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Sprint, Samsung Test Green Waters with Reclaim Phone

Sprint, Samsung Test Green Waters with Reclaim Phone

The new green-themed Reclaim made by Samsung is more than your standard phone with slick green branding — though there’s a bit of that too. What’s green (or blue), smaller than a deck of cards and will remind you to unplug the charger from the wall after charging? The Reclaim, the new green-themed smart phone made [...]

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Recycled Cardboard Speakers by Origaudio

Recycled Cardboard Speakers by Origaudio

Origaudio cardboard speakers let you and your friends listen to music from your iPod without pretension or the need for additional batteries. 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 [...]

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DIY Cardboard Laptop Stand

DIY Cardboard Laptop Stand

Get your laptop off the table and stop hunching over to see the screen with this DIY cardboard laptop stand. It's small, light, free & green and it will help you cut down on the trips to the chiropractor.

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Recycling Your Gadgets Is Easier Than You Think

Recycling Your Gadgets Is Easier Than You Think

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 Our computers and cellphones and MP3 players rapidly become outdated, obsolete, or simply not-so-cool anymore, and our consumer urge is to simply replace them instead of fixing or upgrading.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 [...]

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Greener Gadgets: Bware Water Meter

Greener Gadgets: Bware Water Meter

The Bware water meter is a contestant in the 2009 Greener Gadgets Design competition this weekend in NYC. Bware is meant to actively provide feedback to the user keeping them visually aware of their water consumption. The gadget can be affixed to a sink, toilet, shower, or virtually any household water source as a passive [...]

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DIY: The SunCat Solar Rechargeable Battery

DIY: The SunCat Solar Rechargeable Battery

Knut Karlsen constructed his very own solar rechargeable batteries that can sit out in the light and convert the suns rays into stored power. He has documented this DIY project to create the prototype SunCat battery.

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Blight: Solar Panel Blinds and Lights

Blight: Solar Panel Blinds and Lights

The solar panel Venetian blind design by Vincent Gerkens is a green technology that captures solar energy during the day and gives it back at night. Blight is entered into this years Greener Gadgets Design Competition and melds the old with the new. At the end of the month greenUPGRADER will be visiting the Greener [...]

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Green Gifts for the Adventurer

Green Gifts for the Adventurer

Whether the adventurer in your life is looking to upgrade or if you know someone interested in becoming a true outdoorsman then look no further than our Green Gifts for the Adventurer this holiday season. We’ve scouted out 7 great products that are high quality, useful, and all incorporate green values into their manufacturing process [...]

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2008 Holiday Gift Guide Part 1: Gifts for the EcoGeek

2008 Holiday Gift Guide Part 1: Gifts for the EcoGeek

Buying for that Tech-Savvy person in your life can be one of the hardest things you have to do this holiday season.  High Tech gadgets and gizmos can be expensive and if you aren’t tech savvy yourself, it’s hard to tell the difference between geek junk and geek gold.  Well here are 7 choices that [...]

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Green Gifts for the EcoGeek

Green Gifts for the EcoGeek

Buying for that Tech-Savvy person in your life can be one of the hardest things you have to do this holiday season.  High Tech gadgets and gizmos can be expensive and if you aren’t tech savvy yourself, it’s hard to tell the difference between geek junk and geek gold.  Well here are 7 choices [...]

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