Tag: Electronics - Page 11
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This MacBook Pro Case The Ultimate In Recyclability
A new project on Kickstarter aims to create an accessory for the MacBook Pro that is both protective case and comfortable workstation, and 100% recyclable to boot!
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HP Unveils User-Serviceable All-in-One Workstation
This workstation is not only gorgeous, but also features tool-less repairability and upgradability.
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Conservationists Launch Cheap Drone to Monitor Deforestation and Endangered Species
A pair of tech-savvy conservationists have developed an inexpensive drone to fly over the forests of Sumatra
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Intel Cranks Up The Efficiency, Develops Solar Powered Chip
The new Claremont CPU is five to ten times more efficient, operating at "near threshold voltage."
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Book or E-Book: Which Is Better? Perhaps Neither.
By weird coincidence, I read a book about rethinking knowledge in both book and e-book form. They both fail.
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Bill Gates Presses SEC To Keep Oil and Mining Transparency Rule Strong Despite Industry Pressure
Bill Gates and Congressional members call on the SEC to prevent energy companies from diluting Dodd-Frank rules on transparency in resource extraction.
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Pocket Microscope Pairs With Smart Phones for Scientists In The Field
A low cost, simple way to add a new functionality to a smart phone for science.
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German Post Offices to Cash in on e-Waste
Customer benefit or business? As e-waste becomes more valuable, the German Post Office enters the recycling game.
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Honeywell Files Patent Lawsuit Against Nest for Smart Thermostat
Everyone is excited about the new Nest thermostat, which learns your habits to save energy -- well, everyone except Honeywell.
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Furniture Made of Encapsulated E-Waste Is Perfect for Geeky Abodes
These designs made by Rodrigo Alonso Schramm are an interesting way to keep e-waste out of landfills and in your livingroom.
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E-Waste Isn't Cute: That Singing Valentine’s Day Card is Illegal to Throw Away in California
Generation Green points out the hazards of those "cute" singing cards that pop up during the holidays, and provide us with a petition to get manufacturers to stop making them.
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New Computer Mouse Ditches the Battery
The world's first battery-free wireless mouse uses an ultracapacitor that needs just three minutes to get a full charge.
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iBamboo iPhone Speaker Switches To Recycled Plastic, Still Uses Zero Electricity
One of our favorite electricity-free iPhone speakers is adding a new recycled plastic version to the line-up. Is it as green?
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HVAC Failure Alerts Come Before You Know The System Is Down
A new product from Ecobee sends alerts to contractors to fix your HVAC system, sometimes sending them out before the homeowner even knows something went wrong.
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Steampunk Pocket Watch Winds Via Solar Power
This pocketwatch is sure to be an attention grabber, especially when you start talking about how it is powered.
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Scarce Supply of "Hitchhiker" Metals Could Hold Back Clean Technology
Rare metals that only come as byproducts of major metal mining, but are used in everything from computers to solar panels, are in short supply and could hold up clean technology progress.
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Cadmium Spill In Chinese River Threatens Water Supply for Over 1 Million People
The battle to stop a spill that started earlier in the month is still underway, and residents of a large city are buying up bottled water just in case.
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DIY Steampunk-Style iPhoneograph for iPhones or iPads Has Amazing Sound
A clever maker has crafted a gorgeous phoneograph, but it's build for iPhones or iPads. Best of all, you can build it yourself!
