USB stick made of recycled newspaper
A USB memory stick made of recycled newspaper. Very simple and compact. It will hold for 512 MB to 16 GB.
Via Ecofriend.com
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Wind-up Eco Media MP3 player
The Eco Media Player Revolution gives you 45 minutes of music with a wind of 5 minutes. That’s 9 minutes for a 1 minute wind! You can even use it to charge up your cell phone with an adapter. Good for emergencies when you forget to charge your cell phone and the battery runs out. A single minute of winding will give you 3 minutes of talk time.
It will store up to 4GM of mp3 files. With the rechargeable batteries that you can recharge with a USB cable to your pc you get music playing for up to a whopping 48 hours! Even includes an FM radio player.
Via Smartplanet.com
Bonzai tree solar charger for your gadgets
Wow, what a neat looking invention. Will make an nice adornment in your work or home office to charge up all those gadgets that you have.
This is a concept. Too bad it will not be out for this Christmas! Designed by Vivien Muller, it includes 54 mini photovoltaic panels that act as leaves to suck solar energy just like plants do!
You can even rearrange the leaves and branches, similar to the real bonsai tree!
Via EcoFriend.org
Stylish Lowpro recycled material camera bags
Lowpro has a variety of camera bags made from 95% recycled material. The material is called Cyclepet which is a 100% post-consumer fabric made from 16 oz PET bottles. Even the hardware is made from reground plastic which is recycled from industrial trimmings salvaged from factory floors.
These cute stylish backs can fit more that just cameras. They don’t even look like camera bags. You can pack your cell phones, pda’s, iphones and ipods… You can choose colors to match your personality form black, plum to grass.
Last but not least, a portion of the proceeds from each bag goes to Polar Bear International (PBI) to help protect polar bear habitats from the results of climate change.
Find them at Amazon.com. Priced from @20-$65.
Sharp electronics is the leader in solar development
Sharp investing in more eco friendly initiatives. One of its facilities in Japan has the world’s largest roof-mounted solar system. This solar power is used to produce the Aquos LCD tv’s that are so popular today. Sharp is a world leader in solar cell production too.
Sharp’s appliances and electronics are among the industry’s most energy efficient,saving you money and saving precious energy resources.
Sharp’s goal is by 2010 for their energy-creating and energy-saving products worldwide to equal their global emissions. They are investing in sustainable development throughout their manufacturing process and want to make their products more recyclable.
Did you know that Sharp is also a major maker of home solar systems to power your home.
See Sharp Solar Systems.
Earthdrive recyclable USB drive
You can store up to 8 gigabytes on this recyclable USB drive. Named the EarthDrive, its made of biodegradable materials like corn! The first of its kind. Plus, in partnership with American Forests, a portion of sales also go to the planting of trees. Other features of the USB drive include waterproof, shock proof, and dust proof.
Via EarthDrive. Available at Costco, and Walmart as well. You can get them from 1 GB to 8 GB, from $20 to $100.
Recyclable Ipod-Iphone cases for eco music lovers
ShadesCases Inc produces ipod cases that are recyclable. They are available in a variety of colors or “shades” as they say. UP to to 10 colors including Hot Pink, Serene Green, Cool Blue, and Sunrise Orange. Theres enough to match any outfit you have on.
They will fit a variety of ipod generation models. $14.95 to $16.95.
Via 3 Girls Media
Laptop pillows made of eco friendly materials
Eco laptop pillows are very comfortable on your lap while they absorb the heat away from your lap. The stacked design allows for ventilation. Plus the materials are all sustainable being biodegradable, organic, natural or recycled. The outer material is made of natural hemp, while the inside is made of organic cotton twill.
Check out more eco designs at IntelligentForms.net or IF. These laptop log pillow are not available at stores yet, but they will cost a whopping $160 USD/CDN. Made in Canada.
Swedx LCD TV’s made from trees
TV’s with LCD’s made from wood are coming. This is not exaclty eco friendly, but it does remind you of nature. The thinking also goes that when the TV is down recycled to its different small parts the wood part can actually be recycled. Its a world of dwindling mineral resources and every little bit of effort will help. The style is old meets new. The best of both worlds.
This TV is designed by a Swedish company called Swedx. Above is a 19 inch version that will start selling in the UK at retail chain Curry’s and Dixons.
Swedx is also working on 40 and 46 inch sizes. This Swedish company is ahead of the Japanese electronic makers! They are banking on the trend to look green that is becoming so popular…
Via SlashGear
