Archive for March, 2009
By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on March 18th, 2009

The Panasonic RISAIKURA MS-N53 Indoor Composter is an expensive but fast indoor composter that will turn waste into high-grade compost in just hours. Otherwise known as the “recycler”, the platinum-palladium catalyst greatly increases the rate of breakdown of food matter. (more…)
By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on March 17th, 2009

The Pure Ecoplus One Mini is a compact low-energy DAB digital radio, which comes highly recommended by the Energy Savings Trust. The Pure Ecoplus One uses less than half the energy of most other DAB radios, and less than a third of the energy when in standby mode. (more…)
By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on March 16th, 2009

ASUS have just officially announced the Eee Box 206, otherwise known as a “nettop” (short for internet desktop, as in netbook for internet notebook). The Eee Box 206 features a AMD ATI Radeon HD 3450 GPU graphics card with HDMI port. You also get a remote control and DVI-D output adaptor. You can tell that ASUS are going after the HDTV market here. (more…)
By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on March 14th, 2009

Nanosolar have created a solar panel printing device that is capable of printing thin-film solar panels at an impressive 100 feet-per-minute. Other conventional solar-panel production systems are about 10 times more expensive than Nanosolar’s solar panel printing. (more…)
By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on March 13th, 2009

The Nokia KIT Eco Charger is an energy saving phone charger that will automatically switch itself off when the phone is fully charged. This means you can leave the charger plugged in all night, and it will only be switched on whilst the mobile phone is charging! (more…)
By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on March 12th, 2009

The Datexx SuperBattery is a hand-powered 600mA mega power battery that can be used to charge up to 1200 different devices, mostly mobile phones, MP3 players and digital cameras. The robust hand-crank device will give you 6 minutes of talk time for each 2 minutes of cranking time. A surprisingly efficient return for a little hard work. (more…)
By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on March 11th, 2009

So the spring is coming, so no doubt many of us will be focusing on the garden for this year to cheer it up after the winter blues. LED lighting has come on a long way in the last few years, and we’re now starting to get more powerful LED lights than ever before. These Super Bright 8 LED Solar Flood Lights will illuminate trees and statues from up to 50 feet away using 8 powerful and bright white LEDs. (more…)
By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on March 10th, 2009

The Kiwi MPG is a plug and play fuel consumption meter for your car. The meter is fitted with 3 basic modes that display your current instantaneous MPG (Miles per Gallon) of fuel, your average MPG over multiple trips, and the total cost of your fuel usage over many trips. The gadget can help you identify your driving habits that give you the best and worst MPG readings, therefore helping you to save fuel and money. (more…)
By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on March 9th, 2009

A chap by the name of Knut Karlsen has been playing with flexible solar panels, and developed a basic solar-powered rechargeable battery concept. Using some specially cut solar cells, the cells have been wrapped around NiMH rechargeable batteries. (more…)
By Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) on March 6th, 2009

SYLVANIA’s ECOlight LED Water Powered Shower Light is a fun eco gadget that will give you light in the shower, powered only by the flow of water through the gadget. Using a tiny water turbine, the flow of water produces enough energy to illuminate you when giving yourself a scrub. (more…)