E-book readers like Amazon’s Kindle are supposed to be eco-friendly simply because they obviate the use of paper and printing for publishing and reading a book. Using an e-book reader, you can simply download the book and read it. Not only that, depending on the e-book’s capacity, you can keep hundreds of books with you for the size of a small book.

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A large part of world suffers from high temperatures, whether they are equatorial or tropical countries, the Middle East or the advances western world, particularly the US. Hostile heat temperatures necessitate the use of air cooler and air conditioners to make the environment more habitable.

However, air conditioners are power hungry and the power bills are huge. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has been working on a new process which will reduce dependency on electricity and reduce its consumption a great deal.

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There are innumerable gadgets and devices which use batteries. While many of the newer devices have solar panels as back-ups and at times you can use solar or hand cranking chargers, are you aware of the fact that rechargeable batteries can also be an eco-friendly alternative? When you use rechargeable batteries instead of disposable ones, you are already being environmentally friendly because rechargeable batteries can be used for long periods of time.

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You have mobile phones which can be charged with solar power and which also offer video recording facilities. However, this camcorder is a fully featured one and a high end model at that. And it is environmentally friendly because it can run on solar power.

The HDV-T900 from Jetyo, a 720p30 model records via a fixed zoom lens which goes up to 8x. The camera is 5 megapixel. It comes with a 3” LCD display and a microphone for audio recording. It comes with dual solar panels to capture and use sunlight to charge its lithium-ion batteries.

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It is wireless and portable and can give four hours of bright light, without using any electric power. It is also available in many colors to suit any décor. The Sunnan is a lamp which can be used by children and adults whenever they are doing any desk work pr for bedside reading.

The lamp is cute and comes with 3 rechargeable batteries. The batteries need to soak up sunlight for about nine hours in bright sunlight and 12 hours on a cloudy day. Then they will give light for 3-4 hours. Because it is wireless it can be carried anywhere where it is needed.

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Now you do not have to lug around your laptop or spare hard disk when you want to show somebody your latest pictures. The Sungale PA351 Digital Solutions Photo Album is a great addition to any desk or for gifting purposes. It can hold 50 images and it ultra portable and very slim. It can be carried and displayed and is easy to navigate.

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If you cannot do without your music and want to take it with you and share it with others, then you can get these eco-friendly, foldable speakers, which are self-powered and made of recycled paper. The speakers are available in funky designs as well and they can be made to order according to your design as well.

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Casio has jumped on the green bandwagon with its new Green Slim range of projectors. The projector is lightweight and really thin so very portable. Plus it does not use a mercury lamp, so is mercury free. As you know, mercury is a poisonous substance.

The green slim range of projectors is available in four versions. Casio says that its projectors work on a mercury free laser and LED hybrid source, which makes them very eco-friendly. Plus they can work even in a bright room, so there is really no necessity of dimming the lights.

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If you have a portable MP3/video player you will know how dependent you are on batteries to run the device. But the eMotion EM-SOL2GIG Solar Powered MP3/Video Portable Media Player works on solar power so it is more eco-friendly. You also reduce the batteries which are otherwise disposing and which find their way into landfills.

This solar powered player not only allows you to listen to play games, listen to music or watch video, it also lets you watch and transfer music, video, images and even games to and from the player. It is also versatile in that the charger it comes with can power phones, laptops, cameras and other portable devices.

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You use batteries in different sizes in a host of gadgets and devices. While at times you may be using rechargeable batteries, often conventional batteries are used. Depending on the power which the gadget uses, the batteries run out sooner or later. And then they are thrown away, and end up in landfills to pollute the earth. Not eco-friendly, would you say?

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