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Home Electronics: From the Archives
Dig deeper into these articles on Electronics from the TreeHugger and Planet Green archives.
Our archives are full of products, policies, and practices that can make your electronics situation a greener one. Browse through the selected links below or try taking a peek at the Science & Technology category. If you know exactly what you are looking for, try a simple search on TreeHugger or Planet Green.
Electronics tips
Get the scoop on electronics gadgety cousins in our guide for How to Go Green: Gadgets.
Listen up! Here are four electronics habits you need to change, post haste.
Learn the ins and outs of hand crank power.
When your electronics have given their all, here's how to recycle them easily at big retailers near you.
Computers
Sun Microsystems’ Sun Ray thin client uses 1/40th the energy of a regular desktop.
Take a look at how Windows XP cost the world $25 billion in energy bills, the "Vista landfill effect."
Details on EPEAT green electronics certification that recently became part of a federal mandate in the US.
Greenpeace has assembled a rating system for electronics and computers. Check out their work as well as the controversy and constructive criticism it has aroused.
Ready to recycle your computer? Here's how.
The RoHS standards are creating a new crop of non-toxic computers.
Wal-Mart has big plans for energy-efficient notebook computers costing less than $500.
Looking for something green to nestle your iPod into for safe keeping?
Wooden iPod cases made from reclaimed parts.
Recycled plastic cases for the Nano.
Handmade bamboo cases for the shuffle.
Tread Cases from Solio are made from re-engineered rubber inner tube for your iPod or solar charger.
Freitag iPod cases are made from recycled truck tarps.
Or perhaps an iPod case made from a reincarnated 45 rpm record.
Saving iPods from the landfill is a trend that’s catching on nicely.
Batteries
Kinetic watches from Fossil mean you won’t have to change your timepiece’s battery again.
TreeHugger’s Hank Green reviews the ins and outs of the light and efficient Li-po, or lithium polymer battery. A great post, especially if you like seeing things explode.
With the Battery X-tender alkaline batteries are now rechargeable.
Check out NiMH battery charging systems from GP.
More evidence of the benefits of NiMH batteries over conventional counterparts.
Here’s a universal remote that never needs batteries.
Home Energy Monitors
The Wattson home energy monitor is an appliance for Do-It-Yourself Kyoto compliance.
British designer Thomas James Owen has a conceptual design for a sleek in-home energy monitor.
The Mini Power Minder is a clever power strip shuts down your computer’s peripherals when the computer itself is shut down.
Stereo speakers
The UK has plans to actually outlaw the notoriously wasteful standby buttons from consumer electronics.
Panasonic has managed to work bamboo fibers into the inner workings of its speakers.
Pioneer’s Pure Malt Speakers are crafted from well-aged whiskey barrels (reviewed at CNET).
Tone Tubby amplifier speakers roll their cones with hemp.
Escalante’s speakers are recycled and low-VOC/non-toxic for your breathing enjoyment.
Solar and kinetic chargers
In addition to this concise roundup, here are some solar chargers and integrated devises we’ve covered. Our own Justin Thomas uses a $20 solar charger for all his gizmos.
The Enloop from Sanyo, The Soldius1 for cell phones and MP3 players, and Sundance Solar’s light, folding charger, (this one does laptops) are just a few we've seen.
The Votaic solar backpacks and computer bags are TreeHugger favorites.
The foot-powered Freecharge will jumpstart your car or your iPod.
To run your electronics on elbow grease, try a wind-up charger.
Charging your cell phone while riding your bike might seem extraneous, but for the millions of people who have phones, no cars, and unreliable power grids, it makes perfect sense.
This device from Copycat Solar will charge your cell phone or iPod as you ride your bike.
The Solio, reviewed here, is already something of a classic in the solar charger category.
The Freeloader is a tough solar charger for an array of devices
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