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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No doubt like most people you have multiple gadgets and gizmos which need charging. And if you are an eco-friendly consumer, you may even have solar or hand cranked chargers for emergency usage. Or you may have more than one charger for you phone, one for home and another for your workplace.

Have you ever thought that the chargers themselves contribute to toxic landfills being filled with metals, plastics and other components? Instead of having too many chargers, it then makes sense to have only one charger, that way you will be reducing your carbon footprint.

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Most people still read books and newspapers and magazines, because there is just so much one can read off the net. It is really difficult to carry a laptop and read stuff wherever you are, while traveling for example. Whenever paper is used, it is means that trees are being cut and so it is not eco-friendly.

But with ebook readers such as Amazon’s Kindle makes it easy to read wherever you are. With these devices, however, you can download books whenever you want. You can also download magazines, newspapers from anywhere in the world. All this at a cost which is much less than that of the printed form.

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The Audioengine A5 Powered Bookshelf Speakers are an all in one speakers/amplifier combo. The sound is great and the speakers are eco friendly, being made of bamboo, though it does not look like bamboo because it is superheated through a special process and have a rich caramel color.
 
Even though they are termed bookshelf speakers, they can be used with any audio system, including CD/DVD players, television, gaming consoles and iPods. This company’s products are all eco-friendly because they use no stains or paints and the finish is sealed with hand-rubbed water-based satin polyurethane. They are 100 percent lead-free and the company is using environmentally friendly binders, resins and formaldehyde-free adhesives in its speaker cabinets and assembly.

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It is hard to imagine a house without any televisions and television watching is invariably on the increase. From the older CRT televisions to LCDs, Plasmas and now LEDs, television sets have come a long way. Sony has now launched the first organic LED television, eco-friendly in every way.

The LED TV is only 3 mm thin, and gives an amazing picture quality. Its viewing angle can be changed to suit the viewer. The set uses organic material, namely carbon, to make it more environmentally friendly.

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How does a personal navigation device (PND)/GPS help you become environmentally friendly? A recent study by NAVTEQ, a provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions shows that such a device can help increase fuel efficiency of cars by telling you to take roads which are not jammed with traffic, thus cutting down on driving time and reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

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Imagine you are on a camping trip and you are out and about and need a light. Or you are caught in a power outage. Or you car has a flat in the middle of nowhere and you need some light – you don’t want to waste your car’s battery to power the headlights. It could be any kind of emergency situation. And if you can get a green gadget to help you out in this kind of scenario, it will be all the better.

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