The Eureka Hard Surface Floor Steam Cleaner is a fast and effective way of cleaning hard surface floors without the need for chemicals. By using steam it cleans the floor surfaces effectively, drys quickly and also kills germs.

The Hard Surface Floor Steam Cleaner made by Eureka heats up water in around 4 minutes to a high temperature to steam clean any hard surface floor. Due to the temperature the steam kills of germs such as E. coli or salmonella that are on the floor while removing dirt effectively. As it uses steam the flooring dries off rapidly too, preventing any issues of wet slippery floors taking ages to dry. The steam cleaner works on just normal tap water, so preventing the need for any chemicals to be used in cleaning and sanitising your hard surface flooring.

The Hard Surface Floor Steam Cleaner comes with two ‘magic pads’ to be used to clean the floors with. These pads are machine washable to reduce the waste of disposable heads. It also includes a measuring cup and funnel to help you pour the water into the steamer, and a tray for preheating and cooling the water safely. The handle of the steamer is adjustable, the steamer is 125cm (49 in) in height at full extension. The handle can be detached so that the steamer can be used on counter tops to clean and sterilize them.

The steam cleaner’s head is 32 cm (12.5in) x 18 cm(7 in), this makes it effective in cleaning even large areas quickly, while its swivel head allows it to be easily maneuvered in small spaces. The cleaner has a 7.5 meter (25 foot) electrical cord offering you a large area of reach without needing to unplug it.  The cleaner weighs 5.5 pounds when empty of water, so it is light enough to move about a house or office with ease.

Some considerations though are that if you live in a hard water area the cleaner will become clogged up. This can be cleaned with vinegar when needed or soft/distilled water could be used instead of tap water. Though the steamer is suitable for hard surfaces, floors that are waxed or even unsealed should not be cleaned by them, as the heat will damage the wood, or melt the wax finish.

The Hard Surface Floor Steam Cleaner is just $65.99 with free shipping!

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The Compactor Trash Can (Smash Can) by Reduce is a great way to compact your household waste cleanly and effectively. By compacting garbage down you will save on bin bags and be able to fit a lot more into your bins.

The Compactor Trash Can has a specially designed lid that you push down on once the trash can (or bin) is full. This compacts the garbage within the can without you having to touch it at all, as it is all safely sealed away, nor will you get a gust of garbage gas in your face. This means any harmful germs or bacteria are kept away from you while your trash is condensed allowing you to use half as many bin bags as before, helping to reduce costs to you and to reduce the amount of plastic bags in landfills.

The can is pedal operated with a soft closing lid which means no annoying loud crash when the lid goes down and no worries about small fingers getting caught. The can has a 40 liter (10.5 gallon) capacity and takes standard bin bags, there is no need to buy heavy duty ones unless you wish to.

My one concern for this from an environmental point is the impression that it reduces garbage going to landfill, it does not, it certainly reduces the amount of bags, but the actual amount of garbage is unchanged. Nor does it reduce the amount of space taken in landfill as the garbage is compressed first when placed into a garbage truck and often again before reaching landfill. It does help reduce the amount of plastic bags in landfills, helps to keep your rubbish safely away from you when compacting it, is a safer bin around small children, and by using less bags it can help quicken refuse collection.

The Self Powered Trash Compactor costs $168.27 with free delivery.

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This Bicycle Powered Generator is a concept design by the designer Elizabeth Joy Wong for a way of converting kinetic energy into electrical energy for everyday use.

The Generator envisioned attaches to a bicycle, which is peddled to turn the wheels, which then spin a friction drum. This friction drum is then powering the alternator, creating electrical energy. The electrical energy will be then stored in a portable power pack so that it can be used to power many different small appliances.

The Bicycle Powered Generator makes use of some basic principles to turn your motion (kinetic energy) into electrical energy that can be used around the house. Though it will never be a lot of energy, the generator does allow you to replace some of your electrical needs with a sustainable source of power. Many households have exercise bikes within them, this concept should allow you to benefit not only physically from the exercise but also financially in savings. The concept generator would then help reduce a households reliance on unsustainable electricity sources, maybe giving you a warm glow from both being eco friendly and from the exercise!

Source: Designer Elizabeth Joy Wong

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This Solar Powered Window Alarm by Smart Solar is an easy to install system to add extra security to your home without incurring any long term running costs.

The Solar Powered Window Alarm can be placed anywhere, though obviously it is best placed somewhere to take maximum possible benefit of the daylight there. Designed to be mounted onto the window to power itself through its built in solar panels, this alarm comes with sensors that can be placed up to 60cm away from the main unit due to the adjustable wire it is attached to. The solar energy is stored in a Li-on rechargeable battery supplied.

The Window Alarm produces an alarm noise at 6.8 khz which should easily wake you up should anyone open an alarmed window and trigger it. The only concerns would be its usefulness, as if a window is broken rather than opened it should not produce a sound. Additionally, it would appear that there is no way to tell how much power is stored in the alarm or for how long the charge will run. This leads to some concerns on if it would last a whole night, especially in the long nights of winter where the daylight can also be diminished for days.

The Solar Powered Window Alarm comes as a twin pack for £24.99.

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The All For One Remote is a universal remote controller, capable of handling up to 4 different AV devices. The remote can then be used to control all 4 devices without needing to find any other remote and can turn off all 4 devices from standby at the press of a button.

The All For One Remote made by One For All has been designed to help save power consumption by allowing all devices connected to it to be turned from standby to off at a single press of a big green button. The company believes that by using this button a person can save up-to 90% of their standby energy consumption.

The All For One Remote has been designed for use with AV devices such as TVs, DVD players,  Satellite/Cable/DVB-T devices and surround sound systems. By ‘tuning’ the control to the devices in your house you can then take control of up to 4 devices from the one remote control.

The remote comes with a plug that can be controlled by the remote and it is this plug that the remote turns off when the Green energy saving button is pressed. Extra plugs can be brought, though the devices could all be plugged into one plug extension 4 gang. The 4 gang could then be plugged into the remote controlled plug allowing the devices to be all turned off through the one remote controlled plug.

The remote control is available for around £35 plus delivery.

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The USBCELL is a rechargeable AA battery by Moixa. The battery is designed to fit into a USB port and to charge through it.  These batteries offer a freedom from the need to have a battery charger to be able to recharge a battery.

The USBCELL is a Ni-MH (Nickel-metal Hydride) battery. Due to this they can be charged up even when the battery has not been fully discharged, without affecting the lifetime of the battery. The USBCELL battery is a 1.2v 1300mAh AA battery. When charging these batteries in a USB port they should take around 5 hours to  reach 90% fully charged, of course this may be achieved in less time if the battery was not fully discharged first.

These rechargeable batteries offer more freedom than average rechargeable batteries which require a battery charger, as these can be charged through USB ports. USB ports can be found on most laptops and computers. The USBCELL battery can then be charged while you are out and about from your laptops power.

The USBCELL batteries  can also be charged through a Ni-MH battery charger. To charge them through a USB port you just flip down the lid covering the USB plug which is located at the positive end of the battery. When the USBCELL is plugged in a small green light will turn on near the USB plug part of the battery to show that the battery is charging.

The USBCELL batteries cost around £10 for a pair in the UK, or around $18 in the US.

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The Shower Brake is a concept design to help reduce the amount of water used in showers. The device slowly falls throughout the shower visually alerting you to how much water is being used.

The Shower Brake, designed by Sang-in Lee and Dae Hyun Kim, has been conceived from the idea that we all forget just how long we are spending in a shower and that having a reminder or a timer will help us be quicker and use the time more efficiently. This should then reduce the amount of water used in having a shower and so save on both energy used to heat the water and on water bill costs.

The controls for temperature and water pressure are located on the device which needs to be moved up to start a shower, giving you an alloted amount of water for your shower. You can set the device up only half  the way for a very quick shower so you have control as to how quickly you wish to shower. The device slowly falls steadily over time at a rate proportionate to the amount of water you are using.

If you have the pressure set high then the device will fall quickly and conversely if you set the pressure lower it will fall slower. The device then helps to show visually the difference in water consumption. Once the device has decended to the bottom it will need to be moved back up to allow more water, this is meant to inspire a feeling of guilt in the user making them feel that they have wasted water by not washing quickly enough.

The concept design has benefits to those who step into a shower and lose all sense of time while feeling the warmth of the water on them. It may help people like them by showing visually that time is running out, they need to get on and wash rather than languish in the heat. However a shower can be for enjoyment as well as for cleaning and it’s hard to believe many will really feel too guilty about moving the device back up again. By moving it up though they are then consciously making the choice to use more water and energy for the pleasure of the shower, without any excuse about losing track of time.

Source: Yanko Design

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The Solar Powered Bathroom Scales allow you to check your body weight at any time without fear of draining the batteries or the annoyance of finding replacement ones. The scales have been designed to be used anywhere in the house, either powered by daylight or by a light bulb’s light.

The Solar Powered Bathroom Scales have been created by Tanita, they electronically calculate your weight and display it digitally on a large LCD screen on the device. The scales have been finished with a rust resistant silver coloured coating so they are fine to use straight after a shower or bath, and are fine to be kept in a bathroom. The scales do come with feet to allow them to be used on a carpet as well as on a flat and smooth flooring.

The Solar Powered Bathroom Scales are powered through a compact solar panel. Ideally they should be powered by the natural light levels in a room, so placing them in a sunny spot would be advised. They will work from the light provided by a light bulb, though a bright bulb is recommended for this (100 watt strength or equivalent).

The solar scales can display the weight measurement in either pounds (lb) or kilograms (kg) and they have a maximum weight capacity of 150kg/330lb (23st 8lb). The weight is displayed as 1/2 pound increments between 4 to 200lb, then as 1.0 pound increments for between 200-330lb. The scales can be quickly reset with a toe tap. The scales measure  48.3cm x 38cm x 10.1cm (19in x 15in x 4in) so should not take up too much space in a bathroom.

The solar-powered scales can be purchased for £19.95.

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The Home Dashboard Concept by Intel is an automation system for your home allowing you to reference information on many electronic devices around your home and keep a close eye on your energy usage. Designed to be energy efficient itself, it aims to help cut down the energy usage of a household by compiling information from the devices connected to it and from sources such as weather reports to make sure everything is working at optimum efficiency.

The Home Dashboard Concept uses Intels Atom processor and an OLED screen. OLEDs (Organic Light Emitting Diode) may not give off as much light as traditional LEDs but they have been found to have many advantages over LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays) as a display screen. This is because they do not require a backlight to function meaning that they can show more vivid depth to dark colours and blacks, they use a lot less energy to run and can be made into much thinner and lighter displays.  The OLED screen coupled with the Atom processor, which was designed to run on ultra low voltage, means the device itself is energy efficient to run.

This Home Dashboard uses ZigBee home area networking to connect with electrical ’smart’ devices and appliances that have been connected to a ZigBee socket. Many different devices and appliances can then send information on their energy usage to the dashboard and it can use this in conjunction with other information to operate these devices in an energy efficient manner. For example you can use the dashboard to turn off a device that is not currently needed, or with a connection to a thermostat the dashboard can lower energy usage by adapting the settings with regards to the weather forecast, current energy prices and the patterns of usage it has stored for the household.

This Home Dashboard Concept should be able to be connected to many other devices around the home, such as security systems and even baby monitors, to make it a central point of a household where all information about that house is gathered. The dashboard can be accessed externally by a user from the internet allowing control of devices, thermostat and security systems even when on holiday.

By keeping a track on the different devices it can highlight out problem areas, which devices could be more energy efficient and offer more energy efficient replacements. By being more aware of the energy consumption of the household and all its devices and appliances you can reduce your energy bills by taking a more active control over your energy usage.

Source: Intel

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This Solar Powered Window Thermometer can be easily stuck onto any glass surface but is designed to be placed onto windows with its suction cups. The thermometer is solar powered so there is no worry about batteries running out or replacing them. The device can be placed either inside or outside on the window pane.

The Solar Powered Window Thermometer has a built-in solar panel on the back of the device, so by placing it on a window that is exposed to sunlight during the day you ensure the device always has enough power.  It has a large LCD digital display which gives the current temperature, and the daily maximum and minimum temperature from the last 24 hours.  The maximum temperature is taken through the day time (between 8am and 8pm) and the minimum temperature is taken during the night time (between 8pm and 8am).

The Solar Powered Window Thermometer can be moved whenever necessary due to its transparent sucker pads. The device measures 10cm (4in) in diameter. The temperatures can be displayed in either degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit and the thermometer has a display range of -20° C to 60° C (-4° F to 140° F).

The solar-powered thermometer is available for $25.10.

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