Home » Archive

Articles tagged with: eco-friendly

Posted on July 8th, 2009 by Sharon in Entertainment Gadgets, Technology
Sharp has introduced its LE700 series LED TVs, using edge-lit LED backlight technology instead of CCFL. Unlike Sony, Samsung, Toshiba and Vizio, Sharp's LE700 series have no local dimming function. The lack of local dimming means that, in tests, the blacks in bright scenes won't be on par with the best of those TVs above. The… Click here to read on...
Posted on June 24th, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Auto Tech, Technology
The video below from the BBC shows you some of the electric, eco-friendly cars from a competition / project recently run by the UK government to encourage automakers to get more creative in thinking about low carbon emissions. Eight car making groups have won a £25 million prize from the government to fund the next… Click here to read on...
Posted on May 18th, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Laptops / Computers, Technology
This is definitely the world's first. The Spanish technology company iUnika announced last week a series of lightweight and eco-friendly netbooks. While it must be admitted that these are not suited for those keen on gaming, the GYY netbooks would just about do everything else the average user requires. To hit the European market this summer… Click here to read on...
Posted on May 15th, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Entertainment Gadgets
Remember the Sony BRAVIA WE5 which had very clever presence sensors that could switch themselves off? Sony has probably realised that many don't actually believe this (including a mate of mine!), so they've created this infographic so that it can be explained more clearly. Many thanks to Mark for sending this in!… Click here to read on...
Posted on May 4th, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Gadgets, Technology
Current Cost, a company which specialises in high tech products for improving energy efficiency, reducing energy costs in both individual households and large scale organisations have launched a new product called ENVI. ENVI as you would imagine is an energy monitor, monitoring your home's electricity usage. What is unique about Current Cost’s real-time energy monitors… Click here to read on...
Posted on April 20th, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Gadgets, Latest News, Technology
The Gadget Show Live: BeBook e-reader demoed Many like to call these e-readers, or e-book readers or even e-paper display devices, like the Kindle, BeBook is a device with a display that looks exactly like as if you were reading from paper. Of course, compared to paper, this is much more friendlier to the environment in that you're not wasting any paper. The… Click here to read on...
Posted on April 20th, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Auto Tech, Gadgets
Being a huge fan of bikes and eco-friendly products, I managed to sneak off to the bike stand area for some exploration! Pictured below is the A2B Hybrid electric bike by Ultra Motor which comes in black and white paint finish, and I must say these bikes looked fab and very precious. With so much… Click here to read on...
Posted on April 6th, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Entertainment Gadgets, Technology
Hope everyone is having a good start to the week. Here's something which we meant to post about but somehow ended up not doing so earlier on this year. Its about Sony's new Bravia TV range which focuses on being green, eco-friendly as well as power saving. The WE5 offers full HD imagery, but you might… Click here to read on...
Posted on March 30th, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Auto Tech, Latest News, Technology
Tesla Model S a better solution over its Roadster? When it comes to being eco-friendly and running on just electric power, Tesla has become reknown for doing the job right with its beautiful Roadster. However, the Roadster had quite a few downsides and just wasn't practical enough. Though it was much faster than its old brother - the Lotus Elise and quieter than many… Click here to read on...
Posted on March 30th, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Auto Tech
Gallery: Land Rover LRX Concept A bit of car tech to start off the morning folks. This is the LRX concept from Land Rover. Its the car maker's bid to create a vehicle just as good as their existing hefty off road 4X4s, but with significantly reduced carbon emissions and increased MPGs; in other words, the most efficient car they… Click here to read on...
Posted on March 16th, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Cell Phones, Gadgets, Latest News, Listopia, Technology
Roundup of top solar gadgets for Apple iPhone We decided to sum up some of the best solar gadgets we knew of that either have been designed for or are compatible with the iPhone (2G and 3G) / iPod Touch. We know solar gadgets are very popular these days especially among those who are cautious about being eco-friendly, the environmnet and of course… Click here to read on...
Posted on March 16th, 2009 by Editorial Staff in Auto Tech, Technology
The what car? Yes, that's exactly what I said when I read this via Autoblog. It seems "C-Cactus" will be a brand soon to be launched by the french automaker especially just to promote their green and eco-friendly cars. The C-Cactus concept car pictured below will be one of no doubt many more to come… Click here to read on...