Posts Tagged ‘Environment’

A2B Launch 6 New eBikes: “A Journey Redefined”

A2B Launch 6 New eBikes: “A Journey Redefined”

I’m an avid cyclist. It’s my favourite way to traverse the capital and I can often been seen zipping in and out between cars, on a fixie, with a courier bag, braving the British winter with just a Rapha softshell jacket. I don’t wear one of those little cycling caps…

Loop: Energy Empowerment

Loop: Energy Empowerment

The downside of being always plugged in … is that I’m always plugged in. That might seem a little obvious but the various shiny gadgets that I’ve accrued as a professional gadgeteer litter my house the like children and pets of more balanced individuals, all sucking electricity and draining my…

The BathBuoy – Save Energy in the Bath!

The BathBuoy – Save Energy in the Bath!

Anyone with young children will know how exasperating it can be to wait for the bath to fill up – and to see how much water you use each time you bath them. This is when they’re at the age when they need bathing every day – for reasons that…

Here comes the rain – get it sorted with Xylem’s pumps

Here comes the rain – get it sorted with Xylem’s pumps

As I write this we are enjoying the tail end of a tropical storm, and the rain is pouring down outside the windows. So it seems quite apt that I am writing about a rainwater pump – although maybe not so apt that it’s solar powered. It’s all very well…

IAMECO PC: Moving the goalposts in eco-friendly computing

IAMECO PC: Moving the goalposts in eco-friendly computing

Now let’s be honest, is the ‘eco friendliness’ of a piece of technology really a determining factor when buying a gadget? Or are you more inclined to regard the price, size, both in terms of memory and physicality, and overall style before a device’s environmental impact? I have to ashamedly…

Energy Harvester and nPower PEG: Because kinetic energy isn’t slowing down!

Energy Harvester and nPower PEG: Because kinetic energy isn’t slowing down!

Just how logical is kinetic energy? Extremely, I’d say, because unlike wind power that requires wind – too bad if it’s a still day – or solar that requires the sun – too bad if it’s a cloudy day, which is usually the case in the UK, well in Manchester…

Logitech’s Solar-Powered Keyboard Case

Logitech’s Solar-Powered Keyboard Case

A case and a bluetooth keyboard are two of the must-have accessories for every iPad owner. Logitech have done the sensible things and created a new gadget that combines both these features, and does so in style. The Logitech Solar Keyboard Folio is the newest product in the company’s line…

Great Eco-Gadgets For Christmas

Great Eco-Gadgets For Christmas

Do you love a white Christmas? Well, if global warming gets its way, say goodbye to those snowy Xmas days. That’s why we’ve put together this list of eco-gadgets to fill both your Christmas stocking and your heart with self-righteous eco warmness. Powermonkey-eXtreme Portable Charger The powermonkey-eXtreme certainly lives up…

Reduce energy bills and damage inflicted by power surges with Masterplug’s new surge protected range

Reduce energy bills and damage inflicted by power surges with Masterplug’s new surge protected range

Have you ever had an electrical appliance damaged by a power surge? If you have, you will know how intensely infuriating power surges can be, and if you haven’t, I’m sure can appreciate how intensely infuriating such an incident would be. If your house is anything like my house, you…

New vacuum from Vax is on the cards

New vacuum from Vax is on the cards

A gadget made out of cardboard? Are you mad? That was my first thought when I found out about the cardboard Vax. I checked the date – no, not April 1 so maybe it wasn’t a joke. And, aside from what you read on Latest Gadgets, I know not to…

eTRV: Remote control radiator temperature control

eTRV: Remote control radiator temperature control

We love green at Latest Gadgets – grass, trees and low-power gadgets that make the world a better place. The eTRV – or electronic thermostatic radiator valve (sounds like a name out of Dr. Who) is the latter. Essentially, it’s a remote control radiator temperature control. Made by heating control…

Magibox ECO Maya: Environment and wallet friendly landline

Magibox ECO Maya: Environment and wallet friendly landline

Eco-consciousness is etching itself onto modern consciences with an intense vigour with each passing year and as a result eco-friendly technology is being propelled into mainstream consumer culture. The latest eco-conscious gadget to hit the gadgetry headlines is the Magicbox ECO Maya. This environmentally-friendly landline is both digital and cordless,…