Samsung Reclaim M560 Eco-Friendly Phones to Debut

It’s no secret that the issue of climate change and green technologies are on this administration’s agenda. Many companies around the world are also joining in the movement to bring more eco friendly products to the market. Samsung is one of those companies. It has just introduced Reclaim M560 that is powerful to let its users get a lot done on the go, and it doesn’t contain any PVCs and RFBs. This is a serious smartphone that takes advantage of Sprint’s network to bring you phone, GPS, and multi-media on the go.

Here are a few eco-friendly features that make this phone special:

• Material: Its bio-plastic material, made from corn, makes up 40 percent of the Reclaim’s outer casing. It’s free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), phthalates, and nearly free of brominated flame retardants (BFR).
• Package: The outer packaging and the phone tray inside the box are made from 70 percent recycled materials.
• Energy Consumption: the charger is energy star compliant and doesn’t consume more energy that it has to to get your phone charged.
• Donation: $2 of each purchase goes to The Nature Conservancy’s Adopt an Acre program. The more you buy, the more the programs gets help.

M560 may not be as sophisticated as iPhone but it has its own merits. And it doesn’t hurt the environment either. A great reason to pick up this phone for environment-aware customers.

4 Eco Friendly Mouse Kits for Home/Office

Who says you can’t go eco-friendly with your office electronics? Many seem to assume that office electronics can’t be eco-friendly enough. In reality, almost every aspect of any office can be made eco-friendly. Let’s start with the mouse you use everyday to surf the Internet and get your work done. Mice are not exactly known for being non-eco-friendly, but at the same time some may have chemicals that can hurt your environment. Let’s not forget about those wireless mice that can eat batteries in a fast pace. More importantly, if you can go green with your mouse, there are a lot of other areas that you can go green in as well. These 4 mouse kits let you get your hands on a mouse that is made with the environment in mind.

Cables Unlimited USB2545 Eco-Friendly Mouse: a cool battery-free wireless optical mouse that lets you use your mouse wirelessly without having to worry about batteries. All thanks to RFID technology.

3BTN Optical Scroll Mouse: a super good looking executive mouse that is made out of eco-friendly material. It’s very easy to work with and does give your desk a better look.

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Nook: Not Just Another Green E-Book Reader

Amazon Kindle is no longer the sole king of the e-book reader market. The device may still have the highest market-share around, but Barnes & Nobles has taken a huge step toward developing a viable competitor to Amazon Kindle. Nook, B&N’s eb00k reader, is just as capable of Amazon Kindle, but it comes with a few additional features that are not included in Amazon Kindle. Nook comes with WiFi capability, so you can connect online by taking advantage of your home wireless network. You can also use Nook’s AT&T wireless service to get your books from B&N in less than a minute.

Nook is also capable of displaying PDF files easily, something that you can’t get done without conversion on Amazon. But more importantly, the LCD navigation makes it much easier to read books and go through your content on your Nook. Nook’s LendMe feature is nothing but revolutionary in this market. Till now, many have complained about their inability to lend their Kindle ebooks to others. With Nook, you can easy lend your books to your friends and colleagues and have them review your book for a few days without any restrictions. It’s for a limited time, but that’s what lending is all about, isn’t it?

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MacBook MC207LL/A: Meet The New Energy Efficient Macbook

For a company that has dedicated a lot of time to build energy efficient computers, Apple doesn’t get enough credit. There was a time when people used to give Apple a lot of flak for not being green enough. That has all changed as Apple has introduced some energy efficient Macbooks that can challenge the most eco-friendly laptops on the market. The all new MacBook MC207LL/A is no different. Now you can use your Macbook for 7 hours and expect it to hold charge 1000 times in the process as well. So your battery will last almost 3 times as what you would get with regular laptops on the market.

But Apple’s green laptop does not just come with an energy efficient laptops. The materials that are used in your Macbook do not hurt the environment as much as some of the other notebooks on the market. All Mac screens are mercury and arsenic free, and the internal components are free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs). So Macbook’s not only energy efficient but eco-friendly as well. (more…)

7 Best Energy Efficient Windows 7 Laptops

If you have been following the laptop market, you have probably heard of the CULVs. These laptops are not only slimmer than their regular counterparts, but they are energy efficient as well. No longer do you have to settle for only a couple of hours of battery life. Not when you can get your hands on a CULV.

A lot of laptop manufacturers have taken advantage of Windows 7 release to come up with new models for consumers to get their hands on. The CULV market has just become a whole lot larger, and there are plenty of decent machines to choose from. But here are 7 Windows 7 CULVs that stand out:

Toshiba Satellite T135-S1305RD Laptop: comes equipped with Ultra Low Voltage SU4100 Processor which makes it possible to get over 9 hours of battery life from this machine.

ASUS UL30A-A2 Thin and Light 13-3-Inch Laptop: one of the best CULV laptops on the market. Not only you get 4 GB RAM and 500 hard drive with your machine but also 16 hours of battery life to go with all that as well.

HP Pavilion DM3-1030US 13.3-Inch Laptop: not all CULVs come with Intel CPUs. This one comes with 1.6GHz AMD Athlon Neo X2. It gives you 6 hours of battery life and is a dual core CPU. Powerful and energy efficient. (more…)

4 Cool Solar Battery Solutions For Your Vehicle

There was a time in my life that I would stay indoors for days working on my thesis or articles. Sometimes, if you do that for more than a few days, you may wake up realizing that your car doesn’t start anymore. In truth, your car battery can discharge in a matter of days if you don’t take your car for a ride or just turn it on. Thanks to solar battery maintainers on the market, you don’t have to worry about that. As long as you have your solar battery charger connected, your battery will not discharge, and you won’t have to spend money getting your car to a mechanic.

While I don’t recommend staying indoors for too long, it’s always nice to have a battery maintainer just to make sure your battery never dies on you. With that in mind, here are 5 solar chargers for your vehicles that keep your battery charged at all times:

Wagan 2017 Solar Car Battery Charger: comes with a waterproof, scratch resistant and UV resistant frame and charges even during cloudy days. Keeps your battery charged when you are not using your car.

Sunforce 50012 1.8-Watt Solar Battery Maintainer: a cool, affordable battery maintainer that keeps your battery charged when you are not using your vehicle. It doesn’t take too much space and gets the job done.

Sunsei 25006 SE-500 7.5-Watt 15-Volt Solar Panel Battery Charger / Maintainer: a more expensive solar battery charger but it’s more versatile. It protects against natural battery discharge and electronic drain and a great back-up power in RVs and larger vehicles.

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5 Cool Energy Saving Heaters for Winter

The winter is almost upon us in the U.S., and so are those hefty bills that you will have to pay to keep your place warm. I know a lot of people tend to turn their heaters off for hours each day to save money on their bills, but with the flu expected to be rampant this year and the state of economy not exactly great, the last thing you want to do is get ill during the winter season. You can always just pay the extra money to keep your place warm or you can take on those eco-friendly heaters.

There are a lot of folks who have to consume more energy with their heaters to keep all their rooms warm. A lot of houses are not ready to keep the warm inside, and some heating systems can’t properly keep all the rooms in those large houses warm. Energy saving heaters let you keep your rooms warm and save energy in the process as well.

If you are looking to save money during the winter season, here are 5 energy saving heaters you should consider picking up:

Optimus H-5210 Infrared Quartz Radiant Heater: gives you a lot of bang for your buck. It’s energy efficient and powerful enough to warm you up in those cold days. It’s very affordable as well.

Eco-heater 602 High-Efficiency Electric Panel Heater: a cool solution that heats up your room without bringing you those crazy energy bills. Very easy to install and saves you money in these tough times. Pays for itself fast.

Optimus H-4438 14-Inch Energy-Saving Oscillating Dish Heater: it’s a cool 14-inch dish heater that produces warm, sun-like radiant heat to help you handle those cold days. It’s portable too.  (more…)

Amazon Takes Green Books International

In case you have not been paying attention to the gadget market lately, Amazon Kindle has been one of the most popular gadgets around. For those of us who care about saving trees and the environment as a result, Amazon Kindle and other top e-book readers are good news. The purpose of reading is to learn new things and acquire more knowledge. But you don’t have to cut down the trees and hurt the environment. With Amazon Kindle you can read as many books as you want without needing a single piece of paper to do it. I can go on and on why Amazon Kindle is a must have green gadget. But if you are not satisfied by now why Amazon Kindle is the future, the new addition to Kindle family may change your mind.

Amazon Kindle 2.0 – International is the same e-book reader that we have come to love in the past few months. But here is the twist. You can now download books whether you are in the U.S., in Europe, or any country that is covered by AT&T’s global wireless service. That’s something you can’t get with any paper book. Having the ability to connect to the Internet on the go, check Wikipedia, and download new books to read while you are taking a vacation in a foreign country is a big plus. (more…)

5 ECO Power Strips To Save Money At Home

A lot of us have multiple computers and electronics at home that are sucking power even when they are supposedly turned off. Many people try to remember unplugging their gadgets every night to save energy, but that’s not really efficient. ECO power strips are designed to help you save energy at home without spending too much energy. So when your devices are supposed to be off, they are really off and don’t suck energy at all times.

Many people underestimate how useful these energy saving power strips are. You could save $500 or more per year depending on how many electronics you have at home. All in all, if you are looking for a decent Eco-friendly power strip to save money at home, here are 5 models you should consider:

Monster Power HD PowerCenter 850 with Green Power: comes 8 ultra-wide spaced, surge-protected AC outlets, and comes with energy saving technology that lets you save money on your electricity bill when your electronics are turned off.

CyberPower CP850AVRLCD Intelligent LCD Green UPS: one of the best UPS models around that not only protects your electronics but saves energy in the long run.

Smart Strip LCG3 Energy Saving Power Strip: a nice power surge that protects your gadgets against accidents. But here is the catch. It’s ECO technology will turn off devices that are not in use so you won’t spend more energy that you need at home or in your office.

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5 Eco Friendly Cases for iPhone

iPhone used to get a lot of flak for not being eco-friendly enough. But these days it’s become much more environment-friendly as Apple pushes its green campaign. If you haven’t noticed Apple has introduced greener Macs, and its other gadgets have become more environment friendly as well. But if you want to go fully green with your iPhone, here are 5 eco friendly cases that you can pick up to protect your gadget without introducing harmful material to the environment:

Eco-nique Premium Napa leather Cover Case: a very attractive ‘Climate positive’ ‘Eco-friendly’ mp3 leather case, that has zero carbon footprint. As green as they come. Comes with lifetime guarantee as well.

JAVOedge iPhone Kyoto Book Style Case: one attractive protective case for iPhone that keeps your gadget secure while allowing you to enjoy your iPhone even when it’s inside the case.

Belkin Eco Conscious Formed Leather Case: a convenient eco-friendly iPhone case that lets you charge your phone and access all the ports when its inside your case. (more…)

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