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Showing posts with label Green gadgets. Show all posts
Sony ericsson unviels its another Green Phone-Elm
The Sony Ericsson Elm handset is the latest addition by the handset manufacturer in its GreenHeart portfolio.
The Sony Ericsson Elm phone benefits the environment and helps reduce CO2 emissions. It has been made of recycled plastics and is free from hazardous chemicals.
HydroRight Drop-in Dual Flash Converter
The HydroRight Dual Flash Converter can convert your existing toilet to on that conserves water . Your household can save up to 70 percent of the water it uses for flushing. That’s an estimated 15,000 gallons of water per year........
Dodge ZEO gives 250miles/charge
Dodge ZEO from Chrysler is an electric concept car with a 64kWh Li-ion rechargeable battery and runs 250 miles (approximately 402km) per battery charge.
A degradable mobile phone-BAMBOO
One billion handsets produced globally each year and only 10% recycled. Average mobile phone user replaces their handset every 18 months. This has a big impact on the environment; 36kg of CO2 is used to make one 90g phone. To reduce the impact of the mobile phone it's time to rethink the materials mobile phone are made of and the manner we recharge them.
The bamboo degradable mobile phone
The bamboo is a degradable mobile phone. When the battery, antenna and print board are removed the case can be placed in compos and a few weeks later the case will begin to disintegrate. Inside the case are bamboo seeds, these will start to grow and feet on the case. After a few months the will turn in to bamboo plant which compensates the impact manufacturing process the bamboo phone has on the environment.
The bamboo is a degradable mobile phone. When the battery, antenna and print board are removed the case can be placed in compos and a few weeks later the case will begin to disintegrate. Inside the case are bamboo seeds, these will start to grow and feet on the case. After a few months the will turn in to bamboo plant which compensates the impact manufacturing process the bamboo phone has on the environment.
Materials
The case of the bamboo phone is made out two materials. Number one is a bio-plastic which is derived from renewable raw materials such as corn. Number two is bamboo which is a grass and can grow two feet or more a day. When it's harvested, it need not be replanted, because it will grow a new shoot from its extensive root system. So bamboo renews itself readily, unlike hardwood trees, which, once cut, are gone forever. Bamboo is an endlessly renewable resource.
The inefficient recharging of the mobile phones has also an impact the environment. We could save enough energy in one year to power 60,000 European when 10% of the mobile phone users turn off the electricity supply to the chargers after use. The bamboo mobile phone can be recharged with muscle power. The phone is equipped whit a cranking charger; a 3-minute cranking session gives the phone enough power to make one call. This means the bamboo phone never runs out of energy. The phone is also equipped with a monochrome display to ensure maximum energy efficiency.
The case of the bamboo phone is made out two materials. Number one is a bio-plastic which is derived from renewable raw materials such as corn. Number two is bamboo which is a grass and can grow two feet or more a day. When it's harvested, it need not be replanted, because it will grow a new shoot from its extensive root system. So bamboo renews itself readily, unlike hardwood trees, which, once cut, are gone forever. Bamboo is an endlessly renewable resource.
The inefficient recharging of the mobile phones has also an impact the environment. We could save enough energy in one year to power 60,000 European when 10% of the mobile phone users turn off the electricity supply to the chargers after use. The bamboo mobile phone can be recharged with muscle power. The phone is equipped whit a cranking charger; a 3-minute cranking session gives the phone enough power to make one call. This means the bamboo phone never runs out of energy. The phone is also equipped with a monochrome display to ensure maximum energy efficiency.
Go green with the Sustail Wind-up Mouse
The beauty of concept devices is that they visualize things in a unique way. But, the challenge lies in bringing them to life. Sustail is one such concept that I would like to see in real life.
Sustail is a (toy like) mouse that is charged by human power. The mouse gets charged by a winding up through a key. It also has a sound feedback to show the level of charging done and indicates full charging. Sustail is not a real mouse. Its just a concept, but a noble one.
