This is Solar Arcadia’s iphone case – this case comes with solar panels to give your phone some extra juice. This case could be a lifesaver for those on the go that can’t charge their phone as often. The case comes in “SideFlip” and “Leather Flip”, and also come in red, black, or white.

You can get it directly from Solar Arcadia at their online store for $45.90

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Well here’s something interesting. At CES this year Motorola announced the “Renew” – a completely carbon neutral cellphone.

The phone is made out of recycled plastic water bottles, and any carbon produced by manufacturing, usage, etc is offset by Carbonfund.org.

Interesting that Motorola has chosen to make a special environmentally-friendly phone rather than convert their line entirely, but we’ll give them points for starting, and we’ll assume they’ll switch all their phones once the technology is perfect, right motorola?

In any case, it’s a nice gesture. No word on pricing or availability, or even some photos, but we’ll be waiting!

via cleantechnica

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Scientists are working with a small type of bug that does something amazing. It eats waste and excrete’s crude oil. Pretty damn amazing. Now sure, the idea of ‘renewable oil’, while pretty amazing, does nothing for the environment. It doesn’t cut down on pollution, it doesn’t help global warming. However, it does cut down on drilling for oil, which can disturb habitats, so that’s a start.

It’s also great to know that it’s possible to create oil, rather than just mine it. Maybe, just maybe, this could help keep gas prices down until solar is widespread.

Scientists find bugs that eat waste and excrete petrol – Times Online

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So it looks like electric vehicles are finally hitting the mainstream. Engadget is reporting that the Chevy Volt will be priced at only $40,000, much cheaper than something like the Tesla! So, at an affordable price, would you buy one?

Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid priced at $40,000 – Engadget

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We’ve covered a whole bunch of wooden things in the past. There’s definitely a certain something to wood-covered technology, and bornrich brings you a list of 12 really cool wood based products. Check out the wooden sportscar! Yeah! A Sportscar!

Top 12 Wooden Creations You Would Love To Spend Your Money On – Born Rich

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This is the Philips Eco TV. Debuted at CES 2008, it detects the amount of ambient light and adjusts it’s backlight to compensate. By using less backlight when it can, the Eco TV takes another small step into making our devices as efficient as possible.

Philips’ Eco TV sips power, saves rainforest – CES 2008 – Consumer Electronics Show – CNET.com

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We’ve covered tire pressure monitors before, and we’ve told you how properly inflated tires can save buttloads on fuel costs. Well, in the future we can forget all about that. Meet the TWEEL!

businessshrink.biz » Blog Archive » With underinflated tires eating up gas, where is the TWEEL?

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This is an amazing how-to on building your own solar panel. It’s incredibly cheap as well at only $104.85, much cheaper than pre-built models. Let’s hear it for DIY!

How I Built and electricity producing Solar Panel

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Hello all you ecogeeks!

Just want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas from ecogadget!

(and a Happy Holidays to those who don’t celebrate Christmas)

Have a great day and a I hope you got some great ecogifts!

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I’ve blogged about phantom power before, the power that devices use even when they’re off. This phantom power can add up to a huge drain on the power grid and can cost you money on your power bill.

Other devices like the ecostrip will shut off power automatically, however there is an even simpler solution:simply unplug whatever devices you’re not using!

Of couse, this isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Some powerbars like to grab onto your plugs like their life depended on it. The “Easy Plugs” by Yoo-Kyung Shin is an easy and ingenious solution. Plug in your devices like normal, but simply push down on the side of the powe bar and the plug will pop right out.

Easy and quick to unplug your devices!

Of course this is just a concept, but I’d sure like to see this kind of system implemented as standard in powerbars. Could help promote unplugging!

via Yanko Design

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