting contrast and color saturation performance levels significantly.
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    Greenlaunches is giving away Energizer Advanced Lithium Batteries for the Greenest Tip Contest

    Posted in Other Stuff on December 18, 2008

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    Greenlaunches is pleased to announce its first contest – Greenest Tip Contest. Focusing on eco-everything, we love to hold your attention by posting about various green products, projects and innovations. And in a bid to learn more from you all, we have decided to launch a contest about tips for living a green lifestyle with flair. The winner of the best green tip will walk away with 4 AA Energizer Advanced Lithium Batteries.
    A must for gadget users on the go, these light-weight batteries last longer which in turn leads to lesser burden on e-waste heap. I am sure you all will be interested in the Energizer/Pandora Project which was initiated to launch these batteries. It focuses on generating interactivity amongst Pandora’s robust user base once they’ve discovered new artists and bands. It also provides Energizer with a platform to interact with Pandora users.
    How can you win the green crown? All you got to do is pen down your tip as a comment on this post and leave the decision of the fair judgment of the greenest tip to us. Be it about gadgets or ideas that promise to boost energy efficiency and reduce carbon footprint…….anything that you believe that can make a difference to our environment.
    Starting from today, the contest will close on the last day of 2008 and the winners will be announced in the first week of 2009.

    Deborah table elegantly recycled out of aircraft wing

    Posted in Recycle on December 17, 2008

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    Charge up your office with greenness as you lay your files on the glass top of Deborah from Reestore. Recycled out of an airplane wing, this elegantly styled table succeeds in demonstrating that one person’s loss is other person’s gain…..that too for £2800 ($4,200). The aluminum aircraft part is fitted upon stainless steel legs. Topped with toughened glass, this table promises to get noticed for its luxurious green character. A must have for people associated with airline industry, this table will scream out their love for their profession. More images after the jump…….

    Geeky Christmas tree recycled out of hard drives

    Posted in Recycle on December 17, 2008

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    This festive season, we are certainly feeling the green wave as the blogoshpere is buzzing with products and projects that are promising an eco-friendly Christmas. Following closely behind the recycled geeky jewelry, it is time to take a look at a 100% green Christmas tree. Erected out of old hard drive parts, it is created by an NZGames forum member. TechEBlog reports that it is made from a large RAID array, consisting of 60-70 hard drives, that was disassembled. The green geeky designer has spent about 3-weeks to give shape to this Chirstmas tree that may not flaunt the green color, but it certainly spreads the green message. The highlight of this creation is that all the individual sections are spinnable.

    Recycled computer gear gives shape to geeky jewelry

    Posted in Recycle on December 17, 2008

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    Think twice before chucking out your useless, outdated computer hardware. Instead of adding on to the e-waste menace, designer Pamela de la Fuente innovatively carves out pieces of jewelry from the discarded memory cards and mother board. Get one customized for your dear ones who are computer geeks or eco-conscious at heart. Whether it is a ring, earrings, or simply collars, this Chile designer certainly knows her way to transform electronic waste into fun gifts perfect for a green Christmas.
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    Latest Solar Powered MP3 MP4 Player can also juice up other gizmos on the go

    Posted in Gadgets and Tech on December 17, 2008

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    Care to reduce your carbon footprint even as you rock to your favorite tunes? Then grab the latest Solar Powered MP3 MP4 Player by Actfind. Launched right in time for Christmas, this green music player needs to feed on six hours of sun’s juice to charge it self full. However, USB assistance helps to cut down the charging time to four hours. Offering a wide range audio support for WMA, WAV, M4A, FLAC, APE, and OGG, the players are fitted with solar panels that also store energy in Li-ion batteries. Further more the MP4 can in turn juice up other gadgets in dire need with its USB OUT feature.