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We’re in the Top 100 Green Blogs for Students

Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:12:08 +0000

EnviroGadget has been proudly awarded 24th place in a list of Top 100 Green Blogs for Students by Online Degrees.

Online Degrees cover anything education related, such as new tools used by teaching staff, any political news relating to education, in addition to help and advice with online degrees. The website provides a huge resource for individuals who wish to study for a degree from the comfort of their own home, including huge amounts of information on the different courses available.

We’re really chuffed to have received our mention in this list! And we’re glad that students find us interesting and useful!

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Energenie – The Energy-Saving Plug

Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:00:35 +0000

Energenie is a clever new gadget which has been designed to reduce energy bills. It’s estimated that 8% of the cost of an average electricity bill is made up of power consumed by appliances on standby mode and, despite the heightened awareness of that fact that appliances consume electricity on standby, many people still frequently use the standby mode due to its convenience.

Therefore Energenie has been developed. It’s a simple, easy-to-use little device which goes between an appliance and the mains supply. Once connected – it’s as easy as plugging it into a socket as it automatically detects when the appliance is in standby mode and cuts off the power supply.

It works with any popular household electrical appliance, whether it’s a TV, CD player, printer or computer monitor, although you have to be careful not to use it on devices that require standby power to work, such as laptops and video recorders.

With 8% of all household electricity being consumed by electrical devices on standby mode Energenie can make a real difference to your carbon footprint as well as your electricity bill. It’s also ASTA approved and RoHS compliant, meaning that itís been comprehensively tested and is completely safe.

Therefore if you’re looking to bring down your escalating electricity bills try out Energenie on a few of your most popular electrical products, such as the TV in the lounge. It will save you money, reduce your carbon footprint, allow you to continue with the convenience of using the standby mode, and as an added bonus it also reduces the risk of electrical fires.

The Energenie is avaiable for £13.99 plus delivery.

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Envirogadget Competition – win an Eco-Friendly iPhone Case!

Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:07:59 +0000

We’ve got a competition for you on EnviroGadget, and it’s really easy to enter. We have 2 prizes available, therefore there will be 2 winners. Each winner will get 1 prize. When you enter, you can choose which prize you’d prefer.

The Prizes:

We have the Proporta Hessian and Recycled Leather Eco-Friendly iPhone 3GS Case worth £29.95.

Proporta Apple iPhone 3GS Recycled Leather Eco Case

We also have the Proporta Hessian iPhone 3GS Pouch Case, worth £19.95.

iPhone 3GS Case Hessian Pouch

How to enter:

It’s really easy to enter! You also get up to 2 chances to enter too!

Just follow us on Twitter and retweet this competition to get 1 entry into the prize draw.
Just become a fan on Facebook and share a link to this competition to get 1 entry into the prize draw.
To get 2 entries, just do both!
Then come back to this page, and tell us what name you used to follow us on Twitter or on Facebook.
The competition closes at midnight on Monday 14th June. The winners will be selected at random once the competition has closed.

Register My Entry:

Thank you for your entries, the competition has now closed! The winners have now been notified.

Rules:

Maximum of 2 entries per person.
The winner will be chosen at random, and the case will be posted to them. The cases offered as prizes are the ones used in the above mentioned reviews. We’ll do our best to ensure safe delivery of the prizes, but we cannot be held responsible for any delays or problems that occur in the postal network.
No country is excluded from this competition. Anyone can enter!

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MIT’s Copenhagen Wheel

Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:00:31 +0000

At the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change the researchers at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) unveiled the Copenhagen Wheel. The wheel basically stores up energy as you ride it, to then release the energy back as a boost when you need it most. The wheel can also communicate with your iPhone offering a myriad of features.

The mechanics of the Copenhagen Wheel are all housed under the bright red plastic centre. Inside, the main feature to the wheel is a device that stores the kinetic energy given off by the rider applying the breaks. This energy is taken in by an electric motor which then stores it into batteries. The batteries then release this energy to power the motor when the wheel senses you are struggling. This means that when you put more effort into riding, like riding uphill for instance, the bike gives you an extra boost from the power you have stored from breaking. It is thought this will help people be able to travel further by bike and make the whole ride smoother.

Also within the red housing at the centre of the wheel are sensors and a bluetooth connection. You can use an iPhone app to access data being taken by these sensors, such as speed, distance traveled, what the air pollution is in the area, or the traffic conditions ahead. The iPhone can be mounted on a holder on a bikes handlebars to allow you to view this information easily.

Other than a holder for your iPhone, all you need to upgrade your bike is the Copenhagen Wheel itself which the designers hope to have on sale next year.

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Merry Christmas from EnviroGadget.com!

Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:00:08 +0000

I hope you all have a fantastic Christmas with your friends and family! Our eco-gadget articles will resume on 28th December!

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Gallery of Eco Gadgets from April 2009

Fri, 01 May 2009 12:21:35 +0000

Garden Solar Insect Zappers	Bottle Catamaran Eco Toy	EnviroGadget appears on Time Magazine’s The Green Design 100	PLX Kiwi – Optimum Driving Efficiency Gadget
Self-Powered Emergency Radio with Flashlight	Bel Air – Space-age Air Purification System	Recycled Paper and Wood Stool	Solar Powered Glowing Plant Pot
Solar-Powered Eco House Electronics Kit	10 Completely Bizarre Eco Gadgets	2C Solar-Powered Baseball Cap	Sloan’s Greywater System – Recycles water for toilet flushing
Watt’s Up? – Internet Enabled Electricity Meter	5 Euro Box Oven wins green innovation award	Hand Powered Wind Up Emergency Torch	Sunforce 12-Volt 400-Watt Wind Turbine Generator
Beer Bottle Goblets – Drinking vessels made from old Beer Bottles	Battery Wizard recharges Rechargeable and Non-Rechargeable Batteries	Tweeting your Power Usage with Tweet-a-Watt	Presso Coffee Maker – Non Electric Coffee Maker
The Rapid No-Turn Composter	EcoDrain – Energy Saving Heat Exchanger	One-size-fits-all powermonkey eXplorer Solar Charger	Energy Saving Eco Kettle
Gota Dishwasher – Tiny Worktop Dishwasher Machine	MSI U110 ECO Wind Eco-Friendly Netbook	Chromasun Solar Powered Hybrid Air Conditioner	Simple Drive – 1TB Eco-Friendly External Hard Drive
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EnviroGadget appears on Time Magazine’s The Green Design 100

Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:52:23 +0000

EnviroGadget.com has been listed in Time Magazine’s The Green Design 100, which is a list of the top 100 people, companies and organisations that contribute to sustainable and eco-friendly design.

EnviroGadget.com was mentioned in the Websites section with 10 other websites, such as Inhabitat, Greenzer, and a few others.

I’d like to thank Time Magazine for the mention, it’s a huge compliment to have been nominated!

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Eco-Gadget Gallery of posts up to 03-20-2009

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:51:38 +0000

Low Energy Moonlight Night Light	Panasonic RISAIKURA MS-N53 Indoor Composter	Pure Ecoplus One Mini DAB and FM Radio	ASUS Eee Box 206 Eco PC with HDMI
Nanosolar Solar Panel Printing Machine	Nokia KIT Eco Charger	Datexx Hand-powered Super Battery	Solar Powered Garden Flood and Spot Lights
PLX Kiwi MPG – Car Fuel Consumption Meter	SunCat Batteries – Rechargeable Batteries with Solar Cells	Sylvania ECOlight – Water Powered Shower Light	Samsung Blue Earth Eco-Phone
AltusLumen PAD-L Led Light	Supertank Slimline Rainwater Tank by Superwall	Solar Powered Nintendo DS lite	Timeless Garden – A Clock that Runs on Mud
Solio Communicator – Solar-powered Handsfree Kit	Eneloop Solar Light USB from Sanyo	All-in-One Home Recycling Centre	In-Car Bose Energy Efficient Sound System
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Gallery of Eco-Gadgets up to 02-06-2009

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:34:28 +0000

PlayPump – Children-powered Water Pump	Free Solar Energy Station for Busy Cities	Handy Grey Water Siphon and Pump	Sol Jüs Solar Charger and Torch
PVC-Free Eco-Friendly Solar Camping Shower	Benex Wind-Up Front Bicycle Light	Brandable Carbon Neutral Flash Drives	E-Charger – Solar Powered Charger Bags
EcoFan – Heat Powered Wood Stove Fan	AeroPonics Accelerated Indoor Garden Gadget	Solvatten – Solar-Powered Water Purifier	SwissBike LX – Folding Mountain Bikes
Tripp-Lite Eco-Friendly and Energy Efficient UPS	RobotiKits – Solar Powered Educational Kits for Kids	K’Nex Solar Energy System	Solar Powered BlueTooth In-Car Handsfree Kit
Easy Grey Water Recycling with the Removable Kitchen Sink	Eco-Friendly Plantable Seed Calendar	Bicycle and Solar Energy Charger System	Engineer Builds World’s Fastest Electric Go-Kart
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Gallery of December’s Eco Gadgets

Dan (EnviroGadget Writer) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:00:40 +0000

Discover BioDegradable Credit Card	Fuel Cell Charger with Swappable Cartridge	Hydra – Water-Efficient Easy Garden Watering System	The Packaging Lamp – made from its own packaging
GettaGrip Musclephone – Hand-powered Mobile Phone	Sprout-Themed Edible Christmas Cards	Wine Bottle packaging transforms into a Lamp	Eco Tutor: Solar Heating for your Home
Energy Free Lighting – After-Lite	Black & Decker Thermal Leak (Draught) Detector	Lighting for your Swimming Pool powered by water	Citrus-Powered Eco-Friendly Clock
YoGen MAX Foot Powered Laptop Charger	Low Power Sharp BDHP21H Blu-ray Disc Player	New LED Light Bulbs Equivalent to 60W Incandescents	Gadgets for the Winter – A pedal-powered snowplough
Gentle Illumination – Wind Powered LED Lights	100% Natural Memory Foam Pillows and Matresses	Xantrex XPower Portable Solar Powerpack	Indesit Eco-Friendly Washing Machines
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