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Celebrate Valentine’s Day With This Heart-Shaped Spork

1:30PM February 9, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

A picnic in the park is a lovely way to spend Valentine’s Day if you live somewhere warm. And imagine how enamoured your true love will be if you break out this adorable heart-shaped and eco-friendlier Heart Part cutlery. More »


Gadgets

Cheap Solar Charger Tops Off One Battery At A Time

1:30AM February 8, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

I lack the patience to wait around for the sun to charge my gadgets, but for $US14 Nokero’s single AA solar charger looks like the easiest way to ensure you’ve always got a backup battery ready for remotes and flashlights. More »


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The Eco-Friendly Alternative To Lego

1:00AM February 8, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

Everybody loves Lego. But if you have friends or family who think that all that plastic isn’t eco-friendly, there’s an alternative: earth blocks. More »


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Recycled Airbag Backpacks Save The Environment, Not Lives

7:30AM February 6, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

After an airbag deploys it’s not like you can just cram it back into your steering wheel and carry on. They have to be cut out and replaced, which gives MariClaRo the materials it uses to create this lovely backpack. More »


Gadgets

Adorable Plant-Inspired Solar Lights Charge By Day, Shine By Night

6:30PM January 20, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

If you’re prone to unintentionally killing plants, these Petal solar lights from Mohzy might be a good way to ease back into gardening. You’ll still need to ensure they get plenty of sunlight, but won’t die if you screw that up. More »


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SolarKindle Cover Keeps Your Kindle Charged For Up To 3 Months

5:30AM January 9, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

It’s time for the iPad 2 to get off its high horse, because there’s a new leader in the burgeoning market of covers that don’t just cover: the completely self-explanatory SolarKindle which harnesses the sun to keep Amazon’s ereader powered for up to three months. More »


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Apple Orchards Become Personal Power Plants

1:30PM January 6, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

Any stroll through a school science fair proves that potatoes are a simple source of electricity. But did you know that enough apples, about 300, can power an LED lamp? Time to get planting! More »


Science

This Warehouse Is The World’s Biggest Battery

1:20AM January 6, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

There aren’t enough letters in the alphabet to classify this monstrous battery China’s built. D x 1000? Not even close. With arrays larger than a football field, it can store a whopping 36 megawatt hours of power. More »


Gadgets

Mr. Dirt Head?

8:00AM January 4, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

There’s a simple formula behind these eco-friendly toys designed by Noa Himelfarb: Kids like dirt + kids like animals + kids like building = Muzoo. So instead of creating a creature from a potato, they use a lump of mud. More »


Cars

Bridgestone’s Airless Tyres Look Better In Motion

9:40AM December 8, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

Not only do the curved resin spokes of Bridgestone’s new Air-Free tyres mean you may never have to change a flat again, they also serve as rolling eye candy, and the sleekest upgrade to tyres since white walls. More »