Still remember the Motorola MOTO W233 Renew that we mentioned last month? The phone is now available at T-Mobile for $9.99 with a two-year service agreement. As a reminder, the Motorola MOTO W233 Renew is touted as the first mobile phone that was made using recycled water bottle plastics. The phone has a superior battery life with up to nine hours of talk time and up to 18 days of standby time. In addition, the GSM phone packaging and included in-box materials are printed on 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper. Other features include optional 2GB removable memory, WAP Browser, mini USB, and 128 x 128 65K 1.6 inch CSTN display. [Slashphone via Upcoming Cell Phones]
Samsung has decided to launch the F2EG HDD series in Korea. Available in 500GB, 1TB or 1.5TB, these SATA 7200rpm HDDs are eco-friendly thanks to Samsung’s EcoTriangle technology involving eco-friendly materials as well as being less greedy in energy. The company claims that its 500GB model of F2EG HDD series consume 43% less energy than its competitor. [Akihabara]
David Keith and his team have designed the Carbon Dioxide Scrubber that captures CO2 straight from the air and purify it. Dubbed as the eCO2, this personal scrubber unit relies on kinetic energy to power it, pulling in air via intake vents to collect CO2 and expelling clean air through its exhaust vents. The eCO2 also displays the current time. [Yanko]
by Johan on December 23, 2008
Here is a new green gadget from Innergie. The mCube90 Surge protector/universal-power adapter can handle notebooks that pull between 18-21 volts and 65 watts of continuous energy. The power adapter has a port for your standard AC notebook cable with removable tips, and a USB port that can recharge your portable gadgets battery. The Innergie mCube90 energy-Saving power adapter retails for $130. [Gizmodo]
If you love Champagne, then check out the Moet Bottle Clock that was made from a real Moet Champagne bottle. The bottle has been heated to melting point and flattened to create a flat bottle shape. The labels have been re-applied to make it appear as if the bottle has been squashed flat. The Moet Bottle Clock measures 315mm x 145mm x 40mm and is available in 2 different color versions including standard Brut Imperial (yellow label), or Rosé Imperial (pink label). [Drink Stuff]
Still remember the Asus 12-inch Bamboo laptop that we mentioned last year? The pricing for the 12 inch version of this bamboo laptop has been unveiled. The notebook will go on sale at Taiwan’s IT Month exhibition on Saturday for around $1,800. Sadly, there is no further info about the specs. [Yahoo Tech via Laptop Notebook News]
The LawnPC is a new green PC concept that does not run on electricity, but is self powered with the solar-cell embedded in the grass like lawn located above the case. The artificial green grass is made from natural cotton fabric which features integrated inkjet printed solar cells, generating around 60 watts per hour. I think the LawnPC can be combined with the low powered LED display. The LawnPC also connects wirelessy to the LCD screen that allows you to place the CPU wherever you want. [ecofriend] Read more
The Samsung MV100 Tower and MZ100 Slim Tower are two eco-friendly desktop PCs that only need 1 Watt in stand-by mode and 60 Watts in power saving mode. Both PCs also come equipped with Intel’s G43 chipset and a choice of GeForce 9600GT 512MB or 9500GS 512MB graphics cards. I am sure you will be able to play latest game titles with these PCs. [Akihabara]
Grundig has released another eco-friendly LCD TV. The Grundig Vision 6 LCD TV will be available in 26, 32, 37 and 42 inches. The LCD screen adopts an integrated DVB-T receiver and supports a resolution of 1336 x 768, contrast ratio of 10000:1(HD ready) and comes with Grundig’s proprietary Perfect Picture plus technology. Other cool specifications are include SRS Tru surround system, USB port and three HDMI ports. This eco-friendly LCD panel draws no energy in standby mode and only needs 76Watts when fully operational, 48% less than comparable models. The Grundig Vision 6 LCD TV will be launched in October 2008. [AVING]
