Eco

Morphy’s Mini eco vacuum just £29!

September 22, 2008, 1:00 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Eco Tags: Eco, home, Mini, Morphy Richards, Vacuum Cleaner

This pint-sized sucker from Morphy Richards is no bigger than a basketball, so it uses less material in its production and it has an ‘eco-switch’ to save power. More amazing though is the price.

Peugeot Loop car designed for a barren future

September 12, 2008, 1:00 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Eco Tags: automotive, Eco, Loop, Peugeot, prototype, solar-power

Peugeot’s futureproof concept car is ready for an era of scarce fuel, crowded cities are plenty of sunshine. Loop’s long roof is one powerful solar panel and its touch-sensitive windows can take an instant 360-degree picture at any moment.

LG’s Steam Direct washing machine does disco

September 9, 2008, 1:00 pm by Jim Hill 2 comments

Filed under Eco Tags: Eco, eco-chic, home, laundry, LG, Steam Direct, Washing Machine

To showcase its new ‘eco-chic’ line, LG commissioned designer NellyRodi to bling up its latest planet-friendly 9kg Steam Direct washing machine at the Maison et Object show in Paris. It looks like a giant disco ball!

PlayStation chair is made from recycled Sony consoles!

September 2, 2008, 5:00 pm by Stephen Ebert Leave your comment

Filed under Eco, Gaming Tags: Eco, Gaming, playstation, Pli Design Ltd, Reee chair

Here’s proof that gaming can be good for the environment. Pli Design Ltd is launching an eco-loving chair made from 100% recycled PlayStation 2 consoles.

Get your CenterSkates on for a new craze

September 2, 2008, 2:30 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Eco Tags: CenterSkates, Eco, prototype, transport

We’ve had skateboards, rollerskates, blades, hoverboards – no wait, we haven’t had those yet – and now CenterSkates look set to be the next antisocial mode of personal transport for crowded urban centres.

Toshiba promises eco TV and laptop onslaught

August 28, 2008, 1:38 pm by James Holland Leave your comment

Filed under Eco Tags: 42XV515D, Eco, HDTV, IFA, Laptop, LCD, Portégé R500, television, Toshiba

Screaming “BACK OFF!” in the face of CO2, Toshiba today has announced at IFA 2008 that upcoming LCD televisions and notebook PCs will be earning serious Mother Nature brownie points. Eco’d up to the eyeballs, the new Toshiba 42XV515D comes loaded with smart new innards that enable it to reduce the amount of backlights used via an ‘advanced brightness control’ technique, meaning it uses less power, which will keep the bunnies hopping in the meadows for another season at least.

Electrolux locks and loads Enviro Steam Gun

August 20, 2008, 1:00 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Eco Tags: cleaning, Eco, Electrolux, Enviro Steam Gun, home, Z355A

It’s a formidable eco-weapon in the fight against household grime. Tooled up with one of these bad boys you can blast mildew, grease and scum into next week - or clean the car - without using any chemicals, just tap water.

PopCo H2Go - no batteries for the first hydrogen fuel cell car

August 18, 2008, 1:00 pm by Jim Hill Leave your comment

Filed under Eco Tags: car, Corgi, Eco, H2Go, hydrogen fuel cell, remote control, Toy

The mass produced water powered hydrogen fuel cell car just became a commercial reality with the launch of H2Go. But the oil companies needn’t panic just yet as the car is rather small – being a remote control toy from PopCo Entertainment.