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iBamboo: Natural, Electricity-Free, & Uber Cool iPod Speakers
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Fri, Jun 17
We've talked about several different solar-powered iPod speakers in the past, from the nearly bomb-proof iPod speakers to solar iPod speakers that look like cute carrots, but sometimes the coolest way to amplify your tunes is without elec...
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New 3D Solar Technology Hopes to Drastically Increase Efficiency
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Thu, Apr 14
Solar energy will most likely be our chief source of energy in the future, but in the present, it's still an inefficient and expensive technology...despite recent advancements (such as solar panels that work in the dark). Solar3D hopes to...
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BioLamp Street Lamp Uses CO2 As Its Power Source
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Wed, Apr 06
Carbon dioxide comes from seemingly everywhere. It is emitted from the exhaust pipes of vehicles, the generation of electricity, and even the exhale of every living creature on the planet. It's not all evil, however. Without CO2, plants wo...
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Green Gadget of the Week: Screwdriver Powered Personal Vehicle
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Thu, Mar 10
This crazy awesome personal vehicle isn't just gas-free, but utilizes the power of 2 electric drills to propel it up to 30 km/hr. Ecofriend says, Now this is what I call a wow concept. I am totally flattered on this ecological three-whe...
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I'm On A Solar Powered Boat Motha F*cka...
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Wed, Feb 16
Unlike the car industry, the boating industry has yet to go green crazy. Boating, but more specifically yachting, isn't just environmentally (and monetarily) taxing, but sometimes it almost seems as if boat makers are intentionally trying...
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Hydrogen-Powered Flying Yacht Based on Soviet Super Plane
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Wed, Feb 02
Only suckers go boating on the water, why not skim over it? That's the idea behind Australian designer Jaron Dickson's super-yacht design. The yacht is based on the Soviet Ekranopian and has been nominated for an Australian Design Award....
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Waterfront Street Lights Powered by Tidal Energy
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Tue, Feb 01
Tidal power isn't yet widely used, but many experts think it could be one of the major players in a future smart grid. But who cares about tidal energy's role in the smart grid, this small scale application is absolutely genius. The Desi...
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Print, Erase, and Print Again
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Mon, Jan 24
Printing is sooo 2010. I mean c'mon, it's 2011. Let's all get with the times and stop printing out every report, picture, and not-so-funny forwarded email. I honestly can't remember the last time I printed something. What was the last th...
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Electric Razor Doesn't Need to be Recharged, or Held In Your Hand
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Fri, Jan 21
Our lives are filled with lots of gizmos and do-dad's that tally up to a pretty hefty sum of energy consumption. This electric razor concept aims to not only simply the life of us man-folk, but also reduce that aforementioned energy cons...
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Pedal-Powered Food Processor
Posted by Jeffrey Davis
Mon, Nov 22
Wouldn't all of that Thanksgiving dinner prep be awesome if you could get a workout while doing it? That's exactly what the pedal-powered food processor concept, by student designer Christoph Thetard, intends to do. The concept, awesomely...
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