Sony is selling some very stylish and colorful laptops that have eco friendly features. The Vaio FZ series are slim in design and come in four designs. There is a pink laptop and a leapard print laptop that will surely turn heads.

Eco friendly features include
-Slim design for minimum use of natural resources
-Easy to recycle materials
-Packaging for recyclable materials
-Laptop and battery are eligible for future recycling through sony.
-1% of sales go to Environmental charities through the program “1% for the planet.

Its a good start and these initiatives are something every computer maker should be doing. It seems like the average laptop owner goes through a laptop every 3 years. Most of these end up in the basement storage and then the landfill.

Prices start at $1400 for the
- Spotted Life
- Clay Earth
- Caribbean
- Bloom

Via Engadget

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An MP4 player. Its like an MP3 player only with advanced features. This MP4 player has 2 solar panels built in. The solar panels either charge the Li-on batteries inside or they can even be used to charge other devices through USB ports. It can charge devices that are 4.5V, 5V, 6.3V or 9V.

The screen is 3.5 inch color and even includes a built in flash light. It also has a built in MIC, and can also read txt files out loud in either Chinese or English. Supposedly it can read other romance languages, but the pronunciation might not be great…

Only $144 for this solar powered MP4 player through ChinaVasion

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Keep your Ipod Nano safe and secure with this stylish ipod case made of 100% organic hemp. Made in Natural Dyes and available in other colors such as forest green, beige, red, purple and yellow. Available for the regular sized and the Nano Ipods. Makes a perfect Ipod accessory gift. You got keep from getting your Ipod scratch with this handy eco friendly cases. Each case is handcrafted and truly unique..

BABY BLUE 100% Organic Hemp iPod NANO Case - sustainable “green” product - environmentally correct NO petroleum at Amazon for $24.95. Search for Ipod Hemp for all the colors and sizes…

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Eco friendly key chain flashlight that is solar powered. It stores energy in its batteries from the sun when not using your keys. You will just have to store the keys by the window. Also you will need no bulbs as well and not have to worry about running out of those pesky an environmentally unfriendly and expensive AAA batteries…

Available in green or red and only $9. Via GeekAlerts

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A cool looking Ipod charger by Boblbee that is solar powered. This stylish charger will allow for infinite music play as long as you have the sun. It will charge and Ipod in 8-10 hours. It includes jacks to plug into a stereo, and an ac adapter to charge ipod in emergency situations.

Its only available in Japan for now. Via Ecogadget

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This ipod sound system stands out from all the other plastic ones out there. Its made out of sustainable wood material and it is stylish looking. Docking station will blend in nicely with all your other wood furniture and decor. Its small enough so as to save room too…

Also included are a wireless remote, ac adapter… Its not available at stores, only online..

Via Target. $179

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Leave it on the window sill to charge up during the day. It self charges using solar power. Its also compact and easily stored. Makes a great green gift for that special man. Nice shiny silver finish with cap…

Via Jills Eco Store

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These stylish eco friendly USB bracelets are made of environmentally safe materials. Unlike most of electronics which are made from harmful chemicals and go to the landfill when you get bored of them. Available in memory sizes of up to 128 MB to 2 GB.

Via Far from Boring

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They say its the revolutionary way to charge your gadgets as its done with renewable energy. Charge your iPod, mobile phones, PDA, mp3 player, or digital camera with this cool eco innovation.

Its called the HYMini and it fits in the palm of your hand to charge all your 5V digital gadgets. It can use either wind power or solar power to charge your sustainable gadgets. The energy generated is stored inside the batteries of the HYmini and then transfered to your gadget. You also have the option to use a wall plug or even the USB port on a computer to store energy into the HYMini!

It can charge at winds from 9 to 40 miles per hour. You can use it on your bike or car… Enough for 8 hours of MP3 music or 40 minutes chat time…

-Universal adaptability for mobile devices
-No software
-lightweight/handheld/ compact
-Its Green!

It will sell for $50 and be available at Hymini soon.

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Sony has created a battery that produces electricity by breaking down sugar. The bio cell, which measures 39 millimeters cubed, delivers 50mW milliWatts which is a world record for such a cell.

Sony has shown small fan being powered by the cell with a glucose-based sports drink. Four cells can give enough power to a Sony Walkman.

Sugar is an naturally energy source and can be grown by plants in photosynthesis. Sony also made the battery casing of vegetable-based plastic. Sony could help reduce the problem of battery disposal as they are toxic and environmentally destructive.

Via Infoweek

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