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iFixit.com Who’s it for? Gadget lovers, DIY types, green geeks Why should I bookmark this? Because you want to extend the life of your gadgets, hate e-waste and like to save money. OK, Tell me more. Sure thing! While writing about the green virtues of Dell’s touchscreen tablet, I realized that it had been a [...]
Read more Bookmark this! iFixit
It’s happened to a lot of us. The terrifying splash when a cell phone and puddle meet. For some, it’s an excuse to upgrade, for others it’s an expensive and time-consuming annoyance. But for nearly everyone, it means another junked gadget. That’s why JMC Risk Solutions‘ ‘Dryer Boxes’ are intriguing devices. As the name suggests, [...]
Read more Unintentionally green: ‘Dryer Boxes’ for waterlogged phones
Tucked into the financial reform legislation that President Obama signed into law were rules that require companies to disclose whether their products are manufactured from “conflict minerals” — essentially metals and materials that come from the war-torn Congo. Conflict minerals…
Read more U.S. Law Tackles Conflict Minerals
I’ll admit, I was skeptical, but it looks like Solar Components’ Joos Orange is indeed the solar gadget charger that geeks on the go have been waiting for. Gizmodo’s Brian Lam put the device through its paces and described…
Read more Joos has the goods
Today, Solar Components debuted a personal solar charger that, to put it bluntly, sounds too good to be true. Called the Joos Orange (yes, as in orange juice), the 8.58 inch by 5.77 inch slab contains a 5,400mAh replaceable lithium-ion…
Solar bags are nothing new, but Soular Powers’ strappy Capsoul takes gadget-charging backpacks to new levels. Unlike most solar bags that de-emphasize their ability to convert the suns rays into gadget-charging goodness, Capsoul has a massive solar panel affixed to…
You might be thinking, “What wait, it’s here now?” Well yes, and no. Over the years there have been gadgets like electric shavers, toothbrushes and even the Palm Pre (optional) that can be charged without ever plugging them into a…
Read more The Great Wireless Power Wait
I hadn’t heard of the company until Engadget posted a hands-on today either, but it looks like they have a winner on their hands Devotec Industry’s Solar Sound Bluetooth unit is a compact little speaker system that scores on many…
Read more Devotec Bluetooth Speakers Powered by the Sun's Rays
Tweet-a-Watt got the ball rolling, but this project by the Energy Circle one-ups that clever hack to imbue followers of @EnergyCircleKW at Twitter with full-house consumption stats. (Since it’s based on a Kill-a-Watt, Tweet-a-Watt can only report on a single…
Read more TED + Twitter = Home Energy Tweets
It can be argued that mobile phones are inherently green. After all, they pack a hefty technological punch in a small package, reducing the need to keep a PC or laptop up and running to perform common computing tasks….
Read more An Eco-friendlier Mobile Phone Industry?
First, non-hands on impression: I’ll pass. I know that color e-paper is prohibitively expensive at this point, but that’s what would sway my opinion solidly into the WANT NOW corner of the gadget buying matrix. The “regular” Kindle is fine…
Read more Kindle DX: No Color, No Sale
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