Archive for 'Computers'

Climbing the Himalayas or heading to your off-the-grid chalet to write your next green how-to book?  Maybe you’ll need to keep your laptop charged.  This SolarGorilla Solar Charger will keep your iPod, laptop cell phone, PDA and handheld games powered-up no matter how far off the beaten track you get.  Clam shell design keeps your [...]

As you hustle from computer to computer grasping at the fleeting details of your angst filled existence, hopelessly slipping into the abyss…oh crap, that’s me…

Let this geometrically shaped little piece of technology stylishly keep you from losing it all.  The lanyard design and loop shape make this a great utilitarian fashion accessory.  Plugs into that [...]

Here’s another device that promises to help you save both electricity and cash.  Plug the Tricklestar’s USB cable into your computer, plug the power strip with your computer’s peripherals on it into Tricklestar’s female socket and plug the Tricklestar into your wall outlet.  When your computer is shutdown or in standby the Tricklestar will sense [...]

I was just gazing forlornly at the lame looking, faux-leather monstrosity that is my laptop case.  If I had it to do all over again, and knowing what I know now about consumer waste, I’d definitely make the move to one of these eco-friendly laptop carriers from Shoreline’s act2 GreenSmart line of bags.

These laptop conveyors [...]

Add a touch of nature to that sterile plastic box you worship for hours every day with one of these handmade, natural wood USB memory sticks.
Dutch designer, Guido Oooms (possessor of the best name I’ve seen in months) is fighting the good fight, “computer stuff all looks the same.  Almost all are aerodynamic symmetrical [...]

Advent has just introduced its new green desktop PC (it runs Windows Vista) for the burgeoning, green Bill Gates crowd (see Microsoft’s “I’m a PC ad campaign”).
Constructed of 75 recycled material and said to use 78% less energy than comparable desktops (it has no fan).  Paper waste has been reduced by installing all manuals and [...]

Make that home office of yours just a little greener with Fabrik’s new SimpleTech [re]drive.  The Fabrik press release calls it, ” the world’s most energy-efficient, resource-conscious, Turbo USB 2.0 external storage and backup drive.” Features a handsome, sustainable bamboo and recyclable aluminum enclosure, eco-friendly packaging and Energy Star® power adapter. It utilizes Turbo USB [...]

Being a Mac junkie pretty much means you’d have to blackmail me with pictures of some really aberrant naked behavior to get me to buy a PC but…Dell has just intro’d the Studio Hybrid PC, its smallest and most power-efficient desktop ever.  Dell has utilized laptop components to reduce the Hybrid’s size and power consumption.  [...]

Want to keep your MacBook fully charged as you work on that novel of yours while sprawled naked in the wilderness high atop Mt. Katahdin? This new Apple Juicz solar charging system from Quickertek for MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and MacBooks can charge your laptop while it’s in use with sweet, sustainable, solar energy.  The [...]

The move toward a more energy efficient future is edging forward. Popular home and small business network electronics maker, D-Link, has announced that they’ve become one of the first manufacturers to produce energy-saving home network Wi-Fi routers capable of saving up to 40 percent in power usage.
D-Link is expanding its Green Initiative by adding eco-friendly [...]

Upgrade from that tattered Shania Twain mousepad you’ve been scrolling over for the last 10 years to this nifty recycled rubber mousepad featuring the visages of HBO mega-stars, Jemaine and Bret, the frontmen for digi-folk band, Flight of the Conchords.
$9.99 @ hbo.com

If you haul around a bucket-full of cables and chargers in your briefcase you might want to consider investing in the Ultrabattery. This stylishly simple charger from Datexx can give you multiple charges of your cell phone or other small devices. It packs the rechargeable power of three cell phone batteries.
Charges iPhone, Blackberry, [...]