Energy Watch
BMW Starts Trialling Electric MINI
The auto blog reviews for cars has revealed that BMW have started trialling electric powered MINIs in the UK. This is the first UK trial for real world drivers to experience a fast charging electric car under everyday conditions.
At Last a Universal Phone Charger And It’s an International Standard
Sometimes it is the simple things that take the longest time. As a race we have sent people to the moon, we can communicate via satellite, we have GPS and we can call someone on the other side of the planet… But could we agree on a simple thing like a phone charger. No. Every phone has a different charger, even different models from the same manufacturer have different chargers. But now, at last, after what seems like decades of mobile phone use, a new mobile phone charger that will work with any handset has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Comet Encourages Consumers To Switch To More Energy Efficient Appliances With Scrappage Scheme
When you go to bed at night you switch off all the lights, turn off the TV, put out the cat and go to sleep. But you don’t switch off your fridge. It sits there 24 hours a day and probably has done so for years. Now what if there was a scheme which could help you get rid of your old fridge and buy a new more energy efficient one and get a huge discount at the same time. Look no further, Comet is running a scrappage scheme which offers up to £200 off white goods.
Wind Up Walkie Talkies: MI5 Goes Green
You may be thinking, when will I ever, Ever, EVER use a walkie talkie? Well with Summer festivals on the go as well as Summer overseas holidays scheduled in everyone’s diary, the good old walkie talkie may have the chance to make a bit of a comeback.
These walkie talkies have the added bonus of [...]
Earn an Extra £10 to Recycle Your Old Mobile: Voucher Code
While last week was all about the release of the new iPhone 3G S, there was another event went under the radar a bit. Yes, it’s the start of Recycle Week 2009 and if that wasn’t in your calendar you probably don’t even have Christmas in there either.
To celebrate the two big occasions, money4urmobile.com is [...]
Solar Panels On Mobiles Not Environmentally Friendly
We recently looked at the Samsung E1107 which is a basic phone with simple calling and texting features, FM radio, oh and a solar panel on the back of the phone.
Much like a Malibu resident, the phone needs to hit the sun’s rays for a good 40 hours to fully charge its battery, which all [...]
Samsung Releases Low End Phone With Solar Panel For Recharging
Samsung has unveiled a new mobile phone that can be charged by the power of the sun. The Samsung E1107 looks like a normal mobile phone but when you flip it on its back it has a solar panel.
Nokia Develops Phones That Charge Themselves
Nokia boffins have created a phone able to power itself from ambient radiowaves. This means that it can charge itself up from the weak TV, radio, wi-fi and mobile phone signals that constantly surround us.
Touchscreen Phones Worse for the Environment
I don’t mean to make you feel bad if you’re reading this on your iPhone, LG Arena, SE Xperia, Samsung Omnia, Nokia 5800 or yet another phone that doesn’t get caught in loose pocket threads thanks to a smooth touchscreen surface, but unfortunately your phone impacts more negatively on the environment than the standard candy [...]
Sony Ericsson New GreenHeart Phone Range: C901 Cybershot and Ling
With money concerns high on everyone’s agenda lately, it may be time to spare a thought for the issue that used to dominate the media before we realised that we’d have to pay an extra 25p a day for a latte: the environment.
Yes it’s still lurking around us and yes, we’re still not doing a [...]
