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Logitech Creates Solar Keyboard For Macs

September 8, 2011

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Last summer we highlighted Logitech’s Wireless Solar Keyboard K750, and praised the design for a variety of features. But many people, including us here at EarthTechling, wondered when customers would see the product released for A…

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8 Ways to Save Energy While Working from Home

September 7, 2011

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Think lists of how to save energy is so 2007? Well, with more and more people working from home, we think it’s time to dust off a few trusty tricks for curbing electricity consumption without curbing productivity. Worki…

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NFL Teams Moving Paper Playbooks Onto iPads

September 7, 2011

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We’ve been hearing about some airlines switching all their inflight paper documents, from maps to manuals, onto iPads in an effort to save paper and weight. Now, the NFL is following suit. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ha…

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Will Putting "Smart Collars" On Wild Animals Reduce Human-Animal Conflict?

August 31, 2011

Photo by U.S. Army Environmental Command

New “smart collars” that use GPS and accelerometer technology are being developed to track not only a wild animal’s location but also how it is moving, when it is hunting, what it is hunting — in other words,…

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7 Ways Tim Cook Could Make Apple Better Than Ever

August 29, 2011

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The big news of last week (other than Hurricane Irene) was that of Steve Jobs stepping down as CEO of Apple. We spent some time giving due praise to the mastermind of business and design, noting Jobs’ role in the …

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Another Airline Switches from Paper to iPads, But Are The Savings Worth It?

August 23, 2011

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Following in the footsteps of American Airlines, United Continental has announced it is switching from paper flight manuals and documentation to using iPads. The iPads will replace about 38 pounds of paper in the …

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Android App Locates Endangered Species Wherever You Are

August 22, 2011

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This is one of those cool-yet-terribly-sad-it-exists apps. The Center for Biological Diversity has created an app for Android users that will tell you exactly which endangered species are living in the area you’re standing in…

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Hack a Digital Camera Into a Kids’ Toy with Sugru

August 22, 2011

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I’m in love with Sugru. This putty-like substance can help you fix or hack practically anything, and I’ve been in love with it since spotting it at Maker Faire in 2009. It’s like the DIYer’s or maker’s magic wand, upcycling…

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Scientist Creates Cheap, Effective Medical Tools From Old Toys (Video)

August 18, 2011

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Old toys rarely get a second chance for a new life. Most of them head to landfill without a second glance. But Jose Gomez-Marquez of MIT has come up with a way to hack old toys into medical devices for dealing with everythi…

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Wearable Solar Panels To Revolutionize Mobility for Armies

August 18, 2011

ANU PhD student Azul Osorio Mayon and Major General John Caligari DSC, AM. Photo by Stuart Hay.

Designers have been trying to come up with ways to integrate solar panels with clothing and still have it look cool. For the most part, it’s been a fail. …

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