Entries tagged Electronics

Garmin offering "eco" cable to go with systems

By Megan Treacy Posted Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:40pm PST for ecogeek 0 Comments

Garmin has revealed screen shots of its new Eco-Route add-on for the Nuvi 1xxx GPS systems with Bluetooth. The Eco-Route is a cable that plugs into your car's diagnostic communications port and feeds data to your GPS. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Electronics, Cars, Saving gas
Desk lamp powered by a phone jack

By Hank Green Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:25pm PST for ecogeek 2 Comments

From my perspective, they very fact that this is possible is the news here. It's a "reading" lamp that can be powered by a phone jack. That's right, your phone jack has a tiny amount of power that comes through along with the phone signal to pow Read full post »
Related topics: Shopping, Electronics, Lights
Which batteries to recycle, which to trash

By TDG Community Posted Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:00am PDT for daily_green_news 0 Comments

Not all batteries actually need to be recycled, since many common types no longer contain toxic substances. Read full post »
Related topics: Electronics, Recycling
Can you still trust Energy Star?

By NRDC Switchboard Posted Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:54am PDT for daily_green_news 1 Comments

Why Energy Star labels on six popular consumer products are totally out of date ... and why you should buy Energy Star anyway. Read full post »
Related topics: Shopping, Electronics, Saving energy at home
12 things you didn't know you could rent

By Brian Clark Howard Posted Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:56pm PDT for daily_green_news 143 Comments

From the wacky to the practical, renting instead of buying can save you serious money, as well as benefit the environment. Read full post »
Related topics: Sports, Shopping, Fashion, Books, Gardening, Biking, Electronics, Cell Phones, Pets, Solar Power, Tools, House, Saving Money, Reusing stuff
IBM sponsoring 500-mile EV battery project

By Hank Green Posted Sun Oct 4, 2009 5:07pm PDT for ecogeek 0 Comments

In the last few years, electric vehicles have gone from a dream to the next logical step for vehicles. Of course, the future of EVs is still being debated, but IBM is using its cash and influence to push for an electric vehicle battery that can carry a ca Read full post »
Related topics: Business, Electronics, Electric Cars, Electricity
Apple raises bar for environmental disclosure

By Megan Treacy Posted Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:42pm PDT for ecogeek 0 Comments

Apple has bowed to pressure and has updated the environment section of its website to include its must inclusive GHG emissions information to date. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Business, Electronics, Computers, Pollution
How to better reuse and recycle old electronics

By Dan Shapley Posted Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:04am PDT for daily_green_news 1 Comments

What the world is doing -- and what you can do -- to ensure usable electronics are used, and valuable parts are harvested from unusable models. Read full post »
Related topics: Electronics, Cell Phones, Recycling electronics
Cash for refrigerators

By Justin O'Neill Posted Wed Sep 9, 2009 7:36am PDT for ecomii_healthy_living 1 Comments

Save money on new, energy-efficient appliances thanks to a government program. Read full post »
Related topics: Finances, Shopping, Electronics, House
Buying a new TV? You may want to wait until May '10

By Dan Shapley Posted Tue Sep 8, 2009 7:56am PDT for daily_green_news 1 Comments

When new Energy Star standards take effect, the best TV sets will be 40% more energy efficient than most on the shelves today. Read full post »
Related topics: Finances, Shopping, Television, Electronics, Electricity, Recycling electronics