Recycled Jacket Featuring ‘Tux’ The Linux Penguin

This lightweight jacket is made from recycled materials. Featuring ‘Tux’ the linux penguin used as the logo for Linux it is bound to appeal to all open source eco enthusiasts.

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Sprint launches Samsung Reclaim – Bio-plastic Phone

Sprint and Samsung have launched a new eco-friendly mobile phone that’s made from eco-friendly bio-plastic materials, of which 80% are recyclable. The Reclaim is a full-featured mobile phone costing less than $50 with a two year contract. The bio-plastic material makes up 40% of the Reclaim’s casing, and is made from corn. (more…)

Simple Drive – 1TB Eco-Friendly External Hard Drive

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. (more…)

AltusLumen PAD-L Led Light

AltusLumen have released a new portable PAD-L LED torch gadget, which is the brother to their TRI-L Contemporary Personal Light. The PAD-L adds a few more features that makes it more usable, including adding weatherproofing, adjustable light output, integral 360 degree hinge and user replaceable 4xAAA batteries. (more…)

AltusLumen TRI-L Contemporary Personal Light

AltusLumen TRI-L rechargeable and portable light in a new green gadget, a magnesium-based rechargable LED light with a 300 degree hinge and tripod to allow the light to be positioned at any angle. The TRI-L adheres to 5 bold and environmentally sound principles adopted by AltusLumen, including being made from recycled and recyclable material, energy efficient and uses renewable energy. (more…)

Toilet Humour – Actually a Crap Idea

The “Shit Box” is a wonderful trademark name, despite not being a product you’d chat about with your parents or other prudish family members. You’d need to be a fairly liberal individual to want to use the Shit Box, which is an eco-friendly portable toilet. All components are biodegradable, yet the toilet box itself is re-usable. Inside the toilet are special bags that will happily breakdown if left to compost. (more…)