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Water Powered Flashlight!

max — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:02:59 +0000

Back in 2007, we posted a video from MIT showing that water could possibly be used to power batteries. Well, within months, a Japanese company NoPoPo came up with water-powered batteries that can even use your own pee to power them.

Now, this water-powered flashlight is available, all powered using NoPoPo water-powered batteries, way too cool. I suggest you to get one for emergencies. This flashlight lasts virtually forever!

The NoPoPo Mini Lantern is pure craziness: a lamp powered with nothing but water! Simple to use, rechargable almost anywhere, and lasting up to ten years without losing charge, the NoPoPo is a perfect addition to any emergency kit, camping gear, survival set, and more. The versatile mini lantern can be used as either a flashlight or a unidirectional lantern; just slide the cover up to change modes.

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Office DIY Ideas – How to Turn Office Junk into Useful Gadgets!

max — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:13:26 +0000

This is a Guest Post by Jeff Saporito from our partner blog site TestFreaks.com.

Few things on this earth become as cluttered, dirty and full of mysteries as the desks where we work all day. From shriveled lettuce fragments from a 2005 sandwich still stuck between the keys, to a curious 5” floppy disk full of unknown data that has been rolled over by the chair wheels a dozen times, there are all sorts of things buried within and around our workspaces. This is particularly true for most who work from home – as the desk constantly serves not only as a place for getting work done, but often as a table, shelf, pantry, and sometimes, a bed.

Every now and then, people bother to actually clean out their desks and get rid of all the miscellaneous bits of computer parts and office supplies for which they have absolutely no use. Massive trash bags, big enough for Dexter Morgan to fill with a dismembered 32 year-old man, get filled to the brim with random work-related bits of forgotten importance. But why junk all that stuff? There are a bunch of things you can do with all those pieces-parts – and this article aims to provide you with a few ideas. And no, I wouldn’t suggest re-shingling your roof with plastic jewel cases and gelatinous bottles of White Out. Come on, you at least have a little bit of class.

CDs

CDs may be the most common throw-away item. Everyone has a spindle worth of discs they forgot to label, discs that burned improperly, or a drawer full of leftover AOL free trials they got in the mail once a week from 1997-2001. Here are some technical, geeky, crafty, practical and stupid things to do with old CDs or DVDs:

Detach large Christmas lights (the old school fat ones like your grandpa still uses) from their string, put on the CD, and then reattach the light. It makes a neat glowing/reflecting effect.
Trace a guitar pick onto a CD and cut it out. Brand new guitar pick.
String a few together and hang it outside for a quality hillbilly prism ornament.
Stick them on fence posts to scare away birds from your garden – they hate the reflection.
There’s always the good old coaster and Frisbee options.
If they have printed labels on one side, cut them up and make a mosaic.
Smash your mosaic, and glue the pieces to a Styrofoam ball. Disco away.
Practice your ninja skills by throwing them like a shuriken at friends and family members.
They make pretty cool candle coasters.
Install a clock mechanism in the center hole, Sharpie on some numbers and you’ve got a sweet nerd clock.
Use your nerd clock to gauge when your frozen pizza is done baking, and then cut the pie with a disc edge.

Floppy & Zip Disks

No doubt you’ve got a few floppies still lying around, too. If you don’t, I have plenty, and you can have them. You could back up your hard drive or something, 1.4MB at a time, if you wanted to. The Zip disk could still be mildly useful, if only any computer on earth actually had a Zip drive…

Tile the floor in a small room with them, you nerd.
Go to this site and learn how to make a bag/purse/man sack out of floppies (http://www.instructables.com/id/Floppy-Disk-Bag/) – Just don’t give it to your mom for mother’s day.
Pop out the little metal circle part from the middle of a bunch of disks, string some cord through it (or some SATA cable if you want to be super geeky) and make a belt. Or a necklace. Or a noose.
Zip disks make great props for under the leg of that wobbly chair or table.
Fashion a bunch of them together to make a square box – you can put pencils in it! Hey, it’ll help with the clutter. We’re cleaning here, after all.
Same concept as above – but make a photo cube.
Use them to scratch food out of a casserole dish. It works. I swear.
If you have a 5” floppy, use it as a mount for some sort of art project.
Make a bracelet out of the insides of a 5” disk. Then, down a bottle of Hello Kitty pills and head to a rave in the most dilapidated building you can find.

Laptops

Aside from taking old laptops to sit on and keep the chilly bleacher metal off your bum at your son’s tee ball game, there are a handful of things you can do with them that are less ridiculous.

Make a DIY digital photo frame. Start by taking the LCD off of the rest of the laptop (which usually only requires removing one ribbon cable). Remove the plastic around the LCD, assemble a mounting board and mat around it, then glue it on. Reattach the cable to the rest of the laptop. Attach something to make a stand. If you have a screensaver program that links to Flickr or some other photo source, it’s all that much easier because you never really have to touch the thing. It’s boss.
Screw with it. Replace the case with a wooden one. Do something silly.
If it’s not a total pile, turn it into a file server. It costs less to power all day than a desktop.
Turn it into a hotspot and boost your router signal. The method depends on your OS, so look it up yourself.
Put some wheels on it and use it as a skateboard. Wear pads, you’ll get hurt.
Create a DIY hobo digital projector. Get the screen, a cooling fan, and an old style overhead projector. Check the bottom corner of the supply closet for one of those, behind the mop and Janet from accounting’s underwear. Strip down the LCD until you’re left with just the screen itself (just the black sheet and its attached VGA/DVI components). Lay it on the glass top of the overhead projector. Attach it however you need to along with the cooling fan. Connect the inputs to a video source, and you’ll have a big, digital-ish projection.
Use it as a second monitor.
Put it on your stove top and use it as a skillet to fry an egg. Only if it has a metal shell, though. I mean, you can melt it everywhere if you want…

Printers

Okay fine, there is only one suggestion for printers…

Hollow it out and plant flowers in it. They become excellent planters, especially the all-in-ones.

Pencils

Make a little fence for your plants in your printer planter box. Or in an actual planter box.
Glue a bunch together side-by-side and make a placemat or trivet.
Apparently moths hate pencil shavings. Grind them all up and put them in your closet. They will work like moth balls – but with a different, less offensive, but still unappealing odor.
Support a small plant.
The graphite in a pencil is a dry lubricant, so if you have a small motor, lock, latch, or other mechanical object that is stuck, rub the graphite all over it to loosen it up.

Other Crap

Clean out the junk in your keyboard cracks with the sticky end of a Post-It.
Use Post-Its as cable wraps for all the cords under the desk.
Be one of those creepy old people in a dark room full of decaying Asian home furnishings and antique radios that hordes every piece of garbage they’ve ever possessed.
Repeatedly stick and remove any form of tape to a laptop keyboard that has hand soil marks. It will slowly lift them without you scratching away at your hardware. (That’s what she said!)
Insulate something with mouse pads.
You can tie up just about anything with a computer cable.
Got a bunch of old computer pieces? Here are some examples of insanely cool computer art: http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/04/18/geeky-computer-part-art/
Use paper clips as Christmas ornament hooks, or as a zipper pull. Then go out to dinner at a fancy restaurant. Pop your collar while you’re at it.
Large pencil erasers are great door stops.
An old mouse or crappy computer speaker makes a good key hider.
An old iPod makes a swell cigarette case.
The circuit sheet from a keyboard can make a very snazzy wallet.
You can melt old crayons and make nice art that will look much like oil painting. Touch to flame, dab on paper. Touch to flame, dab on paper. Touch to flame, dab on paper. Touch to flame, dab on paper. Touch to flame…

Clearly you can find a use for anything if you try to. It’s certainly easier to throw everything away, but when you can have mildly tacky things all over the place that you created with would-be trash, people just may think you are the most clever Jenny on the block. You may even be able to fashion yourself something useful, which is the true spirit of DIY. Though most of the ideas on this list were small, they are all feasible. Try some out, put your innovative mind to work and see if you can’t transform some of that desk clutter into a more creative form of clutter.

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Office DIY Ideas – How to Turn Office Junk into Useful Gadgets!

Solar DIY – How to Make a Solar Thermal Water Heater!

max — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:31:18 +0000

If you can either find or have an old fridge, you can easily use the back of the fridge to re-make a solar thermal water heater that can easily burn your hands.

This method doesn’t use any actual solar panels but uses a reflective surface and the heater bars of the old fridge to heat the water, pretty incredibly simple yet very effective.

A word of warning, this panel works VERY WELL. We tested it on a very sunny day and within seconds the water coming out of the panel was hot enough TO SCALD. I burned my fingers. This very hot water is only formed when the water inside the panel is allowed to sit for about a minute without moving. If the water is moving (do to the gravity siphon) the water exiting the return pipe is about 110 degrees, and while hot, will not burn you.

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Solar DIY – How to Make a Solar Thermal Water Heater!

Eco DIY – How to Make a Candle Lantern with Old Jars!

max — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:35:11 +0000

I personally own bunch of small jar-like candle holders that I’ve bought from IKEA at a dollar each. After seeing this eco DIY, I am having some regrets as I have many old jars laying around that I could have used to make this candle lantern that looks awfully awesome. Now, I wouldn’t hang it from anything but I can just let the candle jars sit on my dining table. It’d still look classy and nice.

During the summer I love to linger outside with friends as the day makes its slow fade into night. A bottle of wine, a few good nibbles, and flickering candlelight sets the mood for lots of gabbing and laughing. I have a big collection of votive holders leftover from our wedding, but I’ve been wanting to hang candle lanterns around our deck.

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Garden DIY – How to Make a Wine Bottle Moss Garden!

max — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:26:04 +0000

It seems that more and more people these days have decided to re-use, recycle, and re-make cool artistic objects. Today’s subject is on how to make a wine bottle moss garden using your empty wine bottles and moss collected from your nearest forest. I think this is a great idea as you can keep most of that moss contained in the wine bottle while the moss will keep growing nicely.

So I did my best to replicate her art using my own medium: wine. My five-year-old son and I went into the woods last fall and collected two kinds of moss. He made his own terrarium in a glass cookie jar; I made mine in a bottle of Domaine Tempier rose 2007, my favorite rose from last summer. Unlike most wine bottles, rose bottles are clear to show off the eye-popping color of the wine. This also makes them better terrariums!

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Garden DIY – How to Make a Wine Bottle Moss Garden!

Hair DIY – How to Condition Your Hair Using Everyday Kitchen Ingredients!

max — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:23:02 +0000

Looking for more eco-friendly ways to condition your hair? 1800Blogger.com has an extensive list of everyday kitchen ingredients you can use to “condition” your hair including baking soda, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, real mayonnaise, salt, and even beer!

Here’s what they had to say on using beer, which was my favorite:

Beer makes is a great rinse conditioner that leaves your hair more manageable. Simply bring a bottle of flat warm beer into the shower with you. Wash your hair with your regular shampoo and then rinse with beer. Rinse again thoroughly with water unless you want to smell like old beer later in the day.

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P.S. There’s also many natural herbs Koreans use to condition their hair for centuries, next time I will have to translate one of the articles on it so watch out for that. Or, I am even thinking of a new blog featuring interesting stuff from Korea, what’ya think?

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Hair DIY – How to Condition Your Hair Using Everyday Kitchen Ingredients!

Speaker DIY – How to Make Solar Portable Speakers!

max — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:43:37 +0000

Wow, what a day for eco-friendly DIY speakers. Unlike the DIY speaker kit mentioned earlier, these solar portable speakers are not kits, you can make them using various speaker and solar parts mentioned in the DIY.

I have to say these solar portable speaker certainly rock over the previous one as it can power itself using the power of the sun.

Combine a small, energy efficient digital amplifier, cheap bookshelf speakers, batteries, a small solar panel, and your MP3 player as a source.

Fasten everything together, add a handle, and take it on the road!

This project makes for a fun, easy solar project, that will help you learn about how solar panel, and audio systems operate.

Speaker DIY – How to Make Solar Portable Speakers!

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Speaker DIY – How to Make Your Own Eco DIY Speakers!

max — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:35:49 +0000

Want to go green and also make your own set of cool eco-DIY speakers that use recycled materials? Well, UrbanOutfitters.com has these awesome eco DIY speaker kits you can get, they are well worth it for $18.

Design it yourself! With this eco-friendly kit, you can make speakers as original as your favorite playlist. Six colored pencils are included to get you started! Plug and play design and universal compatibility allow you to play music from whatever kind of system you want. Crafted by Merkury, these speakers are portable, fun and made with 70% recycled materials. Sounds good to us! Imported. Wipe clean.

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Speaker DIY – How to Make Your Own Eco DIY Speakers!

Green Blog Post Update!

max — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:40:38 +0000

Here’s some interesting green blog posts from our affiliate green blog Keetsa this week:

Green Peas introduce a new line of green clothing for kids.
Check out Yoga mats that are made from eco-friendly rubber.
Handbags made from recycled fire hose may be perfect for a fireman’s wife.
Hummer proves itself yet again as one of the worst polluting vehicles to drive in China.
FAA starts using more scooters to cut down on emissions, it’s about TIME!!!
Reusable airbags are great idea but may cause more problems and lawsuits down the road by bozos who are willing to take advantage?
Watch out for Cash For Clunkers scams, just don’t give out your personal information.
Read How to Stay Cool without AC for the summer!
We will get to see more and more of Electric Vehicle Charging stations in the next 5-6 years.

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Wedding DIY – How to Make Recycled DIY Tin Can Numbers!

max — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:26:49 +0000

One of my best friends is getting married this weekend, here’s a cool wedding DIY that reminds me that a lot of stuff for wedding can be recycled, painted, drilled, and save lots of money including these recycled DIY tin can numbers.

Jillian came up with this super cute table number idea after dinner at a restaurant that had something similar on their tables. Such an excellent way to make cute, but inexpensive (and recycled!) numbers for your tables. Plus they glow and we all know that you positively cannot have too much candle light on a dinner table.

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DIY Bamboo Speaker Sound System!

max — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:24:44 +0000

Wow, I was amazed to see a great idea on speaker system that will change sound (get more bass) as your bamboo tree grows. Plus, bamboo is probably the most sustainable, eco-friendly tree in the world. I would love to see such bamboo system to go commercial one day, I will be one of the first green adaptors to buy one.

The idea here by Jocko Chan is simple: as the bamboo grows, so does the quality of your sound system – piped up through the stalks and into the room. In reality, bigger is not always better and organic means unpredictable – not a good thing to tell an audiophile.

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DIY Bamboo Speaker Sound System!

Auto DIY – How to Get CASH for your Old Car!

max — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:33:42 +0000

Here’s how you can get some cash for your old car if you qualify for the Cash for Clunkers Rebate Program. The following cars are eligible up to $4,500 of cash if you trade in for a new vehicle that gets better mileage.

1996 Honda Passport ($1,227)

1997 Lincoln Continental ($1,179)

1998 Chevrolet Silverado ($3,378)

1995 Audi A6 ($1,261)

1996 Toyota Land Cruiser ($4,042)

Auto DIY – How to Get CASH for your Old Car!

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Solar DIY – How to Build a Solar Cooling System for the Summer!

max — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:44:45 +0000

Solar systems have been appearing everywhere these days including the new Prius which practically cools itself while parked out in the sun. Well, this technology isn’t so hard to understand or apply, simply get some solar panels and hook it up to a cooling device.

Okay, maybe it’s not that easy but here’s a great DIY that shows you how to do that.

This instructable will tell you how I went about building a 12v Solar setup to run my Air Cooler during our hot Summer and a 12v 120 litre Fridge/Freezer during the cooler months.

It will include some of the things I got right and the things I got wrong while building my “Sun Suckers”.

Please keep in mind that I am not qualified in this area and that my methods were based on a “research then trial and error” system.
Please use the ideas presented as a guide and improve on them wherever you can.

Solar DIY – How to Build a Solar Cooling System for the Summer!

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The world’s smallest garden

David Allen — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:00:35 +0000

Some people do not have the luxury of having a garden or even a window box, so just for those folks who are feeling a little left out, this is the Green Capsule, the world’s smallest garden all contained in a self sufficient habit with three varieties of vegetable to grow inside.

The Green Capsule features:

Unbreakable polycarbonate garden capsule

Four varieties of seeds: bell pepper, miniature tomato, cabbage, and sweet basil

Miniature gardening kit for planting, supporting, and nurturing your plant

Pendant mount and cell phone strap included

Manual: Japanese

Priced at $83

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The world’s smallest garden

5 Great Green Blog for Reading!

max — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:51:36 +0000

Here’s a round-up of the 5 great green blogs you must read for green people out there:
(Don’t forget Keetsa blog!)

1. Planet Green -This blog and portal is part of the Discovery channel media network and boasts lots of good green content and personalities. A fun read.

from their “about us” page:

Planet Green is the first and only 24-hour eco-lifestyle television network with a robust online presence and community. Launched in June 2008, our on-air content reaches 50 million homes, offering more than 250 hours of original green lifestyle programming. Both online and on-air, Planet Green’s content is entertaining, relevant, and accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds.

2. Sustainable Is Good – this cool blog focuses on green design as it relates to sustainability and is headed up by Rider Thompson. Good stuff!

from their “about us” page:

Sustainable is Good grew out of my interest in leading a more sustainable lifestyle. The blog’s title represents a way of life where sustainability, quality and design are valued in everything we do.

3. Eco Salon – this great looking blog has a focus on lifestyle and fashion and is headed up by editor Sara Ost.

from their “about us” page:

We believe that environmental consciousness doesn’t have to mean granola, that style and sustainability belong in the same sentence, and that an eco-friendly lifestyle can be both ethically satisfying and fashionably fun.

4. Inhabitat – this blog has a bevy of architecture, decor and furniture articles and features a series of cool green themed videos.

from their “about us” page:

Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.

Inhabitat was started by NYC designer Jill Fehrenbacher as a forum in which to investigate emerging trends in product, interior and architectural design.

5. Groovy Green – Updated daily this blog is run by the same lothario who runs Ecorazzi, a green celeb gossip blog – which is equally if not better than GG.

from their “about us” page:

Groovy Green was started as a way to organize the large amounts of information swirling about the little town of Ithaca, NY concerning renewable energy and sustainable living. Over the past few months, it has branched out to cover national and international news, products, and the people fighting to make a difference in promoting sustainability. Through this website, we hope to get others involved–not just in community events–but also in national and international discussions or organizations that directly effect the ‘green movement’. Together we can all do a little more to reduce consumption, improve health, and find cleaner alternatives to power the gadgets, cars, and lives we lead today.

5 Great Green Blog for Reading!

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How to Lose Fat with the Manual Treadmill!

max — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:27:45 +0000

If you enjoy walking but don’t have time to in your super-busy life, you might be interested to know that you can get a manual treadmill that uses no electricity to work out at the comfort of your home.

The Stamina InMotion II Manual Treadmill is a good one btw. At $142.11 on Amazon, this surely beats any motorized environmentally-harmful treadmills.

Quiet, self-powered treadmill that lets you set your own workout pace
42-inch-long walking/running deck accommodates long and short strides
Multi-function, battery-operated monitor tracks distance, time, speed, and calories
Heavy-duty steel frame; 2 incline positions (8 and 10 degrees); folds for storage
Measures 46.5 x 43.5 x 26 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty on frame

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How to Lose Fat with the Manual Treadmill!

RV DIY – How to Go Green with RVs!

max — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:30:48 +0000

Here’s some great tips on how to save money and energy if you are into RVs and cross-country driving:

1. Try a diesel-powered RV model such as the BioTrekker, which is powered by the more fuel efficient and less costly biodiesel.

2. Convert an existing model to biodiesel via a kit. Biodiesel kits can be found online or via a green RV dealer.

Q: Don’t you need a special biodiesel engine to run it?
A: No. B100 (100 percent biodiesel) will run in most diesel engines with little or no modifications. B20 (20 percent biodiesel) will run in any diesel engine without modifications. I’ll soon be providing a comprehensive list of diesel vehicles in the U.S. that are candidates for biodiesel.

3. Power up using solar or wind energy. I’ve seen many an RV with a wind turbine attached which presumably could power up a variety of electronics including a laptop, tv, cell phones, etc.

RV DIY – How to Go Green with RVs!

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Eco-Auto New Roundup!

max — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:12:39 +0000

Here’s a bit of an update on the auto industry from our green blog:

Boston Power unveiling their Plug-in Hybrid and Battery Electric Vehicles (PHEV/BEV) with SWING. Propel Fuel will be holding a hydrogen vehicle showdown.

Are you ready for the Top 5 budget hybrid cars of 2009? – link

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Your chance to buy the first ZERO in the US

David Allen — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:00:15 +0000

The ZERO from the Tazzari Electric company, is set to arrive in the US during 2010 but there is the chance to get your hands on the very first ZERO to be delivered in the US. The eco friendly car is made from recycled aluminium and runs on lithium batteries. It is on eBay and the bidding is running.

Features:

ZERO is not an imitation

ZERO is different

ZERO uses Lithium batteries, leaving behind old Lead or Nickel Cadmium technology.

In technical terms, it has been conceived as a sports car, a miniature sports car which offers four driving modes:

RACE: for a track feel

RAIN: for when the road is wet

STANDARD: for daily use

ECONOMY: for increased driving time/ autonomy

Price $25,000

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Outdoor Lighting – Pack of 3 Solar Lights!

max — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:12:28 +0000

Here’s an awesome deal of pack of 3 outdoor solar lights, all of these run on a single photovoltaic solar cell, great for keeping your outdoors bright without use of any household electricity but with solar power.

These are great for continuous lighting through the night for a dark driveway or yard area. Be sure to position the multi-angle floodlight trio in direct sunlight throughout the day for best solar absorption.

Price: $36.79 on Amazon

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Outdoor Lighting – Pack of 3 Solar Lights!

Eco Friendly Hammock Made From Seatbelts!

max — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:58:57 +0000

Here’s a more brilliant idea for re-using and keeping our mother earth safer, an “eco” hammock made from recycled seatbelts! Now, this one will cost you $585 but I am already getting some good ideas on what to do with old seatbelts I bought at my local flea market…

Don’t need a hammock? Try these pillows made from recycled seatbelts!

Like TING pillows, made from reclaimed seatbelt webbing. Weather resistant. Rope & mounting hardware included. TING has always worked to produce the highest quality products with minimal environmental impact. This was Inghua Ting’s inspiration when she founded TING in 2000. Having worked designing innovative, technological fabrics, Inghua realized she was increasingly drawn to the possibilities of re-using existing but often ignored and overlooked materials in new ways. Motivated to re-use and recycle these materials and the challenge to produce attractive, practical bags; Inghua has succeeded in making luxury products that are sustainable, functional and uber-cool.

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Eco Friendly Hammock Made From Seatbelts!

This is a lamp that is a lamp

David Allen — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:00:15 +0000

These types of designs are made to confuse and amaze, to be honest they do both at the same time, you see the item and think that it is one thing, only to find that it has another purpose or the same purpose, it depends what way you look at it.

Lamp/Lamp light bulb:

100V

30W

Optional: Lamp/Lamp base:

Size: 7.2 (diameter) x 4.5cm

Colours: black, white

Includes: lamp base, manual (Japanese only)

Priced at $39

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This is a lamp that is a lamp

26″ Wheeled eZip Trailz Electric Bike!

max — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:41:55 +0000

For those of you who live close enough to work but too far for walking it daily, you might be interested in this awesome electric bike that will get you to work in time at maximum 18 miles per hour and a 450VDC battery that lasts up to 22 miles per charge.

I’ve always had fun on electric bikes and I think they are great for the environment these days no doubt.

The eZip Trailz electric bike will get you to the groceries/work/retail shops without letting you pollute the environment in your SUV guzzler.

With the rise of prices in gas over the summers, this electric bike could potentially pay for itself as you use it more often over your regular vehicles.

Price: $421.47 on Amazon

Men’s electric comfort bike with 450-watt DC earth magnet motor
Range of 15 to 22 miles per charge; top speed of 15 miles per hour
Easy-to-use twist throttle and Shimano 7-speed gearing
Currie E-Ride 26-by-2-inch street comfort tires; easy-access charging port
Designed for young adults and adults; 240-pound weight capacity

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26″ Wheeled eZip Trailz Electric Bike!

Eco Roundup from the Green Blog at Keetsa!

max — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:08:22 +0000

Here’s a bit of an update on interesting eco-tech articles from our green blog Keetsa:

US Cellular is offering free battery swap for low battery cellphones, Honda 2010 Insight sold for just $1.24 on an auction site, and Hyundai’s new Accent will run on LPG.

Here’s a cool eco-friendly wind-up rabbit, great for gift to your kids. Also check out the new solar ventilation system for Prius. Check out Sprint’s new solar-charging accessories. The solar bike is awesome! Wow, this is the world’s smallest car powered with a lawnmower, I don’t think you can actually drive it though unless you are a teenager.

We’ve seen this one over and and over but learn how to recycle your old laptop into a digital frame. I cannot wait to buy an electric bicycle from BestBuy.

For more, head over to Keetsa!

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Eco Roundup from the Green Blog at Keetsa!

DIY laptop covers

David Allen — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:00:55 +0000

Sometimes it gets a bit boring having the sort of stuff as everyone else, so apart from having something personally made for you, the only other option is the do it yourself at least you know what you are getting and how well it has been made.

This is a concept that Grzegorz Kozakiewicz has taken on board when he wanted to cover his Sony Vaio laptop, he did not want what everyone else had, he wanted something different and his handy work has certainly produced that with the recycled cardboard paper cover.

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DIY laptop covers

Flash panda raises cash for real panda’s

David Allen — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:00:32 +0000

There are loads of flash drives out there; they come in all shapes and sizes. However, this panda flash drive is something special as it helps to raise cash for the world wildlife fund, the manufacturers will be donating at least $25,000 to fund so at least you know that some of your cash is heading off to a good cause.

Product Features and Technical Details

Product Features

16 GB, 8 GB and 2 GB USB Flash Drive

2.5-inch Panda made of non-toxic soft silicone rubber

Lead-free, Mercury-free, PVC-free

Plug and play; Supports Mac & PC; Works in any computer

Benefits World Wildlife Fund

Fully compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1

Both Mac and PC

Hot plug-and-play

No driver required for most operating systems

Data retention: 10 years

Dimensions: 2.5 x 1.4 x 1.0 inches (64 x 36 x 25 mm)

Capacities: 1GB – 16GB

Prices from $13 (2Gb) to $43 (16Gb)

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Chef the sprouting revolutionary

David Allen — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:01:47 +0000

Chef used be popular back in the seventies with students and freedom fighters from all round the world and so as the student got jobs and home loans the revolutionary spirit started to fad and so did Chef.

But these days times have and Chef in once more popular with different people for different reasons, but this Chef pot with growing sprouts is something completely different, but be careful of little sprouts they can sometimes grow into something very exciting and out of control.

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Seedbomb gets idea from WWII

David Allen — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:00:47 +0000

During the later stages of WWII, there was an American pilot named Gale Halvorson dropped candy from his plane for the kids of Berlin. One can only image how it must been for those poor kids and this was done in the name of hope.

In a similar way the seed bomb could be used to repopulate baron areas with new plants, these could be trees, flowers and in some cases even crops. The bomb is dropped from a plane and upon impact; the seeds are dispersed over the area. Each seed has been encased in a biodegradable capsule that will not leave any trace.

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#EcoMonday – Fun Things You Can do with a Dumpster!

max — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:52:43 +0000

It’s #EcoMonday and here’s some fun things you can do with a dumpster including a dumpster swimming pool, garden, and ping pong table.

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#EcoMonday – Fun Things You Can do with a Dumpster!

#EcoMonday Solar DIY – How to Make a Solar Cell!

max — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:48:37 +0000

As you know, it’s #EcoMonday, as Max Gladwell has started a new eco trend on Twitter, here’s how to make a solar cell for those of you who want to make your own using parts you can find at the local hardware store.

Here is a low power low efficiency photovoltaic cell that you can make you own in the kitchen
with materials from the hardware store.
This cell is made from cuprous oxide instead of silicon and you can build a working solar cell in 2 hours
to build it i follow this instruction: http://scitoys.com/scitoys/scitoys/echem/echem2.html

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Earth DIY – How to Make a 55 Gallon Plastic Barrel Chair!

max — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:00:29 +0000

You have to agree that more and more people are looking towards recycling, re-making, and using more sustainable materials for DIYs and this DIY is not an exception. Learn how to make a 55 gallon plastic barrel chair that looks cool enough for your colorful livingroom.

Today, we are going to make a surprisingly comfortable chair using only six small bolts, nuts and washers, six drywall screws, simple hand tools, a little ingenuity and a recycled 55-gallon plastic drum. Why? Well, that is a good question, partially because it is in our nature to make things, but mostly because I had a bunch of barrels that needed a purpose.

Earth DIY – How to Make a 55 Gallon Plastic Barrel Chair!

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Energy Hack – How to Make a Mini Wind Turbine!

max — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:55:30 +0000

If you are seriously thinking about building your own wind turbine from scratch, you might want to consider building this mini wind turbine beforehand and test out your skillz.

Vertical Wind Turbine

Wind and Solar Power Tent

Parallel Wind Turbine

Wind-powered cellphone charger

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Earth DIY – How to Make a Solar 55-watt Plastic Bottle Lamp!

max — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:02:40 +0000

Here’s a great way to utilize a plastic bottle, water, and film to bring natural light to your home/office without using ANY electricity. This method basically uses film and water to disperse the sun light into indoors. It will only work indoors but still a great way to save energy, especially each of these so-called lamps produce about 55-watts of power, more than your regular bulbs.

Here’s video on the HOWTO:

Earth DIY – How to Make a Solar 55-watt Plastic Bottle Lamp!

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400 Watt Wind Generator for Your Home!

max — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:01:21 +0000

If your house gets a lot of wind, (let’s say for example you live near the beach) you might benefit from installing these 400-watt wind generators to power your 12V garden gadgets.

For do-it-yourselfers, this is a perfect wind generator to get started on re-using the free wind power that’s floating around your home.

Uses wind to generate power and run your appliances and electronics
Constructed from lightweight, weatherproof cast aluminum
Fully integrated regulator that automatically shuts down when the batteries are completely charged
Maximum power up to 400 watts or 27 Amps

Price: $499.99 on Amazon

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400 Watt Wind Generator for Your Home!

Eco Jewelry DIY – How to Make a Necklace with Hemp!

max — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:32:48 +0000

Hemp has been one of the earth’s most valuable resources and can be used for fabrics and alike. Hemp can be grown everywhere and practically can grow anywhere. Of course, there’s also the THC-strong substitute also, which is good for something else…

If you have been wondering how to make cool necklace with hemp, you might want to read up on this instructable that shows you how.

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Eco Jewelry DIY – How to Make a Necklace with Hemp!

The Pharox LED Bulbs!

max — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:41:18 +0000

Yey, we finally have LED bulbs from Pharox that greatly increases the efficiency of light bulbs while lasting 50 times longer. I have to say these LEDs are very handy for projects too while they don’t really product enough heat to hurt you even when you touch them. Cool stuff.

The Pharox LED bulb produces a warm glow equivalent to that of a 40Watt incandescent bulb, but uses only 5Watts of energy. The Pharox bulb is compatible with standard fittings and has a stylish design that looks more like a traditional incandescent bulb, yet is 90 percent more energy efficient and lasts 50 times longer.

The Pharox was developed using the most advanced lighting technology available. The result? A bulb that lasts up to 50,000 hours or approximately 35 years!

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The Pharox LED Bulbs!

Eco DIY – How to Make Fruit Bowl with Bamboo!

max — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:40:15 +0000

Bamboo has been undeniably the most eco-friendly choice for wooden products today. According to Wikipedia, bamboo is the “fastest” growing wooden plant in the world today.

Of course, I have seen many many bamboo plants/trees in South Korea and other parts of Asia but is probably lacking here in San Francisco bay area. (I have yet to see a single naturally grown bamboo plant…)

If you are luck enough to live in the parts of the world where bamboo grows everywhere, please do make use of this awesome DIY and make yourself a cool fruit bowl. Put some real fruit and give it to your elderly parents who will appreciate your hard DIY work and the fruits too of course.

This beautiful bowl is made of 20 layers of laser-cut bamboo tied together with copper wire.

I am posting it as an entry for the “Epilog Challenge”. It is a “green” product in that the design makes minimal use of materials.

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Boxed Water in Better for the Environment?

max — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:55:33 +0000

Here’s a start-up company that is trying to market “boxed” water. I think it’s a great idea except it might be even better to have “no box” by using a water filter like me.

Okay, this would be great though, I admit, for the environment if we can replace all the plastic bottles out there.

Startups are getting in on the act as well. A company called Boxed Water is Better is producing, as the name implies, boxed water. BWAB ships unfilled recylable containers to the water source in an attempt to keep pollution level low, and it donates 20% of all profits to world water relief and tree reforestation organizations.

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Veranda Solar Cells provide Free Solar Power for Apartments!

max — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:15:37 +0000

Here’s a really cool solar cell device that will latch and hang from your apartment’s window and give you some free solar power. Great idea indeed but I hope the latching system is secure enough so it doesn’t fall on bystanders’ head and you know what that means, lawsuits and no more solar cells hanging off buildings.

It’s called Veranda Solar, and it promises to eventually provide solar energy to apartment and condo dwellers by hanging attractive solar panels out windows and balconies. About the size of a DirecTV dish, these Veranda solar panels hope to at least supplement the energy used by an apartment thereby lowering energy costs and helping with demand. They promise to be easy to install with a snap together design, as well as a “plug and play” setup. But to date, there isn’t any data on how effective or efficient these small solar panels will be as they’re still in development. But if they can get the idea going, it could really help those who can’t afford a solar investment in the multi thousands but who still want to do their part if getting more green.

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Veranda Solar Cells provide Free Solar Power for Apartments!

Solar DIY – How to Make a Solar Cell with Powdered Donuts and Tea!

max — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:04:31 +0000

Solar DIY – How to Make a Solar Cell with Powdered Donuts and Tea!

Check this out, these guys figured out how to make a solar cell with powdered donuts and tea!

Heck, I can already see bunch of guys making a whole roof solar-cell setup with lots of donuts and tea.

Powdered sugar contains titanium dioxide nanoparticles, a substance that is also used in paint. When that powder is coated with an organic dye, like the colorful chemicals in pasionfruit tea, it can be used as the light-absorbing layer of a photovoltaic device.

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Save Earth – Shopping Online is Greener for the Environment!

max — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:45:35 +0000

It’s common sense that shopping online reduces CO2 and saves carbon footprint and it’s better for the environment.

Why?

Well, think of it this way, if every retail store shipped their products from one central warehouse location instead of hauling products to each and every retail store using pollution-causing big rig trucks, there would be a LOT of less gas spent of transportation. (You can take a look at Keetsa, another example of online business that primarily relies on compact packaging and central warehouse shopping.)

Besides saving earth, shopping online usually means cheaper price tag for most items, you just have to wait a little longer for the shipping.

Heck, take a look at Amazon, they have almost every well-known brand, always slightly cheaper than retail prices.

According to study carried out by researchers at the Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, it turns out that online shopping is greener than visiting the stores in person, in fact it is significantly environmentally friendly in some cases up to twenty four times greener than conventional shopping. This only works with single items, when it comes to food shopping we have to suppose that the debate is still open.