Archive for the ‘Green’ Category
September 8th, 2010 | 
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The VIVA Design Team at the Guangdong University of Technology in China has designed the Green Pass Turnstile concept that combines the functions of a normal turnstile and a renewable energy generator in a sleek package. The turnstile generates electricity when people pass through it. This energy is used to power the turnstile for swiping cards, inserting coins, tickets or counting the number of people etc.
Toshiba has unveiled a new LED TV at IFA 2010. Known as the REGZA 42SL738 series, this entry-level LED TV provides a full 1920x1080p HD resolution, allowing viewers to enjoy stunning HD content in maximum detail. The 42-inch LED TV also boasts a refresh rate of 100Hz, a 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, a USB 2.0 port, an Active Vision M100 that delivers vivid image reproduction and ultra smooth motion, and four HDMI inputs that provide concurrent connectivity with Blu-ray players, high definition set-top boxes, gaming consoles and HDMI-enabled laptops. The new Toshiba REGZA 42SL738 series will be released in October 2010. [Akihabara]
The ESCO Sensor Lamp is claimed to be the first and the best Energy Saving Lamp in the world. This eco-friendly lamp offer up to 8,000 hours of lifetime or 20,000 times of On-Off. You can use this bulb anywhere as long as it fits your bulb socket. The built-in sensor detects any movement and instantly gives light, so it can be used as a security device as well as the energy saving device. The PIR (Passive Infrared) sensor will work automatically when it connected to the electricity power. The ESCO Sensor Lamp is priced at £15.98 or around $24. [Product Page]
The Humanair Purifier uses the Clean Air Zone technology to clean the air that you breathe from pollutants, dust, and biological contaminants by using just a small amount of energy. This eco-friendly gadget consumes only 22W of power. What’s more, the gadget also uses a reusable and recyclable paper filter, and an LED light that warns you when the air filter needs to be changed. The purifier will be available this October for $299. [GoodCleanTech]
Konica Minolta is ready to release the world’s first flexible OLED lights sometime later this year. Konica Minolta utilizes a PEN/ITO substrat from Sumitomo chemical. The lifetime of these flexible OLED sheets are about 3000 hours, while the brightness level is 1000 cd/m². Too bad, the pricing info is still unavailable at this time. We will keep you posted. [OLED-Display]
The Dynamic LED Lamp allows you to choose different colours of light according to your activity. The neutral white light (4,500-5,500 Kelvin, such as in the afternoon) has a positive effect on your ability to concentrate. Meanwhile, the cool-white light (6,500-7,500 K, such as at noon) encourages brain activity. And finally, the warm-white light (2,500-3,500 K, such as in the morning/evening) promotes ideas and inventiveness. You can purchase the Dynamic LED Lamp for £135 ($210). [Product Page]
Designed by Yuexun Chen and Chia-Chen Hsiao, the Instant Cartridge Printer is a disposable printer concept that aims to keep the planet green. You just need to buy a cartridge printer off the shelf, according to the paper size you plan to print on and plug in your USB camera to start printing your photo. The print speed, print resolution and color is provided on the packaging itself. The Instant Cartridge Printer also uses a recyclable paper for the milk-box packaging and recyclable parts. What’s more, this eco-friendly printer is powered by an internal battery and connects to the camera and computer via USB ports.
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Samsung Electronics will release the F4EG EcoGreen, an environmentally friendly hard disk drive for the desktop market. The EcoGreen F4EG features a 2-terabyte of storage space (667GB for each of its three disks), which is capable of storing up to 880-hour of DVD video or 500,000 songs in MP3 format. With its three disks and advanced technology, the Samsung F4EG HDD is 19% better in standby time performance and provides 23% lower power consumption in standby mode than the previous model, the Samsung F3EG. There is no info on pricing so far, so stay tuned. [Samsung]
Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corp has released two types of LED street lamps that are as bright as street lamps using a 400W mercury lamp or a 180W high-pressure sodium lamp (average road luminance). These new street lamps are part of the company’s E-Core series of LED lamps, and provides an average road luminance of 1.0cd/m2 with an average power consumption of 122W using a 200V input. As a comparison, the power consumptions of street lamps using a 400W mercury lamp (KSC-4) and a 180W high-pressure sodium lamp (KSH-2) are 415W and 195W, respectively.
It is possible to adjust the brightness of the new LED street lamps in several steps and by up to 50% (an input of 200V is required). The life of their light source is about 60,000 hours, which is about five times longer than a mercury lamp and about 2.5 times longer than a high-pressure sodium lamp, reducing maintenance costs. [Tech-On!]
If you are looking for a new energy efficient vacuum cleaner, then check out the cordless 2-speed handheld vacuum cleaner from Black & Decker. What makes this vacuum cleaner special is that it is Energy Star-approved. What’s more, the vacuum also features a 10-position pivoting nozzle, 3-stage filtration, the usual brush to clean up upholstery, a crevice tool and a wall-mountable charging base. It costs $50 at Amazon with a 2-year warranty. [Amazon]