If you’re sitting in front of your broken down monitor contemplating an upgrade you may want to wait a couple of months until LG comes out with this new model. LG is claiming that their new Flatron W2252TE is “the world’s most energy efficient monitor.” The 22″ model uses 45% less power than conventional LCD monitors of the same size, with no reduction in performance. Sports 1680 X 1050 resolution and a 170 degree viewing angle.
Out in August ’08
via: ubergizmo
What’s on the green horizon?
Who needs 20 acres and a mule to till the soil and grow some grub? Go vertical, not horizontal… as Dickson Despommier a guest on Thursday night’s Colbert Report, suggests.
Simply put, a modern skyscraper gets outfitted with serious plantings and a sophisticated gray water system to provide irrigation. A great way to manage our resources better, safely grow our food in urban settings and structures, and live more sustainably.
No need to transport produce long-distance and add tons of CO2 to our air, and no need for acres of land to be irrigated and maintained …check out more from Despommier, the founder of The Vertical Farm Project, and his plans for integrating food management into the mainstream, urban landscape.
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Related: previously on altCon -
Amazing Vertical Gardens (10.22/07)
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