published October 6, 2010 and has No Comments
Image via Retrevo Retrevo.com is a great marketplace for gadgets, and it's chock full of interesting news about electronics, including our habits regarding our electronics. In a recent study, the company found that on average only 39% of Americans claim to recycle all of their old electronic devices. And that number is somewhat sketchy since many people claim to ...
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published October 5, 2010 and has No Comments
Image via Press Release , credit Lisa Ventre, U. of Cincinnati We love our fancy screens -- the bright, colorful displays on our cell phones and other devices that make using them a lot more fun. However, those brighter, bolder screens use up a lot of energy. Researchers are working on ways to create displays that can sport vivid ...
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published October 1, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo Credit: ©2010Basel Action Network (BAN) This week, U.S. Representatives Gene Green and Mike Thompson introduced a new bill for e-waste legislation: Responsible Electronics Recycling Act of 2010. The bill is geared toward stopping companies from being able to export electronic waste to developing countries -- an action that is causing incredible environmental damage and harm to human health ...
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published October 1, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via army.arch We've come a long way, baby. Maybe in energy efficiency of products, but not in reducing our energy use. A new study shows that despite our advances in technology for appliances from refrigerators to televisions -- technology that has helped cut the energy consumption of appliances by as much as half -- we still consume as ...
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published October 1, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via army.arch We've come a long way, baby. Maybe in energy efficiency of products, but not in reducing our energy use. A new study shows that despite our advances in technology for appliances from refrigerators to televisions -- technology that has helped cut the energy consumption of appliances by as much as half -- we still consume as ...
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published October 1, 2010 and has No Comments
Images via iFixit We're big fans of iFixit , an open source repair manual for gadgets. The premise of iFixit follows in the footsteps of the Maker's Bill of Rights, "If you can't open it, you don't own it." Because fewer and fewer of our electronics, gadgets, vehicles and everything else come with repair manuals, we're losing true ownership ...
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published September 24, 2010 and has No Comments
Images via Yanko Design We have a soft spot for anything that makes cycling a little safer, and this concept design by Lee Myung Su, Park Geun Wan & Park Okhee pegs it. The backpack lights up with messages for traffic behind the cyclist, from turn signals to emergency signals, to thanking drivers for keeping their distance. ... Read ...
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published September 23, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via Johan Larsson According to a new poll by Harris Interactive , Americans are latching on to e-readers in a big way. Nearly 1 in 10 of us (8%) use an e-reader device, and 12% of us plan to buy one in the next year. Considering how new e-readers are, that's a significant number. But we come back ...
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published September 7, 2010 and has No Comments
Image Source: Juverna Dear Pablo: I have been hearing a lot of controversy around smart meters. Are the additional radio waves emitted by them a danger to my family? A "smart meter" is an electric or gas meter that electronically transmits meter readings to the utility. Smart meters are only a small component often touted, but rarely understood "Smart ...
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published September 4, 2010 and has No Comments
Credit: Photos via facebook.com/meeteater . I like "Meet Eater," at least on Facebook. Not much happened after I hit the "Like" button to express my, um, admiration. Apparently, though, every time this plant makes a friend on Facebook, an electronic system delivers water and nutrients. No friends, no love? Dead plant. Unhappy Meet Eater.... Read the full story on ...
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