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Nest: The iPod of smart thermostats

October 25, 2011 by Pedro Hernandez 2 Comments

What does a former Apple exec that’s responsible for the iconic iPod do when the thermostats on the market are too lame for his new green home? He brings design and software savvy to bear on the problem. The result is the puck-like Nest, from Tony Fadell’s startup of the same name. It’s a learning, connected thermostat […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy, Featured Tagged With: Apple, energy efficiency, home energy management, Nest, smart thermostat, startup

Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

October 5, 2011 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

In honor of Steve Jobs. Thanks for dissolving the barriers between man, machine and endless possibilities. Image credit: Apple

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Apple, Steve Jobs

Banned! Apple nixes conflict mineral-y, e-waste-y Phone Story app

September 15, 2011 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Game maker with a message, Molleindustria (NSFW), may have stumbled on a sure-fire way to shine a light on the dark side of the electronics industry: create an iOS app about it and get it banned by Apple. Long story short, the company created a game called Phone Story based on the unsavory practices surrounding the […]

Filed Under: E-Waste & Recycling, Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: app, Apple, apps, conflict minerals, e-waste, electronics lifecycle, electronics recycling, iPhone, Molleindustria

Apple, Intel help keep gadgets free of conflict minerals

April 1, 2011 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

Now we’re getting somewhere. Apple and Intel should feel pretty jazzed about forcing the electronics industry to take conflict minerals seriously and lending their support to keep consumer electronics supply chains free of the “blood diamonds” of the technology world. Gadgets, gadgets everywhere The past few years has been a paradise for gadget lovers. An […]

Filed Under: Featured, Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: Apple, conflict minerals, Congo, corporate social responsibility, CSR, Gadgets, Intel, laws

Quit spurning your readers with buggy iPad apps

February 10, 2011 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

By now you know that I’m pretty enamored by my iPad, particularly it’s knack for dematerialization. Newspapers? Plenty of apps and the iPad’s own browser deliver my news fix. Magazines? I roll my own, thanks. Life was good. Until last week, when The New York Times iOS app called it quits. No number of resets […]

Filed Under: Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: app, Apple, Flipboard, Instapaper, iPad, paperless, The New York Times

Rumor: Boxed software facing extinction at Apple Stores

February 7, 2011 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

Rumor has it that Apple is planning to remove boxed software from its retail stores. How’s that for dematerialization? Can’t say it’s too surprising, coming on the heels of the Mac App Store’s successful debut. In its first day, it attracted 1 million downloads. And for some developers, it has helped drum up sales nicely. […]

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: Apple, dematerialization, digital distribution, software

Apple’s pentalobe screws for the iPhone take “planned obsolescence to the next level”

January 20, 2011 by Pedro Hernandez

That’s what iFixit’s CEO, Kyle Wiens, thinks about Apple’s latest attempt to thwart hardware hackers. And it’s hard to disagree with him. While Apple has made enormous strides in greening its gadget slate, it still falls short on one critical aspect of reducing e-waste: designing repairable electronics. In addition to its penchant for non-user replaceable […]

Filed Under: E-Waste & Recycling, Featured, Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: Apple, DIY, e-waste, iFixit, iPhone, product lifecycle, repair

iPad owners, ditch paper mags with Flipboard and Longform.org

January 17, 2011 by Pedro Hernandez 2 Comments

iPad magazines like Wired and Popular Science blend interesting articles, photography that often looks stunning on the iPad’s screen (just imagine those pics on iPad 2’s rumored resolution bump…) and a smattering of interactivity. Exciting stuff, but what if you just want to curl up on your couch with a lengthy, thought-provoking article? Well, there’s […]

Filed Under: Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: app, Apple, Flipboard, iPad, Longform.org, paperless

Top 10: Most popular ecoINSITE posts of 2010

December 31, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

It’s that time. Before we welcome a brand new year, here are 2010’s most popular posts according to you! 1. Stats of the Day: BP Oil Spill Google Results Back in June, I ran a little experiment. In terms of Google search results, how did BP’s recent oil spill compare against the previous top environmental […]

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Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: Apple, ARM, BP, Calxeda, Chrome OS, Citrix, cloud, Cloud Computing, Google, green data center, green datacenter, Green Revolution Cooling, LED lighting, liquid cooling, MacBook Pro, Microsoft Dynamics, oil spill, Olivier Sanche, Philips, roundup, security, Smart Grid, Smooth-Stone, Stuxnet

Kindle tops Amazon’s bestseller list

December 27, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

It takes some doing to unseat the final Hogwarts adventure, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, as Amazon’s top selling item in its history. And its own Kindle 3 e-reader was just the gadget to do it. In what’s become tradition, Amazon is once again reporting gangbusters sales of its Kindle e-reader. This is in […]

Filed Under: Featured, Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: amazon, Apple, e-books, e-readers, ebook, ereaders, iPad, Kindle, Mirasol display, Qualcomm

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