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Got an iPad? Two must-download apps to kick the paper habit

December 25, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 4 Comments

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This year, waiting under the tree for me was an iPad. (Happy Dance!) After the ritual updating, tweaking of settings and connecting online, it came time to download apps! The form factor, particularly all that screen, was new territory for me. The only other extensive time I’ve spent with iOS is the iPhone 4, which […]

Filed Under: ecoSocial, Featured, Gadgets & Mobile, Green IT Tagged With: Apple, apps, Facebook, Flipboard, green, Instapaper, iPad, paperless, social media, social networking, software, Twitter

Green gift guide 2010: Five last-minute green gadget ideas

December 16, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

In case you haven’t noticed, the clock is ticking on getting your 2010 holiday shopping done. Here are some great last-minute gift ideas that are still in stock (at least of this writing) and are sure to delight the green geek in your life. Curl up with a good e-book this Christmas: Amazon Kindle Smaller, […]

Filed Under: Gadgets & Mobile Tagged With: amazon, Apple, Gadgets, gift guide, green gadgets, guide, Kindle, LED lighting, LivingColors, media streaming, Netflix, Philips, streaming

Green data center guru Olivier Sanche passes away

November 30, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

Sad news. Olivier Sanche, a pioneer in energy-efficient data centers, passed away on Thanksgiving. Most recently, he was in charge of getting Apple’s new data center in North Carolina up and running. Before that, he headed eBay’s data center group and helped the company’s IT operations chart a path toward a more sustainable path, culminating […]

Filed Under: Data Center Tagged With: Apple, Data Center, eBay, green data center

Will the 2011 MacBook Pro be the greenest of them all?

November 29, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 2 Comments

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Rumors are swirling that next-gen Apple MacBook Pros will not only mimic the MacBook Air’s svelte proportions, but that it will be among the greenest notebooks around. According to some early buzz surrounding an April 2011 MacBook Pro refresh, the new notebooks will ship with Intel’s Sandy Bridge CPUs, solid-state drives (SSDs) standard with capacities […]

Filed Under: Featured, Green IT Tagged With: Apple, dematerialization, Intel, Intel Sandy Bridge, MacBook Pro, solid-state drive, SSD

Snapshot of an e-Reader market in flux

August 4, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez

The e-reader market is heating up but there are also signs that the industry is trying hard to pin down what’s next. What’s next is color, social networking and for some, video and interactivity. FoxIt, a maker of wonderfully bloat-free PDF software, is ditching its e-reader efforts and retiring the eSlick. Sure, it’s a sign […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: amazon, Apple, Copia, e-books, e-readers, FoxIt, iPad, Kindle, Mirasol display, Notion Ink, Pixel Qi, Qualcomm, Time Inc.

U.S. Law Tackles Conflict Minerals

July 24, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

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…

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Apple, conflict minerals, Congo, Gadgets, green gadgets, laws

iPhone 4G battery still not user replaceable

April 20, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez

Not that I’m shocked, but Apple is still intent on not letting folks swap their own batteries on its iGadgetry. It’s one of the dings against the iPad when it earned a “B” grade from yours truly. Hopefully, the new…

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Apple, battery, iPad, iPhone, non-user replaceable battery

Green Geek Gadget Gift Guide 2009

November 25, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

I don’t know about you, but apart from financing my holiday gift-giving, finding the perfect green gift has always posed a challenge. Here are five gifts that are sure to enthrall your friends and family members of the geeky persuasion,…

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: 2009, Apple, dematerialization, digital distribution, gift guide, green gadgets, green gifts, Kill-a-Watt, Kindle, MacBook Pro, Make: Magazine, Steam

Green IT News Roundup – Monday, June 22

June 22, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Dell Calls ‘Green’ MacBook Ads Misleading – The New York Times Several competitors — including Dell, the company argued — had also received “gold” ratings from E.P.E.A.T., and the rating system itself, it said, had some environmental blind spots that…

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: Apple, Cloud Computing, cooling, Data Center, datacenter, Dell, Green IT, netbook, News, roundup, thin client

Green IT News Roundup – Tuesday, June 16

June 16, 2009 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Apple’s 2009 MacBook Pro: Battery Life to Die For – AnandTech The biggest winner is the 15″ MacBook Pro, it gains a 46% increase in battery capacity with zero increase in size or weight. The new 15″ MacBook Pro is…

Filed Under: Green IT Tagged With: Apple, battery, cooling, Data Center, datacenter, Green IT, MacBook, MacBook Pro, News, roundup, spam, Wind River

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