Tag: Iphone - Page 5
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iPhone App Tracks Marine Litter, Reports It Online
Marine litter is a real problem, not just for animals but for beach goers trying to enjoy an afternoon in the sun and surf. A new smart phone app from NOAA helps you become part of the solution, by reporting where you're
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Free "Pocket Penguins" App Offers Live Views of Endangered Penguins 24/7
If you love penguins, this app is perfect for you. California Academy of Sciences has a highly popular African penguin exhibit, and now they've added cameras to it so that even if you can't visit CAS, you can watch the penguins
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4 Best Electricity-Free iPhone Speakers
Well -- you, dear readers, have made it clear that when it comes to speakers for the iPhone, you prefer electricity-free options. When we posted about the iBamboo speaker two weeks ago, the campaign had only raised about $1,500.
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The Most Eco-Friendly iPhone Speaker Made from Bamboo, Uses Zero Electricity
I think this just might be the greenest speaker for iPhones that we've come across yet. It's a piece of bamboo. And that's it. Just a piece of bamboo...but it works wonderfully. The bamboo speaker is essentially a 1-foot length
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Al Gore Launches Interactive Digital Book App About Climate Crisis (Interview)
In true 21st century fashion, Al Gore doesn't stop at the printing press when it comes to offering his book, Our Choice, to the masses. Taking a cue from the popularity of both digital books and apps,
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How Green is the iPhone? Infographic Explains.
Geekaphone just completed a study looking at the eco-impacts of the iPhone. Sure, Apple has its consumer-facing sustainability reports for most of their products, including the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. But it's
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iPhone Radiation Dock Will Help Japan Track Impacts of Nuclear Crisis
Japan is still reeling from the nuclear radiation issues following the record-setting earthquake experienced last month. To help, one collective has come up with an interesting device -- a portable Geiger counter that
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Hark! iPhone Speakers with Amazing Sound Made from Broken Trumpets
For electricity-free speakers, this design might be the most interesting. Artist and maker Christopher Locke used old broken trumpets and a few spare machine parts to build a sculpture that serves as both decoration and
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UN Offers $10,000 Prize For Best Climate Change App
Now creating a great app won't exactly stop global warming--unless perhaps it manages to convince governments and corporations to get off their collective arses and actually do something meaningful
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Bike Repair App: A Bike Repair Shop in Your Pocket!
For iPhone, iPad, and AndroidBike Repair HD is an inexpensive app for iPhone, iPad, and Android that can help you both learn how to do most of your bike maintenance yourself and save some money (at $2.99, the app pays for
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iPhone App Makes Swapping Your Stuff Super Simple
Tired of seeing a DVD you never watch lay around, or do you have some clothes in the back of your closet that you just never wear? Maybe you have some books you know you won't read again, or a power tool that is
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Do Lectures Launch Snazzy New HTML 5 Site + Stellar Speaker Line Up for 2011
It's a double dose of exciting news from the Do Lectures camp today. In true double-barreled doing style they are launching their new super snazzy HTML 5 website to the world this afternoon, plus the speaker line up for Do 2011. The new site is
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SciSpy iPhone App Turns Citizen Science Into Neighborhood Adventure Hunt
A new app from Discovery's Science Channel will have you crawling around the backyard with your iPhone hunting for strange bugs and odd flowers, and claiming the title of citizen scientist. With this app, you can participate in a
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EasySign iPhone App Spares Trees and Time With Digital Signatures (Video)
For most official documents, getting a signature from someone still means using paper. Even if you want a signature emailed, it means printing, signing, scanning, and then emailing. Why this is still the case when we have 3D TVs,
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PlugShare iPhone App Shows You Where To Charge Your EV, Keeps Range Anxiety in Check
A new app called PlugShare for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad is making it a whole lot easier to find convenient places to recharge your electric vehicle, which will make it a whole lot easier to reduce range anxiety.
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Apple Solar Charger for iPhones...with Removable Leaves!
I have to admit, I love this concept. Most solar chargers are pretty boring. Yes, the more functional and compact-but-efficient, the better. But this whimsical design by Greendix looks really fun and useful. It is geared toward
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EarthObserver App Puts Earthquakes, Icebergs and More At Your Fingertips
Want to know what earth and environmental scientists know, and view the maps they create and use every day? The
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Jared Duval on Open Source Democracy (Podcast)
Can government be like a smartphone? An open platform, waiting for citizens to plug in their "apps" to its operating system? The rise of the millennial generation, along with the spread of the open source software movement, has opened up a whole new
