Articles in the ‘Computer Eco Gadgets’ Category
Posted June 26th, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
Typically when you see a low power PC, you’ll see really low power usage, but then a pretty low specification in terms of raw processing power. That’s all fine and good, except when you’re trying to do something that requires a little more power. The Maingear Pulse is touted as the world’s greenest gaming PC, consuming 40% less power compared to conventional gaming systems.
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Posted June 24th, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
The D-Link Green DGS-2208 Network Switch is a 8 port gigabit network switch that saves energy compared to other network switches. The switch automatically detects which network ports are connected to an active system (e.g. a computer that’s switched on compared to a computer that’s switched off or in standby), and only provides power to the ports that are active. Additionally the switch can vary the amount of power usage depending on the length of wire between the switch and another device on the network.
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Posted June 17th, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
The Eco Mouse features an eco button that will put your computer into standby mode when you press it. The button puts a computer into a special eco-mode, which is a state where your PC uses the least possible energy whilst still being switched on. The idea is that when you’re leaving the computer idle and switched on for a period of time, you put it into eco mode. When you need the computer, you press the button again to wake the computer up.
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Posted May 4th, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
Seagate have just launched a new range of Low Power Barracuda hard drives, in capacities of 2TB, 1.5TB and 1TB. The new hard drives report a 44% reduction in power consumption, as well as a very low noise level. The drives have been targeted at the desktop markets, such as external USB drives, external eSATA drives and low power PCS. The drives are also perfectly suited to the NAS (Network Attached Storage) markets too.
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Posted April 15th, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
I recently talked about a kit for Tweeting your Power Usage that was based on a DIY kit. However, there’s now an eco gadget that will internet-enable your appliances quickly and easily. The Watt’s Up? – Internet Enabled Electricity Meter contains a built in web server that allows your power usage details to be accessed via the web.
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Posted March 27th, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
MSI have announced a new eco-friendly energy-efficient laptop which supposedly doesn’t compromise on performance. Their new MSI U110 ECO Wind Netbook, which they claim runs for 9 hours on a single battery charge, does not degrade in performance.
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Posted March 25th, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
External hard drives are really common now, and with eco-friendly hard drives coming on to the market with lower power consumption, it’s great to see an external hard drive with an eco-friendly design. The Simple Drive was designed by Anne Dickhoff in a recent design competition. The Simple Drive is made from recyclable plastic, and is easily disassembled when the hard drive reaches the end of its shelf-life.
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Posted March 16th, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
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.
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Posted March 3rd, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
It appears that the Nintendo DS Lite was made for solar panels, as the Instructables author dark sponge has created a useful solar charger for the DS Lite. The top face has enough space for two 60×60mm solar cells side by side, each outputting 3V at 40mA.
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Posted February 20th, 2009 by Dan (EnviroGadget Writer)
The Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II is a new energy-saving RAID hard drive, specifically targeted at the Mac and the Windows market. It features a FireWire 800 and eSATA port for fast data access, such as for video, animation and audio applications. The drive unit is designed to use Western Digital’s GreenPower drives, which use 30% less energy than conventional 3.5″ hard drives.
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