Articles tagged “Gadgets”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

How to Green Your iGoogle By Brian Merchant IN Tech & Transport Oct 7 2008 I'd like to talk about one of Google's slightly lesser known applications, its iGoogle homepage—millions use it sure, but that's way fewer people than those who simply use their search engine. + READ MORE

Gregory Schaefer Says: Olalliberries By Team Planet Green IN G Word Oct 6 2008 Hello there! Gregory from G Word's "Ultimate Eco Cook Off" here with some thoughts on the organic and luscious OLALLIEBERRY! Oh me, oh my, oh, Olalliberries. Odd name, odd little berry, odd shoot. The night before we did the... + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Cell Phone Radiation By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Sep 8 2008 If you know how cell phones work, you'll know that it involves radio waves "made up of electromagnetic radiation propagated by the antenna." Quite logically, the presence of such radiation has raised some serious questions about potential health risks to cell phone users. Like most every new development?from cigarettes to nuclear power to genetically modified food?these questions have resulted in both vehement denials and hysterical claims. Somewhere in the middle, you'll find the World Health Organization and the US Food and Drug Administration. + READ MORE

G Word Chef Gregory Schaefer on Sea Urchin! By Team Planet Green IN G Word Aug 27 2008 Hey, Hey, Hey! Gregory Schaefer from the G Word's "Ultimate Eco Cook Off" here! Without a doubt, the coolest experience of my year was this shoot off the coast of Sonoma County diving for fresh SEA URCHIN! When I... + READ MORE

G Word Video: From Gas to Electric Car By Team Planet Green IN G Word Aug 18 2008 One of the Go Green Girls has a confession: she drives a normal, gas-powered, car. Sure, she wants to replace it with a hybrid or electric vehicle, but at the same time she does not want to just pass... + READ MORE

Kill That Clog the Green Way By Leslie Billera IN Home & Garden Aug 13 2008 Pouring tons of liquid chemicals down the drain or toilet to knock out a clog is just not cool. The toxic fumes pollute your home, seep into the water stream, chip away at the integrity of your pipes, and to top of it all, are super expensive (not to mention the potential call to the plumber should the voluminous glug glug glug of chemical drain openers simply not work). + READ MORE

David Says: Green Future is all About Efficiency By Team Planet Green IN G Word Aug 12 2008 As I travel down the G Word road, one thing is becoming profoundly clear: The big thinkers are all about efficiency. Game changers like Jonathan Goodwin and his elegant, fuel-efficient engine dreams, food manufacturer John Blazevitch, and many others... + READ MORE

Green Your iPod in Three Easy Steps By Brian Merchant IN Tech & Transport Aug 6 2008 It?s a fact of life now?it seems like just about everyone?s got some sort of iPod now. Whether it?s a Shuffle, a video iPod, or a Zune or some other mp3 player, the new wave of portable music players is indisputably here. You can bet the good folks of Greensburg have had an iPod or two around. + READ MORE

Pocket Solar By Megan Cohen IN Work & Connect Jul 29 2008 Putting solar panels on your roof is one thing, but did you know that you can grab a little handful of sunlight just to power your iPod?, your cell phone, or any other mobile gadget, with an eco-friendly charger? + READ MORE

Enjoying Your Outdoor Space By Natalie Cook IN Home & Garden Jul 18 2008 Actress and realtor Gigi Bergmingham and her husband Matthew create a lovable living space on Greenovate.Periodically take inventory of what you have in the space and feel free to donate or sell furniture, toys, or other outdoor items. + READ MORE

Quick-What's The Dew Point?! By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 15 2008 Ed is floored when Rachelle presents him with a weather station that he can use in conjunction with his solar panels. + READ MORE

Quick-What's The Dew Point?! By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Jul 9 2008 Ed is floored when Rachelle presents him with a weather station that he can use in conjunction with his solar panels.Your home weather station may be just a useful tool, may inspire you to learn more about greening your home and your habits, or may even make you a green enthusiast like Ed. + READ MORE

Ready, Set, Green Week One: Electronic Overload By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Jun 20 2008 Though I love my green iPod mini, my girly pink cell phone, and our DVR, I've never been that into electronics.And while everything else we've gotten rid of recently looks like it's been accidentally trashed, I pull together a few numbers and websites for local recycling companies so that when he finally gets that new... + READ MORE

Solar Power in Strange Places By Brian Merchant IN Tech & Transport Jun 13 2008 The sustainable building practices shown in Greensburg are undoubtedly innovative, but what you see on the show is just the tip of the green technology iceberg. Take solar power, for example - we can now use it in our everyday lives in some pretty extraordinary and surprising ways. These five solar powered products are fine examples of the ever-expanding frontier of green technology: + READ MORE

Extolling the Virtues of Triple Pane Windows By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Jun 12 2008 Renovation Nation features various energy-saving gadgets. One of those gadgets is the triple pane window. This new window is much like the regular window that your parents used, but it has three panes instead of one or two. + READ MORE

Score Your Electronics with Greenpeace's Updated Scorecard By Collin Dunn IN Tech & Transport Jun 11 2008 It's great that it's getting easier to recycle old electronics and that you can even earn rebates when you recycle, but how do you know which companies are producing greener electronics to begin with? To help navigate the large (and growing) field of electronics companies, and their claims of relative green-ness, Greenpeace has updated its Electronics Scorecard. + READ MORE

Sit Back, Relax, and Catch The G Word on Discovery Health By Jessica Root IN Tech & Transport May 28 2008 The launch of Planet Green's on-air channel is just a little over one week away (June 6)! Curious as to what it's all about? Tonight, catch a sneak peak of the G-Word--a show that features the hippest and hottest in green gossip, gadgets and news. + READ MORE

About G Word By Team Planet Green IN G Word May 5 2008 Being green is no longer just for granola-loving hippies. It's a lifestyle, an attitude, a state-of-mind, and it's shaking up the pop-culture landscape. Forget what you think you know about what being green means and get ready for G Word,... + READ MORE

Meet Daniel Sieberg By Team Planet Green IN G Word May 5 2008 Daniel Sieberg joined CBS News as the network's science and technology correspondent in December 2006. He contributes to the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, the CBS Early Show, CBS Sunday Morning, CBS Radio and CBSNews.com. Sieberg has reported on... + READ MORE

Make a Gadget Cozy From Old Jeans By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Apr 29 2008 Don't let that old pair of jeans go to waste, even if it's no longer fit for human consumption. Learn how you can dress up your cell phone or MP3 player with some used denim. + READ MORE