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Greener Gadgets Design Competition

Blight: Solar Panel Blinds and Lights

Blight: Solar Panel Blinds and Lights

By Doug Gunzelmann on February 13, 2009

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 [...]

Category: Concept+Design | Tags: Design, energy, Gadgets, greener gadgets, Greener Gadgets Design Competition, light, solar, Technology

Sustainable PC Design: Recompute Cardboard Desktop Computer

Sustainable PC Design: Recompute Cardboard Desktop Computer

By Derek Markham on February 7, 2009

One of the coolest entries that I’ve seen in the Greener Gadgets Design Competition is Recompute, a cardboard-housed PC. The Recompute design does away with many of the not-so-eco-friendly materials that go into computer manufacturing, such as ABS plastic, instead using corrugated cardboard for the housing.

Category: Concept+Design, Gear+Gadgets | Tags: cardboard, Design, desktop computer, Greener Gadgets Design Competition, PC, recycleable, sustainable

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