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.

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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 bar [...]

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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 [...]

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Hands up who recycles their batteries! No? Well I confess I’m guilty of throwing them out when the old ones in my remote control work as well as if I had put two pieces of baby corn into the compartment. At the moment less than 3 per cent of portable batteries in the UK are [...]

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Here’s a nifty device that will not only save the environment, but save you money too, by regulating the water you use ever time you smell bad. The eaga ShowerSmart regulates the flow rate of a non-electric shower to 7.8 litres per minute – the equivalent of a powerful electric shower. That by itself may [...]

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The UK’s tech love-affair has the capacity to add an extra £100 per year to each household’s electricity bills according to a report in the Guardian. Particular culprits include plasma televisions, high-end PCs and mobile phones (which need to be constantly recharged). These three devices alone currently account for 25 per cent of the electricity [...]

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With global warming and other environmental issues being brought to our attention in the mainstream media after years of our industrial polluting ways, we’re now called to action to turn off lights and keep the heater on low to do our bit to save the planet. While these combined efforts will help to make a [...]

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The latest series of Samsung LED TVs is due to hit shops soon, and if you’re in the market for the all important picture quality, this new range will be difficult to walk past. Samsung have attempted to push the boundaries  of TV technology with the LED 7000 and 7020 Series. So what’s so good [...]

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