Archive for the ‘Science & Technology’ Category

• Green (and ugly) PC from Lenovo

  Lenovo recently released the ThinkCentre A61e, a brand new green computer. The ThinkCentre A61e uses few hazardous materials, consumes little power and is easy to recycle. Because of that it has received the desirable EPEAT Gold status. Images Peter Schrady …

• Activate your computers power saving features

  Yesterday I talked about how you can fight global warming by buying a laptop due to the fact that they generally use less energy than an ordinary desktop computer. But it doesn’t really matter if you use a laptop or …

• Use a laptop to save energy

  Laptops are generally more environmental friendly than their “big brothers”. So if you are planning on getting a new computer you should consider a laptop instead of a stationary (desktop) computer. A stationary or desktop computer usually uses around 130 …

• Solar Charger for your iPod

  Boblbee, the iPod solar charger from Dododi in Japan is not only green and cool. It is also shock proof and water proof which is great when you are “out in the field” doing some dirty work or just hiking …

• Ask.com becomes greener with help from Dell

  Ask.com is a search engine company just like Google is but not that popular outside the USA. Now when that has been explained lets get to the point shall we? Ask.com recently started to work with Dell, the computer company, …

• Zonbu – the first zero-emissions personal computer

  Zonbu is a small, small like the mac mini, personal computer. But what’s special about the Zonbu is not that it’s so small, it’s that it’s the first zero-emission personal computer. Zonbu runs on a linux platform with a 1.2 …

• Solar powered mouse being tested

  The Delft University of Technology is currently testing out a computer mouse that is powered by solar. It’s basically a mouse with a transparent top where the sun light can shine through. They are testing the “willingness of the user …

• Water cooled server cabinet system

  Using a water cooling system for your personal computer has been around for a while. But it isn’t until recently that you can cool down your servers using water. Panduit Corp recently released a new Net-Access Server Cabinet System that …

• HP has recycled it’s one billionth pound

  In the personal computing world HP (Hewlett-Packard) have had one of the best recycling programs. Now, six months ahead of schedule HP has recycled its one billionth pound. HP CEO Mark Hurd says that HP have “reached the tipping point …

• Eco-friendly hard drives

  The Kanguru Eco Drive I have posted about the new tower server Primergy TX120 from Fujitsu Siemens Computers that is said to be the world’s most energy efficient server. Not everyone can afford to buy a server, so here is …