Looking for the latest display of electronics companies supporting more green and earth friendly practices? For such a display, one only has to look at a new ad that has cropped up in Times Square in New York City. Non other than Best Buy has erected an e-waste recycling ad that is actually constructed of “e-cycled” electronics as they put it.
I’m not a huge tree hugger by any means, but I can certainly appreciate and support not being overly wasteful. Slapping a huge ad in Times Square promoting e-cycling and including old gadgets and electronics in the actual sign is both a clever and functional. I’m certainly impressed. +1 Best Buy.
At the very least, the creative sign will make you stop and think for just a moment about where your precious gadgets go once their usefulness has run it’s course. And of course, it looks pretty damn cool no?
CraziestGadgets > ScountingNY
If I had a million dollars….*insert lofty and creative dream here…*
If I had a million dollars, (or more) I would strive to build one of the most technologically advanced and green houses possible. Any way to save energy and money while being a geek haven would ensure that I never left my house. Why would I need to? While I am quite far from such results, having a green home can be relatively affordable and cheap. You can take one small step at a time and work towards that uber house you seek. Take for example the “Ridgeblade” (pictured right).
Harnessing wind power is nothing new nor is the idea of individual consumers harnessing said power. The most typical use of wind harnessing is that of fans on long poles. Up above our heads the air moves at a pretty decent clip meaning more revolutions for the fan and more energy. Having large poles that can be 50+ feet high aren’t exactly something a neighborhood association is going to approve for your subdivision. Thankfully the Ridgeblade comes in handy. It is a compact yet efficient tool you can affix to your roof. The real draw here of course is the super small size and it’s extremely quiet and efficient operation. So how much for a set up like this? Well, it’s still in the testing phase so the earliest you’ll be able to get your hands on one is mid-late 2010 if testing goes well. *Sigh*
Gadget Venue > Red Ferret
While being a gadget nerd is certainly nothing to be ashamed of, the waste that we can leave behind is at times downright shameful. What I mean is, gadgets have an extremely short lifespan. If you get 12-18 months out of a gadget, consider yourself lucky (and at the end of those 18 months your gadget old). But what if gadgets were constructed of far more grass loving, Bambi petting, have dinner with a rabbit materials? What material you ask? Cardboard. While cutting down endless amounts of trees and taking the forests from those cute little furry creatures is still needed to create cardboard, you can at least fall back on the fact that cardboard is recyclable meaning less furry critters have to be displaced. In a salute to all things “green” and renewable, artist Kyle Bean has taken some time to create some rather unique works of art – gadgets made out of cardboard (shown above). Maybe, just maybe if we, (the human race) all banded together and used more renewable resources, we could make a difference in little Flippers world. Please, do it for the dolphins.
Source: Gizmodo, Unplggd, Kyle Bean
