Eco Gadgets

Here is another cool gadget that will put smile on face of people concerned about global warming. It is actually standard USB 4-Port Hub with eco-friendly twist. Small enough to take with you on your next out of town business trip, integrated solar charger will recharge your mobile phones, MP3 players, MP4 players, PDAs or any other device you may have on the go. Provided with  six mobile phone connectors( for Nokia I, Nokia II, LG, Samsung i900, Sony Ericsson and a Mini USB) it  can recharge most known mobile phone types and USB interfacing digital products. For cloudy days or night time charging the unit’s  built-in lithium battery  can be charged via  AC power or car power. It is time to become environmentally-friendly and  pick up one from Brando for $20.

Living in big cities brings comfort of modern life and chance to use all the latest advancements of technology. Unfortunately, it comes at the price of being surrounded by noise and air pollution on daily basis. Even though most of the cities have developed tracking and reporting systems for alerting citizens of pollution levels, there is a problem with accuracy of these data. If you happen to live close to busy highway or manufacturing plant, level of noise and air pollution will be much higher then reported average data for whole city. That is where new Sensaris Wearable Sensor comes into a rescue.

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If you are person who is traveling a lot and using your electronics gadgets many hours per day, then eventually you run into a problem of drained batteries. And it usually happens in the most inconvenient time, while you are enjoying your favorite song or game. Sometimes electric outlet is not close by but if you happened to have one of cool solar powered gadget, you are safe. They will become your magnificent partner on-the-go.

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This cool looking, eco friendly chair was designed by Dante Bonuccelli for the 2009 UMUL Project (Use More, Use Less). And yes, it is made almost entirely of real, recycled laptop keyboards. I am not sure how comfortable this Text-ile (very original name) chair might be but supposedly it might add a level of comfort to it when the keys depress when sat upon.

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Power consumption of the latest devices is a fraction of what older type of technology used to consume but still we are not winning battle when it comes to battery life. For a moment, with introduction of lithium-ion technology it seemed that quest for  ultimate power source is  over. Unfortunately, that was short lived assumption. Researchers will be able to push lithium-ion batteries to certain level but eventually some other type of batteries will have to be developed.

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