Environment
Mobile Phone Recycling from O2: Redeem Your Gadget Stash for Cash
I bet everyone of us have got an old mobile phone lying about in our homes which is in almost pristine condition. Rather than letting it gather dust in cupboards, hoping that one day you might be able to auction it off to an antiques fair, why not instead send it off and convert [...]
Water Powered Clock: 100% Natural Time Keeper
Have you got that horrible guilty feeling now that the electricity bills have come through following keeping your fairy lights on all the way through Christmas? Realised that your keeping up with the Jones’ is actually costing the Earth?
Make yourself feel a little bit better by investing in the Water Powered Clock. No mains power [...]
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.
Solargorilla, a Portable Solar Charger, Among Winners at British Innovations Awards
The winners of the iawards have been announced. I wrote about the iawards back in August to encourage budding inventors to enter the awards which aim to recognise and celebrate the best British achievements in science, innovation and technology. The awards ceremony was held this week at the Science Museum and it saw the teams behind this year’s best British innovations rewarded for developing practical solutions to some of society’s greatest challenges. Among the winners was the Solargorilla a portable solar charger, from Powertraveller, which extends the power life of laptops and other electronic devices via the company’s Powergorilla device.
Sponsored: Around The World in 80 Days – Volvo’s New Facebook Game
Isn’t there anything that Facebook can’t do… Volvo Cars have released a new Facebook game in which you need to virtually drive around the world in 80 days. In the game, which has been released to promote Volvo’s super fuel efficient C30 DRIVe, you DRIVe (sorry, their pun, not mine) the C30 around the world using only your network of Facebook friends.
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).
Cars running on rabbit anyone?
Sweden have come up with a, shall we say, interesting way to turn their rabbit problem to their advantage. Some 3000 bunnies have been culled this year in a move to rid the country of the plague of wild and stray pets which destroy parks and generally cause a nuisance. And in true waste not [...]
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.
Calling all space lovers
Hot on the heals of the release of Google Earth 5.0, tomorrow the longest eclipse in a century will be webcast from a number of internet sources.
The solar eclipse, expected to last over 6 minutes, will be broadcast to those not able to see it from their locations with coverage starting at midnight tonight.
The next eclipse [...]
Exchange Old Mobile Phones for Ticketmaster Events
We’ve previously looked at how to turn your old mobile phones into a bit of cash by comparing the top 5 phone recycling sites, but now there’s another way to turn your old tech into something useful- a night out on the town.
Ticketmaster are offering the opportunity for you to trade in mobile phones or [...]
