September 2, 2008
No Garage in New York City? Try Walking Instead
No Garage in New York City? Try Walking Instead It’s true that you will want to keep out of a big city, too crowded for cars unless of course, you love New York City. Now, there’s a new way to stay out of traffic, try walking instead. I can sympathize with New Yorkers who have to pay outrageous amounts for parking as I live in San Fr ... More
September 1, 2008
Cabbage Chair Looks Like a Cabbage!
The Cabbage Chair is like peeling onions. Well, so long as you don’t have onion smell this chair does look pretty functional and what if they made Cabbage Lounge Sofas? That’d be way too cool. Above is a series of snapshots of how the Cabbage Chair becomes a chair after being shipped to a customer. From the point of view of an ... More
DIY - How to Re-use Excess Waste and Make Your Own Rich Soil!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool DIY on how to re-use leaves, urine, and other excess waste into a DIY Compost Tumbler to make your own rich soil. If you like gardening or if you are simply into making rich soil that will make your plants grow fast and healthy, you might wa ... More
EarthRace Boat completes 1 round trip around the World with 100% Biodiesel!
Check out this EarthRace Boat which runs on 100% biodiesel and is 100% carbon neutral, meaning this cool boat doesn’t excrete any CO2 or poisonous fumes to the atmosphere. It’s been an exciting month as we’ve seen green transportation records set on the ground and in the sky, so naturally we are taking the next step and bringing you to t ... More
Green Microgym collects Energy from Workouts!
Green Microgym collects Energy from Workouts! Here’s a cool new gym in Portland, Oregon that collects energy from the work generated by people working out. I think this is a great concept and should be applied to every gym. In fact, they should make every gym machine so it can re-charge itself and other gadgets such as your cellphone. The ... More
August 29, 2008
The Dubai Ziggurat - Eco-Friendly Self-Sustaining Pyramid for 1 Million People!
The Dubai Ziggurat - Eco-Friendly Self-Sustaining Pyramid for 1 Million People! Dubai seems to always spark the public’s interest with things like the tallest buidling in the world. Well, here’s another great idea that might make it to production, an eco-friendly self-sustaining pyramid that can house 1 million people. The size of the p ... More
August 28, 2008
Tree Solar-Charger for your iPhone/iPod Touch!
Tree Solar-Charger for your iPhone/iPod Touch! Though just a concept now, this solar tree is a customizable Tree Solar Charger you can build using artificial branches. Once you build it, plug in your charger and you are ready to go. This is a quite amazing concept. Recharge your cellphone and camera with this universal & usb solar-cell tree c ... More
August 25, 2008
Solar Powered Unmanned Flight Sets World Record!
Yey, someone set a world record for the longest solar-powered UAV! Zephyr’s reputation as the world’s leading solar powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has been reinforced with a world-beating three and a half day flight at the US Army’s Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The solar powered plane ... More
August 24, 2008
DIY - How to Make a Cool Table with Old Magazines!
Recently, I have been actually looking for a table to buy a table for a small spot that needs one. With this DIY, I will be able to make a new small table with some of my old magazines I’d throw away eventually anyways. I like the concept, of re-using magazines for DIY furnitue design. The most amazing part is that it requires very littl ... More
August 23, 2008
DIY - How to Hack your own Solar RC Car!
When it comes to building your own gadgets, nothing is better than a solar powered RC Car! Of course, it only “charges” using solar cells, but this solar movement is helped greatly by DIYs like this. Great job! A rc car with two solar panels strapped up top for charging power. (Sorry no images) video coming soon. This is my first Instr ... More
DIY Cardboard Wings and parts for Better Aerodynamics!
I honestly don’t believe using cardboard for auto aerodynamics will ever work but this one does look ridiculously funny and had to post it. via make A+Featured Auto, Auto, cardboard, Cars, Consumer, Cool, Design, DoItYourself!, Earth, Educational, Entertainment, Funny, Gadgets, Re-use, wings ... More
Australian Student Invents Cheap way to make Solar Cells!
A PhD student in Australia has found a cheap way to make solar cells with household parts. If this process works as well as thought-of, we might have solar cells popping up everywhere with DIYers who make their own solar cells. An Australian PhD student has found a cheap way to make solar cells with nail polish, a pizza oven and an ink jet print ... More
Lead Wheel Weights Must Not Used Anymore!
With Europe going crazy with RoHS and lead-free-ness, we are still polluting the earth with over 500,000 pounds of lead each year over here in the U.S. from lead wheel weights that go on cars. Why is this so important? Well, lead is poisonous and we should do everything from using lead, especially if that might end up in the dirt. Auto manufacture ... More
August 22, 2008
Quiksilver The Ray Eco-Friendly Watch!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Quicksilver introduces the world’s first eco-friendly watch through carbon-footprint-saving shipping methods (basically ship not air) and recyclable materials. It looks pretty good in my opinion, I might have to get one soon. Quiksilver is introducing t ... More
M2E Kinetic Re-Charge Technology!
You’ve seen those new type of flashlights that will re-charge simply by “wacking” it. Now, here’s a company that will take that concept further so you can re-charge your batteries simply through motion. If you take a bus or simply walk a lot on your way to work, this type of re-charging device will be great at re-charging ... More
August 20, 2008
Grass Flip Flops from Krispy Kreme!
Here’s the most comfortable looking flip flops branded as Krispy Kreme. I have no idea why anyone would make these for the donut conglomerate but it sure looks comfortable and I might have to get one to test out against my current bamboo flip flops. It’s probably a PR stunt by Krispy Kreme but I do like the fact that you can grow gra ... More
Eco-Friendly Wind Powered Toy Car!
There’s has been no better time than today to learn about saving energy with the eco-friendly wind powered toy car. We suggest you to get one for your child for the best learning experience. Actually, I might get one myself it’s so cool… (Picture of the race car charging) Video of the wind-powered car in action: Download lat ... More
August 19, 2008
Solar Powered Necktie is Poorly Designed for Geeks-Only
In todays’ world, a company should make things that are useful with a usable design. In the case with this Solar Powered Necktie, we feel it’s been very poorly designed so no one would buy one. Regardless, we do like the idea that you can charge your iPhone while walking down the street looking like an idiot. Who knows, maybe no one ... More
August 15, 2008
RoofRay lets you calculate your home’s Solar Power potential!
RoofRay is a site that let’s you calculate your home’s solar power potential using the power of GoogleMaps. It’s very interesting as the site will caculate the solar power potential based on the roof area and the slope of the roof. It’s probably pretty accurate as most data is using direct satellite images off GoogleMaps. T ... More
Samsung Eco-Friendly Cellphone made from Corn!
With everyone in the industry and consumers going green, Samsung has no choice but to follow in people’s footsteps by introducing an Eco-Friendly cellphone made from corn. Now, I kinda like this concept of making phones from edibles. Will they make some new phones out of milk too? Even better, maybe they can use barley, the same stuff us ... More