Similar to the earlier entry that ejects your power cable when the device is charged, this product makes you more aware of the power you are using. “Power strips are used on a daily basis in most homes as a means of ‘transporting’ energy to the products we use every day. The ‘Power-Aware Cord’ is [...]
Archive for February, 2010
25 Feb
C02 Capture
“Scientists at UCLA have developed synthetic crystals that trap gasses like a smart sponge. The crystals are highly selective, allowing them to achieve a 400% improvement in CO2 capture over current technologies. The crystals are three-dimensional and code information in the same manner as DNA. While not as sophisticated as DNA, the developers consider it [...]
25 Feb
Device Ejects Plug When Gadget is Charged
This power-saving device, physically disconnects consumer electronics from the outlet. It is hard to tell when electronics are or are not taking energy and many never stop taking energy if they are plugged in (e.g. cellphone chargers). this product solves that problem by using a timer circuit and electromechanics to eject its plug which disconnects [...]
25 Feb
Wooden Keyboard
This is a nice idea, made from one piece of wood and laser etched for durability. Just the price that lets it down, $950
15 Feb
Bill Gates: the Most Important Climate Speech of the Year?
On Friday 12th February, “the world’s most successful businessperson and most powerful philanthropist did something outstandingly bold, that went almost unremarked: Bill Gates announced that his top priority is getting the world to zero climate emissions.” “Gates spoke about his commitment to using his massive philanthropic resources (the Gates Foundation is the world’s largest) to [...]
1 Feb
Obama’s State of the Union
Having dragged it’s heels for years during the George W Bush years America is finally beginning to drive the climate change debate forward. Listen to President Obama’s words in his State of the Union speech this week. “I know that there are those who disagree with the overwhelming scientific evidence on climate change [...] But [...]
1 Feb
One Water
This has to be one of the greatest initiatives I have seen. “The One Foundation is the charitable division of Global Ethics Limited. We are a UK-based registered charity that works with communities in Africa to address the most pressing humanitarian needs, such as clean drinking water, nutrition and HIV/AIDS testing.” 100% of the companies [...]
1 Feb
Apple’s New iPad
Finally after month’s of speculation Apple have revealed their new product iPad. At the moment opinion seems split between the hard core Mac fraternity and the speculative Windows users. There is no doubt though that Apple are going to sell millions of iPads and just like the iPod and iPhone it will make a massive [...]
