Beanaware is the latest concept by Heinz, which is a USB powered baked beans microwave oven. There are many different USB gadgets on the market, Beanaware is probably one of the coolest we've seen so far. It will be the world's smallest microwave, measuring only 7.4 inches tall, 2.6 inches wide and 5.9 inches deep. Heinz… Click here to read on...

The clever people at iFixit are getting really good at this! Palm Pre and its new innovative charging kit, the Touchstone hasn't been out officially for too long and yet when it arrived into the hands of the iFixit team, it was doomed to be dissected and disasembled (in a safe way though). There are plenty… Click here to read on...

The last time I bought a hand winding / crankable flashlight torch, it didn't offer much in the way of solar charging or mobile phone charging ports. However this hand winding solar LED lantern does all that. This solar LED lantern doesn't require any batteries, perfect for those who care about the environment. Equipped with solar… Click here to read on...

Having recently talked about Current Cost's latest energy efficiency monitor system, the ENVI, we'd just like to post some photos of the one which we received just before the weekend. If you're from the UK, you will know that our government highly recommends the use of monitors like these in every household. Though the ENVI… Click here to read on...

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...

We will still need to confirm whether this will be a Japan exclusive. But for 398,000 Yen (that's €3080, £2758 or $4180) the latest in technology 19.5mm x 25.5mm Toshiba Dynabook SS RX2/WAJ sports a Core 2 Duo SU9400 (1.40GHz) processor, 3GB of RAM, Intel GS45 Express, DVD Super Multi and a 12.1” WXGA LCD… Click here to read on...

Sony have unveiled the BRAVIA Z5500, the newest member of the Motionflow 200Hz family. Like the BRAVIA WE5, the Z5500 also has a number of eco-aware features as well as an ethernet port for adding applicast RSS feeds and downloading widgets. The Z5500 also includes the energy saving switch that was unveiled with the WE5… Click here to read on...

Update (31/04/2009): Thanks to those who got in touch, we've now posted some videos of Samsung's new LED TVs which may be of interest. Long gone are the days when every household would queue up to upgrade to the latest trend of LCD / plasma television sets. Samsung have now upped their game by launching their… Click here to read on...

We realise its past The Gadget Show Live now, but this isn't a sponsored post. We reckon this infact is quite a breakthrough, we're surprised we managed to not report about this until now. The "Light for Life" UC3.400 torch isn't just a nonsense sales pitch, in fact, this latest in technology gadget by 5.11… Click here to read on...

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...

Check out Mr Heck's latest laptop mod. The C64 lappie features a C64C motherboard, a Gamecube power supply, and special 1541-III DTV device that emulates a floppy drive using a FAT-32 formatted SD card, the rest of this mod's design is in keeping with the beige 8-bit spirit of the original C64. For those who… Click here to read on...

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...