Environmental awareness is rapidly growing in society. Global warming, rising sea levels, changing weather patterns are all becoming a part of the common person’s vocabulary. The print and electronic media is full of discussions ad debates on these topics. Not only governments and large businesses, but even ordinary citizens and consumers are becoming increasingly aware about how their buying and consumption patterns are adversely impacting on the natural environment. As a result, both businesses and consumers are looking towards developing new products and investing in new technologies that can reduce or minimize the ecological imprint of human beings on the natural environment.

One aspect of environmental responsibility receiving the most attention is the conservation of energy resources. Our current consumption patterns are putting immense pressure on the earth’s non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels. These will not last forever and our dependence on them can be disastrous for our future generations. It is necessary that we seriously search for other renewable alternatives. Such renewable energy resources include solar energy, wind energy, hydel energy and geothermal energy. Companies and governments are now seriously investing in technologies based on these renewable energy resources that will in turn be used to develop energy efficient products.

The greatest progress has been made in developing energy efficient gadgets that run on solar energy. Investment in solar cells and solar panels together with the role of media in highlighting this transformation has led to several of these products becoming common and widely used. Some of the most popular solar energy powered gadgets are solar lamps and street lights, solar ovens, and solar toys. The products getting the greatest amount of investment are solar powered cars and homes. As the costs of manufacturing solar panels have fallen in recent years, more models of energy efficient solar powered houses are being developed. Similarly, solar powered cars have also grown in popularity.

Solar powered gadgets include everything from electronic gadgets such as calculators to kitchen appliances. Solar energy can also be used to produce energy efficient gadgets such as computers and mobile phones in the future. Since solar energy is a costly technology investors do not find many consumers willing to make purchases of these products. A few innovative customers become ready to adopt the innovation and become trendsetters in this way. They encourage other consumers to follow suit and the technology becomes common in this way. Markets today are flooded with solar powered products that at one time were a novelty or a luxury that few could afford or thought practicable.

Energy saving gadgets can also be developed by innovations in traditional technology. Semiconductor technology has made it possible to develop electronic gadgets that can perform the same amount of work by consuming lesser energy. Everything from washing machines, refrigerators and computers has been revolutionized thanks to developments and progress in semiconductor technology. Electronic devices or gadgets can even share power so that energy is also conserved instead of being wasted.

Investing in energy saving gadgets can help to reduce the demand for energy and slacken the pace at which non-renewable energy resources are being consumed.

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The Eco Navigator is a Satellite Navigation system that additionally offers diagnostics of the car and of its performance, helping you to visually see how changing your driving can improve your fuel use. The system can show you the most energy efficient route for you to take while informing you of your MPG, CO2 emissions, and other such helpful data to help you make the trip as fuel efficient and eco-friendly as possible.

The Eco Navigator is an eco-friendly SatNav that can provide you with the most energy efficient route to take. It makes use of the latest and most complete Navteq maps of the US, Canada, Europe and China. It offers fast and accurate positioning, and is able to show points of interest, traffic reports, and turn-by-turn navigation.

The Eco Navigator is much more than a SatNav, the smart little system plugs directly into your vehicle’s diagnostic port which provides power for the unit, and continuously tracks fuel consumption, carbon emissions, speed, and dozens of other parameters. With this data you can start to make changes to the way you drive, as you will be able to visually tell what effect it is having minute by minute.  The Eco Drive application can be used to help drivers attain optimum gas mileage by suggesting improved driving techniques and monitoring vehicle health. Through the system you can regularly check the health of your vehicle as the system can run through the diagnostic codes and alert you to any issues.

The Eco Navigator can store all the journeys you take allowing you to review the data at a later date. You can inform it of when you are taking a journey you usually take, like to work, or to school. This allows you to track any improvements to your fuel efficiency and eco-friendliness on these routes over time.  The Eco Navigator is a useful device to any who wish to start to change their driving habits to use their vehicles in as eco-friendly a manner as possible. It can show you the impact of accelerating too quickly, using the wrong gear, and exactly how much of a change is really required to make a noticeable difference. The system is a great way to get from A to B using the best route, and with the skills it can help you learn you can expect to improve your fuel efficiency by up to 25%.

The Eco Navigator Sat Nav is £249.99 including free UK delivery.

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These Dryer Cubes are a great way to help your clothes to dry faster and softer without the need for chemicals. Simply placing the cubes with your wet laundry into your tumble dryer allows them to help speed up the drying process and soften your clothes without the need for fabric softeners or tumble dryer sheets.

The Dryer Cubes by Ecozone are a great way to cut down your laundry costs and help to lessen the amount of chemicals you use. The cubes have specially designed little nodules over them, these help to agitate the clothing helping to physically break down the stiffness caused by the water drying. This ability means you do not need to use fabric softener with your wash, nor would you need a dryer sheet, this is not only beneficial to the environment, with less chemicals in the water, less production and transport, but is also beneficial to those with asthma, eczema or allergies. The ability to soften the clothes also helps to make the clothes easy to iron helping to reduce a further electric cost.

The Dryer Cubes help the hot air to circulate around the laundry in a more efficient manner. The cubes themselves retain the heat, helping the drying process and separate the items out to increase airflow. It is thought that these effects can help to reduce drying time by 25%, making an obvious saving to your electrical bill. The cubes will last for between 2 – 5 years depending on level of usage, helping you to save money wash after wash. The cubes are a chemical free way to ensure you have soft, easy to iron laundry that drys in less time, benefiting both you, your money and the environment.

The Dryer Cubes are just £10.95 with free delivery.

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The VPhase Unit is a device that is installed to your fuse box to help reduce your electricity consumption. The unit uses voltage optimisation, reducing the flow of electricity to the devices in your house down to a constant 220v, instead of the 240v – 245v you could otherwise experience.

The VPhase Unit reduces the incoming supply voltage to a stable level of 220v, which is enough to run all your standard household devices. Generally the incoming supply voltage is often between 240v and 245v, at times this can even peak higher (which is why many of us use surge protectors for our delicate electronics). By reducing the voltage to 220v the unit is thought to help save you roughly 10% of your electricity usage, though the exact amount saved varies by device. Some fridges and freezers will have around 17% of their energy use saved, and around 10% can be made even on energy saving light bulbs.

All these small savings can add up to a large amount over time, helping to reduce the amount of electricity you are using, which helps to reduce your energy bills and your carbon footprint. Though the unit does require installation to your fuse box by a qualified electrician, once installed the unit will work unobtrusively helping you to save on electrical usage.

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The Bye Bye Standby System is a collection of devices that can help you to turn off your electronic devices quickly and easily. By totally cutting off the power to electrical devices when not in use daily energy usage is decreased. The connected devices can be turned on or off with ease using either a remote control or a wall switch.

The Bye Bye Standby System can help you reduce your bills. It is thought that an average household has up 12 electronic devices on standby or on charge at any time. By simply turning charging devices off once they are charged and cutting the power to devices on standby the average household can save around 10% of their electricity bill.

The system comprises of smart sockets that you plug into your mains power points and then you plug your devices into these sockets. The smart sockets cut the power to the device(s) plugged into them. The smart sockets can be controlled with a remote control that can be brought with a socket or separately. The remote allows you to control different groups of devices together or individual devices if desired. The buttons for the remote can be set to whichever smart socket you desire, or to several, giving you freedom to turn off exactly what you want to quickly and easily.

The Bye Bye Standby System also includes a wall switch. The switch is able to turn off all smart sockets that are in range at once. The wall switch has a 30 m range and can work through walls. This can then allow you at the flick of one switch to turn off all unneeded electrical devices at once within a house. Unlike a remote it will always be where you left it!

The Bye Bye Standby System allows you to prevent wasteful electrical use by items on standby or by chargers that are left permanently plugged in. By using a remote or wall switch the system is easy to use to fully cut power to whichever device you wish, or to turn it back on. By saving electricity in this way you will reduce your electricity bill and your carbon footprint.

The Bye Bye Standby Wall Switch is just £10.99 with free delivery. You can also get a pair of Bye Bye Standby Wall Sockets for £12.99 (with free delivery), and a starter pack with 1 Bye Bye Standby Socket and 1 Remote for £12.08 (with free delivery).

Bye Bye Standby Motion Sensor Bye Bye Standby Online Energy Controller - easy energy saving home automation Bye Bye Standby Expansion Pack 2011 Bye Bye Standby Energy Saving Kit £14.28 £69.99 £12.94 £21.99 Bye Bye Standby Wall Switch - switch off your home at the push of a button Bye Bye Standby Energy Saving Motion Sensor - switch off your home as you walk out of the room! Bye Bye Standby Energy Saving Sockets (BBSBEP) Bye Bye Standby Energy Saving Starter Kit 2011 £10.99 £17.99 Check Price Check Price

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These Heatsaver Radiator Panels are a quick and easy way to increase your radiator’s heating efficiency. The heat reflecting panels can be installed in minutes behind your radiator to reduce the amount of heat that is lost through external walls.

The Heatsaver Radiator Panels are made by Doctor Energy, they claim that up to 70% of the heat from the back of a radiator heats the wall behind it. Though warming up the walls of a house can help to heat it, especially any internal walls, external walls convey the heat through to the outside where the heat is drawn away.

The Heatsaver Radiator Panels are designed to go between your radiator and the wall, helping to prevent the wall from leaching the heat away. The panels are easy to install and come with full instructions and a roll of double-sided tape. The design of the panels enhances the convective flow of hot air from the back of the radiator, helping to create a 2-3 m rising air curtain that also helps to keep the heat from being lost to the wall and helps it to heat the air of the room which requires it.

This improved efficiency of your radiators will help to warm a room quicker and keep the water within the radiators hotter, reducing the amount of times the boiler needs to reheat it. The combined effect of this can help reduce your heating bills by at least 15% and can be up to 20%, which is thought to be about a £60 saving a year for a semi-detached 3 bedroom house. Each panel is 68 cm x 44 cm (26.8 in x 17.3in), a standard sized radiator will require two panels, the panels are supplied in packs of ten.

The Heatsaver Radiator Panels can help to save you money and reduce your carbon footprint while requiring very little effort in instillation. The panels can work year after year and be removed and replaced if required, they  are a great way to cut your household heating costs. The pack of 10 radiator panels is yours for just £40.80.

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The Econova is an eco-friendly LED TV created by Philips. The 42 in screen TV has a modern look due to the use of recycled aluminum in its construction. The TV uses only 40W when in eco mode and is able to use 0W when switched off. The TV is supplied with a solar powered TV remote, which can save you from ever needing to change the batteries.

The Econova TV has been designed by Philips to provide a TV that produces a quality image while using a fraction of the energy. The 42 in screen uses the latest LED technology to produce a vibrant clear picture while using up to 60% less energy than similar devices. The zero power switch allows you to be able to turn off the set without the worries of slow drain usually associated with TVs, when it is turned off its power consumption is 0W.

By using recycled materials in the creation of the TV, the eco-friendliness of the device is multiplied. Recycled aluminum is used wherever possible to produce a modern stylish look that does not cost the earth. This aluminum framework allows the TV to be durable, strong and light. Materials used in its construction have been chosen for their ability to also be easily recycled, helping to ensure that once it has come to the end of its purposeful life it will still maintain its eco-friendliness.

The Econova is supplied with a remote control with a difference, the control features a solar panel as part of its design. To keep your control charged it therefore requires placement in a sunny or brightly lit spot positioned so the solar panel is pointing up to the light. By using clean, eco-friendly energy to power the remote control, the Econova further shows its dedication to being as green a TV as possible.

The Econova provides the clarity, quality and performance of any top range TV and couples this with true green credentials. By using significantly less energy than many other TVs, being able to use 0W when turned off, using recycled materials, being able to be recycled and having a solar powered remote, the design of the Econova shows the dedication that went into creating a truly eco-friendly TV.

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The Enviroplug is an energy saving adapter for mobile phones. The plug adapter allows you to leave you mobile phone plugged in safe in the knowledge that once the phones battery has been fully changed the plug will stop any further ‘vampire’ drain of electricity.

The Enviroplug can help to save up to 90% of the electricity you would have otherwise used through your mobile phone charger. It achieves this due to its ability to cut the power going out of itself and to the device. The plug adapter features an LED light which visually displays what the plug is actively doing. When you first plug in your mobile phone charger and connect this to your phone to charge the LED will glow green, indicating that the plug is supplying electricity to charge the phones battery.

Once the battery is full, or even when the charger has been disconnected the LED will flash red to show that all power has been cut going out of the plug adapter. This ability can be overridden by turning the power to the plug adapter on, off and on again, when this override has been achieved the LED will constantly glow red.

Te reset the Enviroplug after it has charged your phone you do need to switch the power off and on again to it, or unplug and replug it. The plug adapter does use more electricity than a standard charger would when charging a phone, a standard charger draws around 2 watts an hour, the Enviroplug draws 2.8 watts an hour. This additional usage is soon mitigated by the saving of electricity that can be made.

Many people leave their phones to charge overnight even though phones are often charged within two hours. Each hour the phone is plugged in after full charge have been achieved the charger would usually draw 2 watts, where as the Enviroplug will only draw 0.35 watts an hour. For those that leave the charger constantly plugged in the amount of energy saved is substantially greater as a charger left plugged in but not connected to a mobile still uses about 24 watts over a 16 hour period. With the Enviroplug this amount is reduced to 0.8 watts in 16 hours.

The Enviroplug is a great device to help you prevent electricity needlessly being drawn. For those that leave their chargers constantly plugged in, or even for those that allow their phones to charge over night the plug adapter will help to reduce their electrical usage. This can add up to a substantial saving over a year and would help to reduce your carbon footprint.

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The HiSaver is a surge protected mains-power strip designed to be used by your PC and up to 4 of its peripherals. The device connects to a motion sensor which allows it to cut all power to the 4 peripheral points when no motion has been detected for over 10 minutes.

The HiSaver has been designed to help save energy by turning off a PCs electrical peripherals when the computer is not in use. Often a computer is left on for a reason for example to run a virus scan or when compiling code, the peripherals to the computer at these times are not required, there is no need for devices such as speakers, a printer, or even the monitor to be working while the computer is left unattended. These devices during these times are drawing a lot of electricity to keep running, energy that is needlessly wasted.

The HiSaver has been designed to make sure that the power supply to the computer is not interrupted, but that when no motion has been sensed for over 10 minutes the power to the 4 points on the powerbar for peripherals is cut. This allows you to save energy and thus money without having to unplug devices or having to remember to turn each one off individually. The motion sensor has a motion range that is 4 m (13 ft) long and 2 m (6.5 ft) wide. Most of us will move a little every 10 minutes when sat at a computer, even if only to move the mouse, some though may find that the 10 minute period is not long enough.

The HiSaver also features very high surge protection at 3044 joules to help protect your delicate electrical systems. The device should help reduce your energy usage without impacting on the use of your computing systems. There is some debate however that the drain of power to reactivate some devices (such as printers) would drain more electricity than saved if the period of absence was short. Overall the system should make a difference, especially for those that are prone to leave a computer and all its systems running while being absent for hours at a time, it may though not be suitable for those that frequently leave a room throughout a day for short amounts of time.

Source: Tomauri

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The Wattson SilverLining is a device that allows you to quickly and clearly monitor your home energy usage at a glance. The display unit for the device has been designed to have a modern appeal, the colour the unit glows changes depending on your energy use to alert you to high usage immediately.

The Wattson SilverLining Home Energy Meter has been designed by DIY Kyoto to provide an aesthetically pleasing monitor that displays the information both in number form and through the colour of its glow. The device has two main parts, the wireless sensor requires clipping to the electric meter that you wish to monitor, the clip is easily fitted and requires no electrician to fit. The sensor clip is powered by 4 AA batteries that are supplied. The data from the sensor is transmitted wirelessly to the monitor device. The monitor has a backup power supply but does require being plugged into main power and it draws up to 7 watts while in use.

The monitor device has been designed to fit into any household and have an appealing modern look to it. The device can display digitally on its LED display either the current consumption of power in watts, the projected annual cost of the power used (in £ or $) or the current time. The device’s lights reveal the electrical usage by the colour of their glow, low use provides a blue glow, whereas high use produces a bright warning red shade, the lights also provide shades between these two extremes to show the current levels.

The monitor can store up to 4 weeks worth of data on your household electricity usage. The data can be downloaded onto a computer through a USB port. By purchasing the device you are able to download ‘Holmes’ software that is compatible for both PCs and Macs, this allows you to view the data collected and analyze it at your leisure.

The Wattson SilverLining Home Energy Meter provides easy energy monitoring that can help you to reduce your electrical usage by being able to identify the main draws of power in your household and see visually the difference a few changes (for example changing to energy saving light bulbs) can make. Through monitoring energy use it is easier to remember to turn off unneeded appliances and remember to upgrade to more energy efficient products.

The Wattson SilverLining Home Energy Meter is yours for just £129.95 with free delivery.

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