Weather apps have always confused me – why look at an app to see whether it’s raining? Just go outside and see for yourself! The Visibility app, while a really innovative idea, is another puzzling one.
If you’ve got allergies or just polluted air in your home, the easiest solution is an air purifier. But they’re all so… unsightly. Behold the remedy: Airwake, an as yet unpriced air purifier masked as a stylish speaker. [airsurliving via Uncrate]
I don’t know how bad the pollution gets in your house, but I’m willing to bet a few high-school students could do with a visual reminder that it’s time to put the rubbish out. Coway’s AP-1008 is that reminder.
An investigation by Chinese environmental groups, sparked by thousands of cases of lead poisoning in the country, has concluded with a report that urges foreign manufacturers including HP, Sony, Apple and Vodafone to clean up their supply chains.
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The age of cheap, plentiful sensors, tracking everything from heart rates to the noise pollution slowly driving everybody insane is here. Joe Saavedra’s modular neuroid is a wearable, reconfigurable sensor system that monitors pollution we probably don’t wanna know about.
Breaking news in the world of sponge technologies: Obsorb is a new nano glass matrix sponge that, when dipped into water, swells to suck the pollutants right out.
Being one of only two laydees on Gizmodo, I feel justified in saying this dress is hot. Though not as hot as we’ll be if global warming gets its way, unless more people pay attention to eco-friendly inventions like this.
Assuming a 30km round trip to a shopping centre on Black Friday, one study found Cyber Monday emits 50 times less carbon through the miracles of online shopping.
