Tag: Un-Treehugger - Page 3
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Un-TreeHugger: Designer Spaghetti Measurer
The mantra of green is "Less is More" and that includes kitchen devices. Which is why this special designer spaghetti measurer is one of those things that makes me stop and ask, "Seriously? One more kitchen device that does something
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Un-TreeHugger: Beer in a Pouch
When we first saw the CarboPouch on Dvice, we figured it for a rather silly product that had more cons than pros, but we could at least think of some pros. However, we caught a glimpse of something on their website that is a big
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Un-TreeHugger: USB-Powered Mini Microwave
This totally falls into the realm of un-TreeHugger and we're posting it as such. But not with out a side order of "that is friggin funny." Since most of us TreeHuggers work from home (read: home or any place that has a table and
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Fight the Euro Ban on Frosted Incandescents with the Euro Condom
The European Union is banning frosted incandescents because they are the most inefficient, and possibly because the light from a clear bulb is really harsh and the change might encourage people to buy frosted compact fluorescents.
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Un-TreeHugger: The Robotic Sheep Shearer (Video)
Wow. Kind of a stunner, this one. It's a robotic sheep shearer. Basically, a sheep put on a rack (as if for roasting), and a robotic clipper set goes at it, methodically removing the fleece. Supposedly it's quite relaxing for the
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Un-TreeHugger: Zebrawood iPhone Case
We love to support craftsmanship and products that last forever, but not when they're made from a threatened species of tree, and are pretty much pointless. This zebrawood iPhone case is an example. It's meant to protect your phone from
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Un-TreeHugger: Device That Entertains Baby in the Womb
This is so un-TreeHugger it makes you want to wave both hands in front of your face and say, "Wait, wait....you seriously think that's a good idea??" Yep, it's a strap-on device meant to entertain a baby while in the womb.The
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Un-TreeHugger: Botanicalls Now Allows Your Plants to Tweet For Water
I'm all for Twitter as a communication tool, but this really takes things in a direction that I have to say seems very Un-TreeHugger. Like on many issues, other TreeHugger writers may disagree, but a new device developed by the
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Un-TreeHugger: Cole Cleaner Soda Can Disinfector
It's completely understandable that if you drink soda from a can, you'll want to wash the top. Considering the dust and pests these things come in contact with in warehouses, it's only smart. But all you need is some soap and
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Electrified Computerized Cradle Rocks Your Baby To Sleep
In our tireless quest to burn coal and waste electricity in new ways, we offer the Suima electric cradle. For $4,255 you get a unit that has a microphone that detects crying noises. Tokyo Mango reports that " It's programmed to start with a quick-paced
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Don't Over-Package or You'll End Up As a Warning Ad!
The folks at Great Works came up with a great idea to vent frustrations at being a shipment that fully falls into the realm of sinful overpackaing. They created an "ad" about the comapny, Iittala, that sent them a jaw-dropping delivery. Inside six
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UnTreehugger: 4 Guns that Shoot Food
Death isn't the only thing you'll find down the barrel of a gun. Now you can find food in those guns, just the way nature intended. What could be better than wrapping your lips around the barrel of a gun in order to get
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Un-TreeHugger: Burying Yourself With A Plasma TV
Excessive grave (photo via WickedReport) Is it a hoax, a really bad joke, or a serious attempt to thumb an embalmed nose at death? We're not really sure, but it seems that the hole above could be one of the world's most tastelessly souped-up graves,
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Stephen Fowler: Environmentalist Behaving Badly
On the latest edition of TV's Wife Swap, English-born environmentalist and effete popinjay, Stephen Fowler traded spouses with the paintball-loving, ATV-riding, fast food-guzzling mayor of a rural Missouri town. Mr. Fowler's
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Un-TreeHugger: The BraDryer
My goodness. A dryer specifically for bras. Say whaaaa?Indeed, it is a the BraDryer - a device specifically for getting your unmentionables-for-the-upper-half dry while keeping it in shape.
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Un-Treehugger: HydraCoach Intelligent Water Bottle
We are all for people making a habit of drinking from reusable water containers. And there are a lot of great options out there to choose from. But there is a point at which a simple water container can be as lame as plastic water
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Have a USB Powered Hot Lunch
We do go on about how a key to frugal green living is to pack your own lunch; on Planet green it is an obsession. But sometimes a lukewarm lunch is just so....lukewarm. Trust the Japanese to come up with a USB-heated lunch bag for your Bento! As the
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Plasticrap Products and More Useless Stuff from the Un-TreeHugger Archives (Slideshow)
Is technology making your life easier, or just plain lazier? From mobile McMansions to disposable pet bowls (pictured), a lot of purported "luxury" and "convenience" items are actually just craptastic plastic junk that's cluttering
