Microsoft And Samsung Partner On Green Computers

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Samsung and Microsoft announced plans to collaborate on efficient energy usage in computers.
Microsoft and Samsung aim to encourage PC users to purchase more environmentally friendly PC systems.
Samsung expects substantial energy savings when Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system and Samsung's 40nm class DDR3 DRAM are used together.
At the beginning of September, Samsung initiated its own global marketing campaign centered around 'Less Energy, More Speed', initially focused on its energy-efficient, 40nm-class, 2Gb DDR3 DRAM. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Nov 2009 01:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

ReNu Solar iPod Charger: Being Green Can Be Hot

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Solar technology is awesome. It's easy to use and provides an unlimited source of free electricity wherever you go. Unfortunately, most commercial solar panels looks like, well...solar panels. Thankfully, the ReNu solar iPod dock (via Gizmodo) is just sexy enough to grab the attention of hipsters the world over. It's got a slick, ultramodern design and a hefty price tag: $200.

The dock consists of a set of speakers and a square solar panel/battery combo that sits comfortably in between them. With a full charge, the battery can power music for 7-8 hours. When it goes dry, you just need to pull out the solar panel and expose it to the sun. With direct line, it can charge the battery to full in 9 hours (that's almost an even rate of replacement). In poor light, however, charging can take as long as 20 hours.

Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:29:33 CDT | by Robert Evans

Solar Powered Bluetooth Headset Gives You A Green Ear

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The adoption of Bluetooth headsets is according to a recent study plummeting. This has not stopped manufacturers from coming up with new Bluetooth headsets yet. Hong Kong based gadget shop Brando is now offering a rather stylish Solar powered Bluetooth headset.
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Posted on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:27:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

BMW ActiveHybrid X6 Is Stretching The Green Image Of Hybrid Cars

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I am a total fan of the BMW X6. It just looks awesome and in my opinion it is the most interesting car BMW offers these days. Of course I was intrigued when BMW announced a hybrid version of the BMW X6 SAV last year at the Detroit Auto Show 2008. The BMW ActiveHybrid X6 will go on sale in Spring of 2010 and will be launched at the IAA 2009 this month.

I got a brochure of the BMW X6 Hybrid in my hands and the specifications are a bit of a headscratcher. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung Release Green 'Reclaim' Phone

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Okay, so recycled cell phones aren't going to save the environment on their own. That doesn't stop this new green 'Reclaim' phone from Samsung from being a smart buy, both ecologically and practically. The Reclaim has a 2 megapixel camera with video capture, a sliding QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, GPS, and microSDHC support for up to 32 GB.

Posted on Thu, 6 Aug 2009 08:35:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

UltraLast Green Rechargeable Batteries Ship

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A new brand of green rechargeable batteries is now shipping to retailers across the nation. The batteries are called UltraLast Batteries and are billed as Everyday Rechargables. The batteries are intended for use in high consumption devices and were first seen at CES in January.

The batteries promise to be rechargeable up to 500 times or three years. The company says that by using one set of their rechargeable batteries users can keep 1,000 disposable batteries out of landfills and save $100 or more per year. Read more

Posted on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Devotec Solar Sound: Cheap, Green Bluetooth Speakers

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For some reason, whenever something's 'solar-powered' it becomes about ten times as cool as it would normally be. Having the ability to charge your gadgets anywhere (but the U.K or Seattle, at least) is incredibly convenient, especially for those of us who enjoy the outdoors.

Devotec's come out with a new speaker system that they're calling 'Solar Sound'. Basically, it's a set of solar-powered speakers with integrated Bluetooth technology. The idea is that customers will be able to send their music wirelessly to the speakers via Bluetooth. The 'Solar Sound' is a 2 x 2W speaker, and Devotec promises 'superior sound quality'.

Posted on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:30:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Flex DVD is a Green Eco-Friendly DVD

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A new type of DVD disc has been unveiled that is flexible and eco-friendly called the Flex DVD. The lightweight and flexible DVD offers the same storage capacity as a standard DVD, but can be bent and flexed without causing damage to the disc.

The discs are aimed at content providers that mail discs to consumers because the thin size of the disc makes for less postage and the flexible disc can move through sorting machinery at the post office sort facilities. Read more

Posted on Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Green Day: Now Exclusive to Rock Band

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Remember the days when bands only signed with record labels? Now it's much bigger news when a band signs on with a video game. Rock Band and Guitar Hero have been locked in conflict for a while now, and the former just won a minor victory in the war between gaming franchises. Green Day has just signed on exclusively to Rock Band, and a library of their biggest hits are being translated into a game-capable version right now.

21 Guns, Know Your Enemy, and East Jesus Nowhere have all been announced as the subjects of the first Green Day three pack. Harmonix promises that more packs and songs will be available in the near future.

Posted on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:10:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Maingear Announces World's Greenest Gaming PC

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Maingear has announced what it is claiming to be the world's greenest gaming PC. The machine is a small form factor gaming rig using NVIDIA Ion graphics. The machine is the first ION PC that can be upgraded with a GeForce GPU.

The little machine is available with Intel Core 2 45nm processors and an 80+ Certified 300 watt PSU that is 80% efficient. Gamers wanting more power can add a GeForce 9800 GT ECO graphics card that needs 40% less power than a standard 9800 GT video card requires. Read more

Posted on Fri, 5 Jun 2009 06:21:21 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Two New Ericsson Greenheart Phones Released

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Yesterday we told you about Sony Ericsson's upcoming eco-friendly cell phone roll out. The Greenheart series of phones have been in the works for a while, and Ericsson just announced the first two Greenheart phones today. The Ericsson C901 and Naite mobile phones are made out of largely recycled plastics, and are billed as having a significantly lower environmental impact than other, more conventional cellular phones.

In their press release Ericsson made it clear that they are intent on reaching out to the environmentally conscious with this new line. While both the C901 and the Naite have paperless manuals and have a lot of recycled parts, the Naite is definitely the phone for the more 'hard-core' eco-warriors out there. It's got smaller, recycled packaging and a special charger that (Ericsson claims) will reduce its lifetime C02 footprint by 15%.

Posted on Thu, 4 Jun 2009 10:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Sony Greenheart Announcement Tomorrow

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It seems like everybody's going green these days. Sony Ericsson is no exception. They're about to roll out a whole new line-up of eco-friendly phones made out of recycled plastics and minimal (also recycled) packaging. All of the Greenheart phones will ship without physical manuals, you'll have to go online to read them. Ericsson's new phones are also supposed to run off of new, low-power chargers that should be more 'eco-friendly' than most.

Posted on Wed, 3 Jun 2009 13:10:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Greenpeace Turns Their Tissue Guide Into an iPhone and Android App.

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Smartphone-loving hippies and eco-warriors have a useful new tool for green living. The Recycled Tissue and Toilet Paper Guide, which is very popular among environmentally concerned shoppers, has just been turned into an app. Greenpeace, who wrote the guide, hired developer 3rd Whale to turn it into an application for the iPhone and all Android equipped phones.

The app is available for free here. I've poked around it a little, and it looks to be the most comprehensive guide to recycled toilet paper and tissue that I have ever seen. (Not that there's much competition) Products are ranked either “Recommended”, “avoid” or “they can do better” and rated based upon a stringent set of standards. To be recommended a product must:

Posted on Mon, 11 May 2009 14:00:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Green Energy Technologies Unveils WindCube

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Green Energy Technologies has unveiled a new power generation unit that makes electricity from wind power. The device is called the WindCube and is capable of generating 60kW of rooftop power for commercial and industrial applications. The turbine captures and amplifies wind and can be installed in single 60kW or dual 120kW configurations.

The wind turbine measures 22 x 22 x 12 feet and has a traditional turbine with blades 50 feet in diameter. The WindCube uses the Bernoulli Principal to generate electricity from the wind by concentrating the wind using the shroud. Read more

Posted on Wed, 6 May 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Monster Ships New Monster GreenPower Energy-Saving PowerCenters

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Monster has announced that it is now shipping a pair of GreenPower Energy-saving Power Centers for home theaters. The two products are the HDP 850G and the HDP 900G. the devices sell for $99.95 and $129.95 respectively.

The two power strips protect home theater equipment connected to them from surges and other power issues. The new green versions of the products automatically turn the power completely off to home theater equipment when the gear isn’t in use. Read more

Posted on Fri, 1 May 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green Power Hard Drive Review

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Hothardware published a review of the Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green Power Hard Drive. Are 2TB to much storage for a single drive or is this the future?
Quote from the review: "The Western Digital Green Power Caviar 2TB drive features 4 - 500GB platters rotating at a variable speed in combination with Western Digital's IntelliSeek, NoTouch, and IntelliPower technologies. Read more

Posted on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

eRuf Greenster Electric Porsche gets Siemens Technology

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We already reported about the German Porsche Tuner Ruf introducing a full electric Porsche dubbed eRuf. At the Geneva Motor show Ruf showed the next generation of their electric Porsche called eRuf Greenster.

Today a press-release hit the wire detailing the upcoming plans for the electric Porsche featuring technology now from Siemens and LTC/Gaia for the batteries.

Siemens Corporate Technology has developed an adapted power train for the eRuf Greenster. A preliminary version of the concept for the innovative eDrive from Siemens will already be on display in Geneva. While the vehicle to be presented in Geneva is still equipped with a central motor with a power output of 270 kW and 950 Nm torque, the following version will be produced as a small series with Ruf as a double-motor concept with the innovative integral eDrive. Read more

Posted on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Dell Launches New 24-inch Green Monitor

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Dell has unveiled its latest large screen PC LCD called the G2410. The monitor is 24-inches and has a resolution of 1920x1080. The typical 24-inch LCD has a higher 1920 x 1200 resolution. The panel is obviously intended for viewing 1080p HD content.

The response time for the panel is 5ms, which will make it appropriate for gaming. The green features of the LCD are PowerNap and Dynamic Dimming to help cut energy usage. Viewing angles for the display are 160 degrees horizontal and 170 degrees vertical. Read more

Posted on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB Desktop Drive Review

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Tweaktown tested the new gigantic 2TB hard drive known as the green Monster from WD (WD20WEADS).
Quote from the review: "Ten percent of all 3.5in hard drives sold today are in capacities of 1TB or greater, claims Mark Geenen, President of Trend Focus. For enthusiasts, that number would grow exponentially and with their low cost, rightly so. A few months ago Seagate launched their 1.5TB drive, but it has been plagued with firmware issues that are only now getting resolved. Just as with the graphics card world, hard drive manufacturers play the performance and capacity leapfrog game. In this round Western Digital was first to reach the finish line and the race was to 2 terabytes of storage capacity. Read more

Posted on Wed, 4 Feb 2009 17:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Mean Joe Greene Super Bowl 2009 Ad stars Troy Polamalu

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The classic Mean Joe Green Coke ad won the Best Super Bowl Ad of all times on CBS already 6 years in a row. Reason enough for Coca Cola to air a remake of Mean Joe Greene Super Bowl commercial today at the Super Bowl 43.
The Mean Troy title Coke Zero commercial stars Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the role of Joe Greene.
You can watch the first 12 seconds of the new Coke Zero ad, which mimics the original spot, but the surprise ending won't be revealed until the game and behind the scenes footage below. Read more

Posted on Sun, 1 Feb 2009 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Western Digital Unveils 2TB Green Hard Drive

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It hasn’t been long since Seagate pulled the wraps off its 1.5TB hard drive, yet that number already seems small by comparison to the product Western Digital just announced. WD has unveiled the industry's first 2TB HDD.

Despite having lots of storage space, the drive also offers cool and quiet operation according to WD and fits into the companies Caviar Green line. The drive offers 500GB of storage per platter and a 32MB cache. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:58:10 CST | by Shane McGlaun