Attention cyclists across the US: the wait for decent biking directions is over! Google Maps users can finally get biking directions along with walking, driving, and public transportation directions. Best of all, the new feature takes into account hills,...
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Most Americans would have a fit if their credit card or cell phone company sent a dollar amount at the end of the month with no itemized description to match. But we tolerate it from our utility companies with little complaint. If we’re going to...
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Photo: Jurvetson Telecom giant Nokia recently filed a patent for a cell phone powered by kinetic energy (one of our favorite kinds of energy here at Inhabitat!). The conceived phone would charge via built-in piezoelectric generators that will convert...
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This portable new product promises energy on the go – and we don’t mean a Power Bar. Bourne Energy’s Backpack Power Plant is a hydroelectric generator that you can strap on just like a bookbag
This portable new product promises energy...
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Touchscreens have revolutionized the way we communicate with electronics, but sometimes they can get a little cramped — wouldn’t it be great if the iPhone ’s screen was just a little bit bigger?
Touchscreens have revolutionized the...
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Publishing giant Condé Nast - meet tech bohemoth Apple . Condé Nast is set to announce today in an internal memorandum that it will start testing out iPad versions of five of its most popular magazines. If all goes well, readers will be able to...
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Smart design meets city lights in these solar-powered LED street lights by Phillips . Inspired by how flowers open up to the sun to collect the sun’s energy, the Sustainable City Lights feature photovoltaic petals that open during the day to collect...
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Yesterday, at the Greener Gadgets conference in NYC , prolific industrial designer Yves Béhar unveiled never before seen plans for his “hackable” solar powered electric car . While Béhar and his design studio Fuse Project are not new to...
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Filed under: Green Tech Oregon is set to get the first wave farm in the U.S. that will be an important testing ground for ocean generated electricity. Wave power has increasingly garnered attention over the past several years, thanks to the fact that...
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Team Inhabitat is LIVE on the scene at this year’s Greener Gadgets Conference as Yves Béhar kicks things off with today’s keynote! Yves is the founder of Fuseproject and has designed many of our favorite greener gadgets including the OLPC...
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