Archive for category Green Gadgets

New Display Technology Uses Gratings to Control Color, Enhances Efficiency 400%

Posted by Ovidiu in Green Gadgets on September 2, 2010

LCDs have been here for quite a while, using the same technology implemented for the first time in the 1970s. It’s high time someone invented a different method of displaying colors in a controlled manner, for the sake of price and energy consumption.

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Graphite Foam Reduces Temperature of LEDs, Making Them Cheaper and Longer-Lasting

Posted by Ovidiu in Green Gadgets on August 29, 2010

LED lights, yet not cutting edge idea for lighting, are in vogue nowadays, as they evolve by the year. Now, a group of researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory has discovered how to make LEDs last for longer and also lower their price.

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VF 247 – Vodafone’s First Solar Powered Mobile Handset for India

Posted by Mike in Green Gadgets on July 28, 2010

I order to help India’s rural masses who lack electricity, Vodafone Essar Ltd. recently developed a solar-powered mobile phone. According to officials, there are almost 20 million new mobile subscribers each month in India.. The problem is that many of them live in rural areas, where the energy supply can be patchy at best.

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Japanese Company Suggests Use of Organic Solar Cells in Low Power Gadgets

Posted by Ovidiu in Green Gadgets, Solar Power on July 26, 2010

Photovoltaic solar cells are often used in centralized power harvesting installations, generating large amounts of energy for use in the grid. Rohm Co Ltd, on the other hand, proposes the usage of organic photovoltaic solar cells (dye-sensitized cells) in small appliances and healthcare devices.

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Fast-Forward Powered Pedals Should Help You Climb Hills Easier

Posted by Ovidiu in Green Gadgets, New Inventions on July 20, 2010

The idea of modding my bike and making it electric excites me every time I think about it. I even wanted to buy one of those kits on from China a few weeks ago. Then, my wife reminded me that biking is not about going fast and sweatless, but rather about pedaling and enjoying the sports. I can hardly wait till she sees this… the “Fast-Forward Powered Pedals”

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EnduraLED from Philips Lasts for 25,000 Hours and Saves You Money

Posted by Ovidiu in Green Gadgets, Power Saving on June 23, 2010

Incandescent light bulbs are fading away as their younger LED brothers come to the market and get cheaper by the day. A new innovation from Philips, called EnduraLED, can provide as much light as a 60W incandescent bulb, but in the meanwhile consuming only 12 W from the wall socket, thus extending its applications in the mobile lighting / solar powered territory.

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Portable Fuel Cell Charger by Horizon, Now Available Commercially

Posted by Ovidiu in Green Gadgets, Hydrogen Power on June 17, 2010

Horizon, a fuel cell manufacturing company from Singapore, has recently unveiled a small hydrogen fuel cell charger that could juice your gadgets (PDA, phone, MP3, etc). It’s called MiniPAK, and it uses refillable solid-state hydrogen cartridges (called HydroSTIK) to store its power.

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Apple Patents Embedded Solar Panel in Upcoming iPhones

Posted by Ovidiu in Green Gadgets on June 8, 2010

Apple has got us used to innovations and brilliant design in all of their products, being them hardware of software. By wanting to stay on the trendy wave of being green (and possibly wanting to make a difference), Apple has filed a patent of a solar powered iPhone. But it’s not the usual solar panel they dream of.

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Samsung Unveils LCD Monitor That Powers Itself Solely From Your PC’s USB

Posted by Ovidiu in Green Gadgets, Power Saving on May 31, 2010

Samsung has unveiled a 18.5-inch LCD display that consumes only 6.3W. The announcement, made at SID 2010, has been accompanied by a demonstration in which such a display was powered only via a USB 2.0 cable from the PC it was linked to!

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HP Developing Flexible Solar-Powered Wristwatch For The U.S. Army

Posted by Mike in Green Gadgets, Solar Power on May 24, 2010

HP has started the development of a next-generation wristwatch for the U.S. Military. The wristwatch called “Dick Tracy” may eliminate the need for soldiers to carry backup batteries and cumbersome technological gear.