What is one to do when they have a love to both cameras, and recycling the old to create the new? Just ask Craig Arnold, leader of the re:vision project, which takes old camera parts, and recycles them into wearable accessories. Using old cameras to refocus (lol, puns) on a new product allows for the ancient parts to be used ...
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New York City With A Taste Of Niagara
How often do city dwellers get the chance to see a wonder of nature such as the waterfall? Not often enough. I live about 45 minutes from NYC, and I can tell you first hand that the city is magical. It has mostly everything someone could want, and then some. While Central Park provides tourists with a dose of greenery, ...
Read More »HyMini Wind Powered Device Charger Puts The Green In Awesome
So, the HyMini might be much ado about nothing, but it’s still pretty impressive and potentially a great idea for green integration in the future. Dubbed as a “mini green hybrid power station”, you charge the HyMini up from a main. When you go out for a bike or car-ride, attach the little guy to your vehicle, and the wind ...
Read More »Ultima Tower Joins The Mile High Club (Well, Actually Two Miles)
Every other week we read about some kook who has devised a blueprint for the world’s new tallest building. Blah, blah. Whatever. It’s old news that buildings are getting bigger. The Ultima Tower, on the other hand, goes well beyond just slightly edging out the next tallest building, but totally blows it away. The Ultima Tower proposal is a two-mile ...
Read More »Suzuki Starts Production Of Hydrogen Powered Crotch Rockets
Those of us who respect a well-made and gorgeously designed bike will be happy to learn that Suzuki has decided to put their Crossgate concept into production. But that’s not the only good news. The Crossgate is also going to be hydrogen powered, a little perk for the environmentalists among us. Developed with the help of the British Intelligent Energy, ...
Read More »GoBoy-X2: Four-Wheeled Pedal Power Makes For Eco-Friendly Quad
Haha, look at you and your bike with its measly 2 wheels and one seat. We feel SORRY for you! The GoBoy-X2 is a eco-friendly alternative to the bicycle, offering a much more manly four-wheels, and even a second seat for your girlfriend, or most likely, your mother. Totally free of air and noise pollution, the only bummer about the ...
Read More »WashUP Combines Washer And Toilet Into One Giant Cesspool Of Productivity
I’ll be the first to admit that there have been times that I have held my excrement in so long, that by the time I make my way to the toilet, I’ve already soiled myself. I’m not proud of it, but hey, it happens. The last thing I want to do is sit around in my soiled clothing, so a ...
Read More »GetFramed Mailable Paper Photo Frame
When we send photos to our loved ones, we send them with the hope that they will show the photos in their home with pride, but what if they don’t have any open picture frames? They’ll eventually forget about the photos all together, throwing them in some mildly messy filing cabinet for postmortem separation. GetFramed is a new concept which ...
Read More »Aquaduct Tones Your Legs And Provides Safe Water
Designed for countries where collecting water entails a long trip to the nearest water source, which might not even be safe drinkable water. Aquaduct provides a bicycle for transportation from water source to home, while also providing water filtration simultaneously. Aquaduct provides a water tank over the rear axle of the bike’s wheels. As you pedal, water gets pumped through ...
Read More »The Suntory Mermaid II Wave Powered Boat
You can’t say the Earth doesn’t contain enough water. Nope there is more than enough of that for sure. So why are we not using it more? Especially for sea-going vessels. The Suntory Mermaid II is a boat that uses something waves to provide it the energy it needs to move. Being touted as the greenest nautical power source since ...
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