Well well well, Sony is stepping up and starting to really get into green technology. They started with the sugar battery back in August, and now comes the Twirl-N-Take, and as cheap as it looks, it’s a pretty cool idea.

The twirl-n-take is a green-powered camera. That is, it doesn’t use batteries for power. That strange looking circle on the top is actually how you generate the camera’s power.  Spinning it for 10-15 seconds is enough for one picture, then spin it again and snap away.

No word on the quality of the pictures yet, or how many pictures it can hold… or when/if you’ll be able to get it or how much it will cost, but this is one of those super-cool Japanese products us North Americaners are sorely missing out on.

Anyway, it’s great to see a tech giant getting more into green technology, and while spinning a wheel for 15 seconds might not be the most convenient, at least they’re thinking. It’s a pretty innovative design.

Keep it up Sony!

via GreenDaily, Product-Reviews.net

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This has got to be the ultimate in portability. The Trevor Baylis Eco Media Player does everything your iPod does, and much more.

This media player does the basic functions: plays music, videos, and FM radio  (which is nice).

It also has something many people have come to use their iPod for: a flashlight. It has a high intensity LED light that will illuminate a fairly large area, fast and easy.

It can also record sounds and songs with a digital line-in jack. It records to MP3 with 64k,128k, or 192k bitrates.

It also functions as an ebook reader, mobile phone charger, photo viewer, and a data storage device. Just to start.

But here’s the kicker,  you can run it off the built-in battery, or charge it with a built in crank! So wherever you go, this MP3 player will have power.

While I know Apple claims ridiculous battery life on their iPods, mine still always seems to run out of juice. Having a crank would come in quite handy I imagine!

You can buy the Trevor Baylis Eco Media Player for £134.99 (about $280 CAD) from ethicalsuperstore

 via EcoStreet

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