Recycled Cardboard Speakers by Origaudio

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Tim Hurst .

Everyone travels with their music these days. Those white iPod earbuds are about as ubiquitous as the ears they are supposed to stay in. The problem is that sometimes you don’t want to be encumbered by headphones and wires or you might want to share your music with a friend or co-worker — and that’s when [...]

Recycling Your Gadgets Is Easier Than You Think

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Derek Markham .

We’re a nation of gadget lovers. Our computers and cellphones and MP3 players rapidly become outdated, obsolete, or simply not-so-cool anymore, and our consumer urge is to simply replace them instead of fixing or upgrading. The EPA estimates that 2.25 million tons of electronics were disposed of in 2007, and 80 to 85% of them [...]

Recycled Electronics Sculptures Fusing Art and Technology Together

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Derek Markham .

Artist Stewart Webb takes high tech recycled materials from computers, electronics, industrial, and aerospace industries and transforms them into functional art. His pieces are all handmade using repurposed materials, and include clocks, sculptures, and jewelry. Any self respecting eco-geek will want to collect at least a couple of his works.

iYo Yo-Yo Makes Charging Electronics Fun

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Ariel Schwartz .

Swedish designer Peter Thuvander has thought up one of the most interesting gadget charger designs I’ve seen in awhile. The iYo Yo Yo is—you guessed it—a yo-yo that charges electronic devices. The yo-yo, which is still only in the concept phase, stores energy in a lithium-ion battery which can be used to charge your iPod [...]

UPGRADE & Recycle Your Old Electronics

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Matt Embrey .

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Two new customer buy back programs aim to reduce the amount of e-waste pouring into landfills every day.  Both ecoNEW and TechForward pay consumers for their old electronics equipment hoping to encourage new purchases and to keep these products, many of which contain harmful chemicals, out of our landfills.  The reclaimed electronics will [...]