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 […]
ecoSocial Spotlight: Save the Redwoods League
My inbox and press releases do not get along… at all. So it’s a minor miracle that an alert today from Save the Redwoods League wasn’t trashed at first glance. What spared it from my ruthless delete key? An intriguing mobile tech angle that incorporates crowdsourcing in the form of the League’s newly-released Redwood Watch […]
Apple’s pentalobe screws for the iPhone take “planned obsolescence to the next level”
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 […]
iPhone 4G battery still not user replaceable
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…
Unintentionally Green: Tack-y iPhone Mount
Cubicle dwellers, your dirt-cheap iPhone mount has arrived. And all you have to do is raid the office supply closet for a handful of tacks. This Lifehacker gallery shows a clever iPhone hack (click on number 2) that you can…
The Great Wireless Power Wait
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…
MightyMintyBoost – DIY Solar iPhone/iPod Touch Charger
Here’s a neat Instructables project if you’d like to charge your iPhone or iPod Touch using the sun’s rays (and a little elbow grease). Using an Altoids tin–the modern tinkerer’s mobile enclosure of choice–and roughly $70 in parts, you…
Green IT News Roundup – Tuesday, June 2
Thomson Reuters reduces storage sprawl to save money, increase quality 2009 InfoWorld CTO 25 Awards: Christopher Crowhurst – InfoWorld The server virtualization — paid for by the storage optimization savings — did more than consolidate servers. After five months,…
Green IT News Roundup – Thursday, April 23
Go green: Turn off your computer with your iPhone/iPod Touch – CrunchGear Why didn’t any of us think of this? The creator of a VLC controller app for the iPhone has just released a clever little app that turns off…
iPhone Starts PeaPod's Motor (and Other Stuff Too…)
iPod/iPhone and car integration is nothing new, but Chrysler’s electric car the PeaPod takes matters a bit further. AutoblogGreen scoped out Peapod Mobility at the New York Auto show and found some interesting ways the iPhone will interact with…
