electronics

Disneyland Paris Will Turn Heat from Its Computers Into Energy

October 11, 2011

Photo: Sean MacEntee / CC

Part of the magic of Disneyland is that you never see what’s behind the “magic” – the workers in the mascot costumes, the networks of underground tunnels, and all the computers that keep everything running. But for once, it’…

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Climbing Robot Cockroach Is Creepy Cool (Video)

October 10, 2011

Image via YouTube video screengrab

The timing couldn’t be better, what with Halloween quickly approaching. The mad scientists over at UC Berkeley have come up with a robot inspired by cockroaches that can climb cloth. It is definitely an act of biomi…

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Solar SunTable Is Perfect Patio Furniture for Green Geeks

October 6, 2011

Image via SunTable

Ever want to sit outside and enjoy the fresh air, only to find you have no place to plug in your laptop? Sun Table has the solution. This outdoor table, made of stainless steel, aluminum, teak, and silicon solar panels, is designed…

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Steve Jobs: The Computer is a Bicycle For Our Minds

October 5, 2011

Still from documentary ‘Memory and Imagination’

Following on from Mike’s Vale for Steve Jobs. I’d like to tender, as my tribute, this quote and video, in which a young Steve, ever the visionary, remarks: … the computer is the most remarkable tool …

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iPhone 4S Disappoints, Underscores Apple’s Planned Obsolescence Strategy

October 5, 2011

Screengrab via Gizmodo video

The iPhone 4S. Apple’s latest. Everyone who cares about gadgets was waiting on pins and needles to hear about the release of the the latest, newest, ooooooh-est iPhone from Apple. And nearly everyone was disappointed by w…

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Best Buy to Offer Home Energy Tools — Finally!

October 5, 2011

Photo by The Consumerist via Flickr CC

The next time you’re in a Best Buy, you might be able to pick up a home energy monitor or other tool for saving electricity use at home. And if you’re having a new electronic installed or repaired in your home b…

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MESH Cities: Sustainable, Intelligent Cities of Tomorrow Today

October 3, 2011

Across North America, people are organizing responses to abuse of power and increasing inequality around a hashtag, #occupywallstreet . It is an example of how technology has changed the way we relate to each other, the way we are now always online w…

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Safety Shorts Protect Your Privates From The Perils of EMF Radiation

September 30, 2011

Image credit Gizmo Watch

Is that a smartphone in your pocket? We certainly hope not, because it is constantly talking to the antennae around you, broadcasting little bursts of EMF. As a public service, TreeHugger has shown a number of products design…

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Brits Get Good Money For Recycling Phones. Many Don’t Bother.

September 30, 2011

Image credit: O2 Recycle

Oh dear, recent news has not been kind to the people of my homeland. Not only are many of my fellow Brits too lazy to insulate or switch energy suppliers. According to one cell phone recycling program, their too lazy to recyc…

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Apple Bans Phone Story App, Game That Shows the "Dark Side" of Smartphones

September 28, 2011

Image: Screenshot via PhoneStory.org

A game called Phone Story, released this week, is designed to allow players to see the dark sides of the technologies we use everyday—from coltan mining in central Africa to high

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