Tag: Iphone - Page 8
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Amazing Nature Photos Taken with..iPhone's 3GS Macro Lens!? (Slideshow)
It is not so novel anymore that a cell phone comes with a built in camera; it's now the norm. But a certain phone fitted with a camera that produces high-quality macro images which rival those of stand-alone cameras
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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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Arguing With A Climate Change Skeptic? There's An App For That.
For every argument tossed forward by climate change skeptics, there's a body of scientific research that clarifies the issue. Thanks to an Australian solar physicist by the name of John Cook,
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GreenMap's New iPhone App Helps You Find The Green Hotspots Nearby
We love GreenMap. It's a crowd-sourced map of all the great green stuff in cities all over the world. Launched last year, the online resource now is available as an iPhone app. GreenMap allows users to chart and search green events,
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News From Mother Jones: Coal in Decline, Why Lawns Suck, Eco Apps for Your iPhone
Hello, TreeHuggers. Here's a sampling of the goings on over at Mother Jones' Blue Marble blog:
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Mellow Out with Customizable Nature Sounds on Your iPhone
Scientists say that keeping in touch with nature makes us nicer people. We're more relaxed, more mellow, just plain old happier. Even if it's just a photo...or perhaps a customizable iPhone app that creates a
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EcoSnoop iPhone App Lets Your Rat Out Polluters
"EcoSnoop is meant as a tool for a gentle form of awareness," says the creators of this iPhone app. But really, it's a way to vent, and get justice, for all those environmental slip-ups you pass during the day. How many times are
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Thanks to Economic Slump, Americans Delay Cell Phone Upgrades
It's no surprise that economic slumps tend to be good news for sustainability. People do more with less - consume less stuff, make what they have last longer, buy recycled and used... And such is the case with cell
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What Ya Gonna Gimme For It? New Survey Shows Mobile Phone Recycling Centers Around Rewards
It takes getting something in return - and more than the warm fuzzy feeling you're saving the planet - to get people to recycle mobile phones. A new study by ABI Research shows some really sad statistics, including that
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Free Carbon Calculator App ECOBOT Is Two Parts Practical, One Part Ooops
Image via ECOBOT ECOBOT is a free app for your computer that tracks your fuel, paper and power consumption and calculates your carbon footprint. It'll then show you where you're making the biggest impact on the planet, and it can show you how to reduce
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PowerTutor - An App for Greening Your Smart Phone Apps
As we mentioned earlier in the summer, we have green apps up the wazoo that work to help us track our carbon footprints, plant trees, shop for eco-friendly products, use public transportation more effectively....but
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Things You Don't Have to Buy on Black Friday If You Have A Smart Phone
Unless you're living in a cave or as a survivalist in Montana, you've noticed that phones have become incredible all-in-one devices. Recombu has a great article about gadgets that smart phones have made or are
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CycleTracks iPhone App Tells San Fancisco TA Where Bike Paths Should be Built
Image: CycleTracks iPhone App from Apple App Store Crowdsourcing Bike Path Planning People don't always go where you think they will. You can try to predict the best places for foot paths and bike routes, but you'll never be able to know for sure if
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GoodGuide's Newest iPhone App Lets You Scan Barcodes In Stores And Get the Scoop on Products
Stand in the middle of a store and find a product you want to get. Would you rather A) look up the product manually on your phone with the old GoodGuide app to find out how green the product is, or B) scan the barcode and have the
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Cleantech Open 09 - PanGreen Wants You To Forget Every Single Green Phone App...Except One
Photos by Jaymi Heimbuch Pangreen wants to be the - as in the one and only - green phone app. The only one you will ever need. Ever. It's a big goal, but they're creating the "personal virtual concierge" that puts all the green iphone apps we've seen
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Beautiful Wood iPhone Skin Helps with Reforestation
It's no secret we like gadgets covered in wood - something about the feeling of permanence. Plus, wood makes for a solid protective cover for something like an iPhone. While not all wood cases are sustainable - like the un-TreeHugger
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The Real Kindle Killer May Be the iPhone
We've seen a rash of me e-readers coming out lately, including one that claims to be a Kindle killer- Barnes & Noble's Nook. However, the iPhone just might be a device for Kindle to really keep an eye on as a competitor. In September,
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More Than 100 iPhone Apps For Green Shopping, Eating, Travel and Fun
About a year ago, we put together a list of 20 iPhone apps that would help you live a greener life. The number of apps we've
