Tag Archive | "Green"

Umbrella Recollector Filters Rainwater For Drinking Purpose

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

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Taking cue from the rainwater flowing smoothly on the leaves, Argentine design studio Synopsis has come up with an innovative umbrella that much like the Filterbrella collects and filters the rainwater for drinking purpose. The “Umbrella Recollector,” as they hail it, features a cone shaped fabric to collect rainwater, which you can pour into the [...]

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Power Around My Neck

Sunday, June 27, 2010

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Most photographers use a sturdy camera strap while clicking pictures and here’s an idea that wants to capitalize on it. This is done by making the strap solar-savvy! Meaning, adding thin solar films across the width of the strap, so as to harness solar energy when out on the field. Aptly christened the Solar Camera [...]

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Replicator of Foods

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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Transporter of ideas. Yes, it’s Star Trek time. Not only is this a food scanner, it’s a food producer. A food cloner, able to transport information over long distances via technology we’ve got already today, replicating the food then with math. Mathematical equations make all things possible. Some science, too, and some goo. Made by [...]

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Electrolux Eco Cleaner: A Portable And Compact Dishwasher

Friday, June 11, 2010

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If we talk about the future of dining (everyday home meals), it’s quite alright to assume ready-to-eat steaks and pot roast being available in capsules. Compact food meaning easier to cook and clean-up and this is where the Electrolux Eco Cleaner, a portable, compact dishwasher comes in play. Using ultrasonic waves to ionize food particles [...]

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EcoFad: Completely Biodegradable Bamboo Lapdesk

Saturday, May 22, 2010

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With modern electronic gadgets controlling contemporary life, we might not be able to reduce electronic waste, but we definitely can opt for eco-friendly accessories, though very few out there, to do our bit to improve the environment. The “EcoFad” from Macally Korea is one of the rare eco-friendly accessories/workstation for your notebooks that apart from [...]

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Candlelight Dinner on the Firefly Table

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

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Candlelight dinner may be a good idea to impress your partner, but the smoke adding your carbon prints just ruins the environment. With an objective to better the surroundings, Serbian designer Vuk Dragovic has developed an outdoor table with built-in lamp named the “Firefly” that harnesses solar power during the day to illuminate at night. [...]

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Bus Handles as Fine Music Power

Sunday, April 25, 2010

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Power up! While you’re jamming on down 1st Avenue, swinging from the bus poles on those hangers they’ve got there, what kind of power are you generating? I mean other than your body heat (everyone knows this is a whole lot of energy due to The Matrix, of course.) But what about that swing power? [...]

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A More Powerful Energy Lock

Sunday, April 4, 2010

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Not even a lightsaber could bust it. This is the “Energy Lock” from designer Young Suk Kim. Alas it is not the kind of lock you keep your bike secure with, instead it is for your plug-in objects around the house. This project goes by the name “Energy Lock,” and it’s about to totally change [...]

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