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Samsung EcoGreen Hard Drive

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Samsung has launched its EcoGreen F3EG Hard Disk Drive which has a huge two terabyte capacity. This is the largest capacity of all available HDDs which is meant for desktops. It has four 500 GB sections, making up two terabytes, and is more power efficient.

The Samsung EcoGreen F3EG Hard Disk Drive is environmentally friendly as it uses Samsung’s EcoTriangleTM technology to provide eco-friendly components, using low-power and low-noise operation technology. It does not use halogen compounds and brominated flame retardant; it is made from eco-friendly materials and meets all environmental regulations.

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Acer Timeline Aspire 3811TZ/TZG – Low Power Computing

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Acer is a leading brand in all kinds of computers and well-known. Now it has expanded its green range of notebooks with two models, the Acer Aspire 3811TZ and Acer Aspire 3811TZG. The first one uses up to 40 percent less energy and its LED LCD display helps in energy efficiency.

Both are Energy Star 5 rated. The Timeline series is free of toxic materials like polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs). The notebooks are also recyclable, making them even more environmentally friendly.

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Babyliss – An Eco-Friendly Hair Dryer

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Most people use hair dryers because it is faster to dry and style hair using a hair dryer. Even good hotels always have hair dryers in the bathroom, so you don’t have to carry your own. Over the years, hair dryers have become increasingly more powerful, therefore consuming more energy. The Babyliss hair dryer, however, works only on 1000 watts of energy when compared to others which use 2000 watts.

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Eco-friendly Foldable Speakers

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

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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An Environmentally Friendly Fireplace

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

What could be nicer on a cold winter’s night than to have a fireplace on – and that too an environmentally friendly one? This one is small and portable and you can even take it from room to room. The Anywhere Fireplace can be used indoors and outdoors.

Made of glass and black coated metal, the fireplace is vent less and needs no chimney for the smoke to escape because it is smokeless. It can be put on practically any heat proof surface. This eco-friendly fireplace is odorless and produces no ash.

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Folding Electric Scooter

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

How would you like to have a scooter which runs on electricity, so does not pollute the air and can be folded and carried with you? You save money on gas and parking and it will help make your commuting easier as well.

Even better the XO2 folding electric scooter charges in only two hours and has a range of 60-100 miles which enhances its appeal. It is available in three versions, the XO2-50 which is the basic model, XO2-50 SP which is the sports version and the XO2-125, which is more powerful.

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Kodak KS100-C Solar Charger Recharges Batteries using Solar Power

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

It is all well and good that battery chargers are not great power consumers, but every little bit of power saved counts. As such the Kodak KS100-C Solar Charger can charge two AA batteries using solar power. And if you are traveling or even putting it on the dashboard of your car, you can use solar power to recharge the batteries.

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The Siemens Z6.0 Eco Vacuum Cleaner Uses Less Energy

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

The vacuum cleaner may not be used everyday, but is an important part of household and office cleaning. There are many different kinds of vacuum cleaners available in the market, but when you are going out to buy one, it makes sense to get a vacuum cleaner which is powerful so that the clearing is better. If, like the Siemens Z6.0 Eco Vacuum Cleaner, it consumes 50 percent less power it results in being energy efficient and easy on the pocket as well.

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The Huntkey Universal Adapter for Notebooks – Energy Star Rated

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

If you use a notebook adapter and you can save energy simply by using a different adapter, would you not like to have it? The Huntkey Universal Adapter is a 90 watt adapter, so it uses less energy and saves power, thus being eco-friendly and energy efficient.

To add to the positives, it can be used with many different notebooks, being compatible with most of them, thanks to the 10 tips it comes with.  It can also be used in different countries which use other types of plugs and power, so if you a frequent traveler, all the more reason to buy this little gizmo.

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The Eco Button – Just Press and Save Energy for Your Computer

Friday, November 20th, 2009

In a world where power consumption is always an issue, one of the appliances which is always on in the house and the workplace and even when you are on the move is the computer, whichever form it takes. While there are settings on the computer display to allow you to save power on the monitor and even switch off the hard disk, this button makes it easier. Environmentally friendly and power saving in one small, handy gadget the eco button is an interesting gadget.

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