Google Unviels “Project Glass” Augmented Reality Cyber Glasses
Ever wish you could access Google Maps without looking down at your phone? Or that you could snap a photo and send by just looking at something? The future might be closer than you think. This week,
Google Cools Its New Data Centers In Taiwan with Ice
Google’s new data centers in Taiwan will keep cool during the day thanks to ice made overnight. A thermal storage system, the first of its kind for Google, will balance the company’s energy needs
Google Goggles Will Give You Terminator-Style Augmented Vision
Google Goggles may sound like a mouthful – but you might be wearing a pair before you know it. Word on the street is that the search engine giant is developing a set of high-tech specs that will
Google Dives Underwater to Launch “Sea View” of the Great Barrier Reef!
Can you imagine taking a deep dive into the largest natural coral formation on Earth without leaving your desk? A joint effort between Google, the University of Queensland, and the Caitlin Group will soon
Greenpeace Rates Google Highest on Its Cool IT Leaderboard Ranking Green Companies
Greenpeace just released their fifth annual Cool IT Leaderboard, which rates huge IT companies for their green initiatives – and this year Google pulled ahead of the pack. The internet giant got the
Google Gets the First 2012 Ford Focus Electric Before Everyone Else
The long-awaited 2012 Ford Focus Electric is currently available for pre-order, but the lucky folks at Google already have their hands on one! The first production unit was presented to the company just
Google Wants to House Its Own Private Jet Fleet in NASA’s Hangar One
Google is no stranger to eco initiatives with their many investments in solar power and alternative energies, but unfortunately they still do have quite a few guilty carbon pleasures like their fleet of
Google Invests to Bring Solar Power Systems to 3,000 Homes
Google has recently been making great green strides, putting itself on the map in the world of renewable energy. First, they teamed up with Duke Energy to invest in the power of pig poop, and now they are
Google Invests in the Power of Pig Poop
Google just announced that it has been carbon neutral since 2007, and the internet giant also recently unveiled plans to invest in pig poop as a form of renewable energy. Working in collaboration with
Google Announces That it Has Been Carbon Neutral Since 2007
“The carbon footprint of your life on Google is zero.” It may be hard to believe, we know, but the search giant announced for the first time today that it is completely carbon neutral and has
Google’s Self Driving Car Crashes – But It May Not Be How You Think
We’ve been following Google’s awesome self-driving car since the search giant broke the news last fall that it was developing an autonomous, robotic car that drives itself. By using sensors
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Google & NASA Partner to Host Green Flight Challenge With $1.65 Million Prize
From the Elektra One electric airplane to Siemens’ plug-in hybrid aircraft, we’ve been seeing a lot of eco-friendly airplanes lately. While we love any airplane that doesn’t spew massive
iRiver’s Story HD Will be the First Google eBooks-Integrated E-Reader
As of July 17th, Google will join the ranks of Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Apple by introducing their very own e-reader platform – and they’ve just announced that iRiver’s Story HD will
Google Uses Street View Technology to Document Japan’s Tsunami Damage and Reconstruction
Google has really been asserting itself as a world leader recently and not just in terms of its search engine. Aside from the introduction of Google +, the company has been delving into helping Japan
Google Launches $280 Million Fund to Finance the Installation of Home Solar Panels
Over the past year, Google has been pouring several hundreds of millions of dollars into different renewable energy venues - and apparently the buck doesn’t stop there. On Tuesday, the Internet
Google Unveils Brilliant Android-Controlled LED Light Bulb
Today Google flipped the switch on a remarkable new LED bulb that can be controlled by any Android device using the company’s new open-source wireless networking protocol. The search giant worked
Google Invests $168 Million Towards the World’s Largest Solar Power Tower Plant
Yesterday Google announced that they will be investing 168 million dollars into BrightSource Energy, making this their largest investment in renewable energy thus far. BrightSource is a farm in the
Google Purchases Dubai’s World of Islands to Reconfigure into Google Shaped Floating Cities
At the beginning of 2011, Dubai‘s most notorious man-made islands, a.k.a. The World, made a splash with news that they were slowly but surely sinking into the sea. Now, in a bizarre twist of events
Google Headquarters Gets The World’s First Evatran “Hands Free” EV Charger
Select Google employees at the company’s headquarters in California will be able to juice up their electric vehicles using a new Plugless Power™ charging station. Installed recently by the
Google Aids in Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami by Designing Person Finder Tool
We’re pretty impressed with Google this morning. In the wake of the horrendous earthquake and ensuing tsunami that hit Japan earlier today, the search engine could be sitting around working on their
Google Teams up With Blue Line for Real-Time Energy Monitoring
Energy monitoring is one of the simplest and most effective ways to lower your home’s environmental footprint — as well as your power bills. Systems such as Google’s PowerMeter allow you
Google, HP and Microsoft Consider Poo to Power Data Centers
Photo credit: Skinnyde Tech giants like Google, Hewlett Packard and Microsoft have been considering everything from wave to solar power to keep their massive data centers running, but did you know that
New Analytic Tools Encourage Greener Computer Code
Photo of Oracle cloud computing data center by Kevin Krejci With cloud computing starting to move from fantasy to reality, the question of the day is: How green is your cloud? Far from the
Google Maps Adds Biking Directions for 150 US Cities
Attention cyclists across the US: the wait for decent biking directions is over! Google Maps users can finally get biking directions along with walking, driving, and public transportation directions. Best
Google Launches Person Finder for Chile Earthquake Victims
Looking for friends and relatives who were affected by the recent 8.8 magnitude mega-quake in Chile? Google can help. The Internet search giant launched its Person Finder for the Chile earthquake over the
Google Unveils Software That Battles Deforestation
Google seems to have its hand in virtually everything, from ocean mapping to home energy monitors. Now the search engine giant can add reducing deforestation to its lengthy resume. The company’s
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