Greener Gadgets

Airnergy Charges Your Gadgets With Wi-Fi Signals

Airnergy Charges Your Gadgets With Wi-Fi Signals

This year's Consumer Electronics Show is over, but there are still a number of nifty devices trickling into our inboxes. One of our favorites is the RCA Airnergy, a USB-connected device that converts

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LAST DAY to Enter the Greener Gadgets Competition for $5000 in prizes!

LAST DAY to Enter the Greener Gadgets Competition for $5000 in prizes!

Only a few hours left to enter the greener gadgets competition! Have you dreamed up the next great green gadget that could change the world? Then enter it in the Greener Gadgets Design Competition for a

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Enter the Greener Gadgets Competition for $5000 in prizes – 2 DAYS LEFT!!

Enter the Greener Gadgets Competition for $5000 in prizes – 2 DAYS LEFT!!

The Greener Gadgets Competition Deadline is January 7th 2009! Can you believe that it's 2010 already? That means that the Greener Gadgets Design Conference is rapidly approaching on February 25th, and

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WIN A LIMITED EDITION HP MINI LAPTOP BY STUDIO TORD BOONTJE!

WIN A LIMITED EDITION HP MINI LAPTOP BY STUDIO TORD BOONTJE!

ATTENTION ALL GREEN GADGET GEEKS! Want to win a tricked out, supercompact, limited edition HP Mini 110 laptop by renowned designer Tord Boontje worth $399?!! In the spirit of the holidays, and to raise

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GREENER GADGETS Announces Yves Behar as Keynote Speaker!

GREENER GADGETS Announces Yves Behar as Keynote Speaker!

ATTENTION GADGET GEEKS - SOME EXCITING NEWS! The 3rd annual 2010 Greener Gadgets Conference is rapidly approaching, and we're thrilled to announce that this year's keynote speaker will be industrial

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Bamboo Soil Clock Powered by DIRT!

Bamboo Soil Clock Powered by DIRT!

Nothing gets kids up in the morning like the thought of going to school - not! If your youngsters are anything like others around the world, they need something interesting to get them out of bed, and

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Top Five Green Gadgets We Wish Really Existed

Top Five Green Gadgets We Wish Really Existed

From time to time we come across some ideas that are so brilliant that it's a no-brainer for them to be out there in the marketplace. This last year in particular we've seen a number of green gadgets that

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OLED Breakthrough Yields 75% More Efficient Lights

OLED Breakthrough Yields 75% More Efficient Lights

Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) recently announced a breakthrough in OLED technology that shatters all prior efficiency standards, reducing the ultra-thin

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Q-Sound: Solar-Powered, Bluetooth-Enabled Headphones

Q-Sound: Solar-Powered, Bluetooth-Enabled Headphones

Music becomes a sustainable experience with Shepeleff Stephen's solar-powered, bluetooth-connected Q-Sound (quantum sound) headphones. The Romanian engineering student's sleek design combines flexible,

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K3 Charger: Solar and Wind Power to Go

K3 Charger: Solar and Wind Power to Go

Imagine you're lost in the woods, having wandered off the hiking trail. It's looking like you may have to bed down on some pine needles with what's left of the granola bars, when your friend whips out a

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POWERleap Harnesses Energy From Foot Steps!

POWERleap Harnesses Energy From Foot Steps!

Here's a brilliant invention that makes us wonder why all city sidewalks aren't covered in piezoelectric tiles. POWERleap is a floor tiling system that converts wasted energy from human foot traffic into

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LG Answers the Green Call With a Solar-Powered Cell Phone

LG Answers the Green Call With a Solar-Powered Cell Phone

Not to be outdone by Samsung's Blue Earth and ZTE's Coral-200, LG recently unveiled its own solar-powered concept cell phone at the Wold Mobile Conference in Barcelona. The prototype, which features a

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GREENER GADGETS: Indoor Drying Rack

GREENER GADGETS: Indoor Drying Rack

Amid the flurry of high-tech wonders on display at this year's Greener Gadgets Design Competition, Rob Podell's Indoor Drying Rack boldly proved that green gadgets needn't rely upon circuit boards and

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Tweet-a-Watt Wins the Greener Gadgets Design Competition!

Tweet-a-Watt Wins the Greener Gadgets Design Competition!

After an exciting round of live judging last week at the Greener Gadgets Conference, we're thrilled to announce the winners of the 2009 Greener Gadgets Design Competition! Drumroll please...... And the

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GREENER GADGETS 2009!

GREENER GADGETS 2009!

Last week's Greener Gadgets Conference was a smashing success, and if you missed it, you missed out. Inventor Saul Griffith gave a provocative and rousing keynote presentation, with a call-to-action to

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Greener Gadgets Buzz From Around the Web

Greener Gadgets Buzz From Around the Web

The Greener Gadgets Conference made for an exciting end to the week yesterday, and as you know, Inhabitat live-blogged the whole thing HERE >. The conference was a chance for gadget geeks and electronic

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Live-blogging Greener Gadgets TODAY!

Live-blogging Greener Gadgets TODAY!

Attention gadget geeks! The 2009 Greener Gadgets Conference kicked off today in NYC, and Inhabitat is on the scene, bringing you up-to-the-minute news from this groundbreaking event! We'll be

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The Coral-200: A Solar Powered Phone for the Masses

The Coral-200: A Solar Powered Phone for the Masses

Just last week we brought you news of the Blue-Earth, Samsung's new solar powered touch phone. Well, it turns out that they are not the only company with solar dreams. Chinese mobile manufacturer ZTE

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LAST CALL: Greener Gadgets Registration Closes Today!

LAST CALL: Greener Gadgets Registration Closes Today!

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR GREENER GADGETS! Calling all Green Gadget Geeks! This is it - today is your last chance to pick up a ticket for this week's Greener Gadgets Conference! Taking place on

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Greener Gadgets Registration Deadline Extended!

Greener Gadgets Registration Deadline Extended!

ATTENTION GADGET GEEKS! Due to popular demand, the registration deadline for Greener has been extended! We were going to close ticket sales yesterday, but we're now going to give you until next

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IS IT GREEN?: The New Macbook

IS IT GREEN?: The New Macbook

Apple recently rolled out its new family of Macbooks with a bold claim: The World’s Greenest Family of Notebooks. The new Macbooks are lighter, less toxic, and more energy efficient than previous

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FASTRONAUTS: Action Figures Powered by Play

FASTRONAUTS: Action Figures Powered by Play

Kids have a ton of energy, so wouldn't it be great if we could bottle up some of that excess energy and use it in lieu of batteries in battery-operated toys? That's precisely the idea behind Fastronauts

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Recompute: A Sustainable Desktop Computer

Recompute: A Sustainable Desktop Computer

Computers are hard on the environment - from their materials and manufacture to their energy use and ultimate disposal. There are definitely some more energy efficient and eco-friendly models out there,

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Samsung Releases Solar Powered Phone!

Samsung Releases Solar Powered Phone!

Green Gadget fans have been waiting for the holy green grail of gadgets for awhile now: the solar-powered mobile phone. And now it seems that Samsung has finally delivered on this promise with their

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WIN A FREE TICKET TO GREENER GADGETS!

WIN A FREE TICKET TO GREENER GADGETS!

Who wants a free ticket to Greener Gadgets 2009?The Greener Gadgets Conference is just 2 weeks away now and we are getting excited! So excited, in fact, that we are running a contest today to give away a

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Greener Gadgets is TWO Weeks Away! Feb 27th in NYC

Greener Gadgets is TWO Weeks Away! Feb 27th in NYC

Calling all Gadget Geeks! The Greener Gadgets Conference is only two weeks away now and tickets are selling fast! So fast, in fact, that we are going to close online ticket sales on February 20th, 2009.

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POWER HOG: Piggybank Power Meter Keeps the Change

POWER HOG: Piggybank Power Meter Keeps the Change

Looking for a fun way to teach energy conservation to your kids? Check out the Power Hog, an adorably pig-shaped power monitor that introduces kids to energy efficiency (and general thriftiness) by

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Environmental Traffic Light Gives Urban Residents Sixth Sense

Environmental Traffic Light Gives Urban Residents Sixth Sense

Even if your local skyline isn't hazy with smog, there are a number of environmental factors that impact your daily life but fly under the radar of your senses. Seeking to increase awareness and

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Blight: Illuminating Solar Blinds Turn Night to Day

Blight: Illuminating Solar Blinds Turn Night to Day

One of fifty top entries in this year's Greener Gadgets Design Competition, Vincent Gerkens' Blight offers a brilliant twist on staid venetian blinds. Rather than serving simply to block the sun's rays,

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TWEET-A-WATT! A Power Monitor That Twitters Your Energy Use

TWEET-A-WATT! A Power Monitor That Twitters Your Energy Use

This year's Greener Gadgets Competition is loaded with brilliant ideas. One of our favories is the Tweet-a-watt, a fabulous open-source, power monitoring project from ladyada. One part off-the-shelf

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