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This Is Why We're All Effed: iPad Tops 1 Million Sales, 3G Version Is Identical, and We're Microwaving Them
There are few things out there that do a better job than the iPad at highlighting just what's wrong with us when it comes to our gadget mentality. We love our gadgets, and they hold a lot of potential for
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From the Rumor Mill, Apple Looking At OLED for Next Gen iPads
In the rumor mill when the iPad was still under development was that it would use OLED technology for the touch screen. The murmurs stayed squarely in the rumor category, since no OLED manufacturer was really capable of churning
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Massive Lines for iPad Begs Question: Do You Really Want One At All?
Photo by Lloyd Alter Over 300,000 iPads sold on the first day the device hits the market. Lines in front of Apple stores were of course ridiculously long, like this one at the Westside store in New York City, which looped back and forth in front of the
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10 Things You Can Do On A Kindle That'll Make You Forget The iPad
If you have a Kindle, and you're enviously eyeing the iPad as an improvement upon the e-reader you're holding in your hands, you have at least 10 reasons to feel content with what you have. Your Kindle may be
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An iPhone App about Biomimetic Architecture: BioDesign #3 by Dennis Dollens
This seems to be the year for green iPhone apps, with already over 100 to choose from, including TreeHugger's own which was launched last month and the Green Map app launched recently. Now here is one for the biomimicry and architecture fans amongst
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Behind The Scenes, A Green Apple 'Walking The Walk'
Those of you who have read my previous missives on personal electronics know I have little use for the like of Greenpeace's electronics rating scheme and am anoyed by the
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Amazing Nature Photos Taken with..iPhone's 3GS Macro Lens!?
Portland RoseI was hesitant to give away my Canon camera, but in order to minimalize my lifestyle to become more mobile, it was a necessary sacrifice. I had been waiting for a good little device to replace a few of the more bulky items that I was carrying
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Green Features We Love in Apple's New iPad
There's little doubt you've heard the buzz about the iPad today. Apple made the announcement of the next big thing in consumer electronics, and detailed the specs for the iPad. While you can grab all the info you need about it over at
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What Does Apple's iPad Tablet Really Mean for Our Society?
The Internet is abuzz with talk about the next BIG thing. Really big. Really, really, really big. The announcement of
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Apple Board Opposes Shareholder Petition Request For Broadly Scoped CSR Report
EE Times, a trade journal of record for the electronics sector, reports that "As You Sow" wants Apple to produce a report on how they will "reduce greenhouse gas emissions and
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Amazing Video of Fake Chamber of Commerce Press Conference
This morning I posted on a hoax perpetrated by the Yes Men and the Avaaz Action Factory in which they posed as representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and announced that the business group had changed their position on climate legislation from not
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In Hoax, Avaaz Has Chamber Flipping Its Position, Now Supporting Climate Action
In an amazing turn of events, the US Chamber of Commerce has changed its position and now supports action on global warming. Well, this would be true if the folks at Avaaz Action Factory had their way. The group put on a fake press conference today
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Top 5 Reports on US Chamber of Commerce + Impact of Its Climate Policy
As the US Chamber of Commerce comes under more and more pressure for its out of touch climate policy our own Daniel Kessler reported on the Chamber's bad PR week and TH Blog Love took a tour of the blogosphere to see just how bad the flak is. So let's
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Apple's Tablet to Take Over Textbooks, Magazines, Newspapers
So Kindle seems to be bombing out among university students as a replacement for textbooks, at least in one trial run. But we mention that the Tablet from Apple could be a better solution since it is more interactive,
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Apple Adds More Environmental Impact Information to Website
Yesterday, Apple updated more information about the environmental impacts of its products on its website, bringing a little more transparency to consumers. That added information includes life cycle analysis of greenhouse gas
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Apple's Snow Leopard Saves $10 Million In Energy Annually
Windows 7 has been boasting how it'll consume less energy and save users on battery life and energy costs. But Apple won't be left out on this angle for their OS.
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Solar Powered Skins for iPhones and iPod Touch
It looks like Apple gadget users will have a new way to charge up iPods and iPhone devices with the sun, thanks to the latest from NovoThink. The company has released the Solar Surge, a skin with an integrated solar cell capable of
