Tag: Iphone - Page 6
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Free2Work Phone App Spots Child Labor in Products While You Shop
Ethical shopping is no easy task. It's often hard to know which companies use child or forced labor, and which stick to paying adequate wages and other fair labor policies. But a newly released phone app helps
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Tattle-Tale On Bad Drivers With DriveMeCrazy App
Need another reason to quit driving everywhere and take the train instead? How about an app that let's drivers rat each other out to the DMV and insurance companies for driving mistakes. The DriveMeCrazy
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Seafood Watch iPhone App Adds Social Networking for Finding Best Restaurants
The ever-helpful Seafood Watch app from Monterey Bay Aquarium has gotten an update. Now, not only can you get input on the most sustainable seafood options from a renowned aquarium, but you can also get crowdsourced tips on the
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Slow Down: the App for Rockin' Hypermilers
Do you get the feeling your car likes to go faster when you're blasting a great song on your interactive media system? Come on, admit it: you are secretly rationalizing that if the car goes faster fueled by the music, it must not
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iPhone Skin is Really a Wind-Powered Charger
One of the few complaints about the iPhone is the short battery life. Most people need to charge their phones on a nearly daily basis. The possibility for a low battery while away from a power outlet is pretty
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Climate Counts iPhone App Ranks Companies for Sustainable Holiday Shopping
Practically everyone has entered the frenzied shopping season. But rather than grabbing the first good deal offered on whatever's on the holiday list, Climate Counts is offering an easy way to buy from the most eco-conscious
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Koostik iPhone Stereo Dock Uses Zero Electricity (Video)
If you're looking for an iPhone speaker dock that is energy efficient, you'll be hard pressed to find something that uses less than the Koostik. It uses zero. Made entirely of solid wood, it amplifies the sound coming from the
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Sack Out In Other People's Houses with New iPhone App
Airbnb (short for Airbed & Breakfast) is one of our favorite green-thinking sites for travelers. The site links up people looking for a place to stay with people who have a couch, airbed, or spare room to rent out. It decreases the
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"Crazy Weather" iPhone App Teaches Kids About Climate Change with Gorgeous Art and Rhymes
It's tough to resist the absolutely beautiful artwork put forward by Crazy Weather, a new app for the iPhone and iPad that teaches kids about the impacts of global climate change on weather. The interactive app is a fairytale
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iPhone App Field Guide for National Parks, Just In Time for Scenic Fall Hiking
October is typically an incredible time for hiking. The weather has cooled off but there are still a few warm days, the leaves have changed to bold colors, and there's an energy in the air as animals ready themselves for winter. It's
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"Fill That Hole" iPhone App Pounces Potholes
Ever been peeved that a pothole has gone unfixed for ages, posing a danger to the health of your car, or your safety as a cyclist? You're most certainly not alone. A new app called Fill That Hole is
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Farmers' Market Finder iPhone App Keeps You Rolling in Fresh Food
There are a handful of apps out there that help you find nearly farmers' markets and local produce, some of our favorites being Locavore and Ample Harvest. But there's another app that recently released an improved version that
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iPhone App for Cyclists Turns Cell Phone Into a TomTom
We were very excited when Google finally released a Bike There feature on Google Maps, where a cyclists could pick the best route for pedaling from place to place. However, there's competition. A new free iPhone app turns your
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My Recycle List iPhone App Streamlines Your Waste Stream
We love smartphone apps that help people recycle. We've seen such cool versions as Earth911's iRecycle and even location-specific apps like San Francisco's recycling app that helps residents avoid fines for mis-sorting
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Android App Measures Air Pollution Using Cell Phone's Camera
We've been hearing about the idea of putting air quality sensors in cell phones for a few years now, with the purpose of scientists using our cell phones as a crowd-sourced way of gathering as much
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Free App Tells You Everything You Want To Know About Life On Earth (Video)
How are humans linked to prehistoric bacteria? When did cats and dogs evolve away from each other? Everything you wanted to know about the timescale of life on Earth is heaped in one giant project
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Top 15 Augmented Reality iPhone Apps for Greener Living
Photo via Jaymi Heimbuch Augmented reality is here. If you're unsure of what that is, think of the Terminator movies when they showed you what it was like to look at the world through the robot's eyes, and all the data about whatever he was looking at
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Augmented Reality iPhone App Points You to Every Nearby London Bike-Share Hub Nearby
Might augmented reality on smart phones bring a whole new interest in using public transportation? Well... it is really, really darn cool. Anyone who feels intimidated or frustrated by navigating a transportation system
