1000 Green Steps » Gadgets

Step 62: Solar-Powered Cell Phone by Samsung!

Valencia — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:57:29 +0000

Samsung E1107 Solar Cell Powered Cell Phone

Youâ€™ve seen Green Roof, youâ€™ve seen Electric Drive Transportation, youâ€™ve seen solar panels, and youâ€™ve seen wind energy already.

However 1000 Green Steps was wondering if youâ€™ve heard about SOLAR-POWERED CELL PHONE? This is the latest innovation released by Samsung Mobile starting from June 2009 at India, Europe, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, and Latin America. This dual band phone has its own solar panel at the back just like at the picture.

It has many usual features such as FM Radio, MP3 Player and Games. What makes it special is that this Samsung Crest E1107 Solar-Powered Cellphone contains some unusual features such as a powerful torch light, mobile tracker (sends out an SOS in an emergency, and notifies you when the SIM card is changed), and a fake call feature so you can quickly get away from people you donâ€™t like.

This phone is available in your local gadget stores starting from $59!

Happy Green Living!

Step 69: Another Eco-Friendly Cell Phone

Valencia — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:04:00 +0000

Motorola Moto W23 Renew

After having Solar Powered Cell Phone by Samsung, this week’s cool gadget comes from Motorola through The Motorola MOTO W233 Renew as their green steps. If Samsung makes their green steps by producing a solar powered cell phone, Motorola was able to beat them all out by producing a cell phone that is made from recycled plastic, 100% recyclable materials, comes with eco-friendly packaging, RoHS compliant, and comes with a postage-paid envelope so whenever you’re done with them you don’t have to worry about how are you going to recycle its 100% recyclable materials. You know what? YOU CAN SEND THEM BACK TO THE FACTORY TO BE RECYCLED! This is what you call a 100% green cell phone (it’s literally green, though).

This amazing gadget is available online at Amazon starting from $9.99

Happy Green Living!

Step 46: Eco-friendly Air Conditioner (AC)

Valencia — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:57:56 +0000

In this high-technology era, almost everyone has their own air conditioning (AC) in their house. It is already well-known for its useful benefits which could increase or decrease a room temperature with the help of electricity. However, AC is also known as one of the major causes of Global Warming.

Luckily for those who have been addicted to AC ad canâ€™t survive a day without it, 1000 Green Steps have the good news (as always!). 1000 Green Steps found an AC pre-cooling system which is able to blow your guilty feeling away.

This Cool-N-Save product is said to be able to save up until 30% of your electric bill compared to your ordinary AC. It also only uses less than 6 cents of water each day. Amazing goods do exist, donâ€™t they? Find this AC online at Go Green Items at only $95.99!

Happy Green Living!

Step 75: Dyson Energy Bracelet â€“ Wrist Phone Charger

Valencia — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:33:53 +0000

Dyson Energy Bracelet

Expand your green steps through green gadgets! After reviewing about Motorola Moto W23 Renew, Samsung E1107 Solar Cell Powered Cell Phone, and Cool N Save Air Conditioner, now 1000 Green Steps is up to Dyson Energy Bracelet.

Implying the principle of thermoelectric effect, this phone charger uses the temperature between our skin and the room temperature to generate electricity. When a mobile device needs charging, the wrist strap is just plugged into the micro-USB port of the gadget to charge it up.

Happy Green Living!

Step 121: Give Your Kitchen More Green Steps

Valencia — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 05:41:43 +0000

1000 green Steps know that almost every woman knows that recycling in their kitchen would be a good idea. The problem is that green steps are not always easy or convenient! Who really wants to lug a bag full of aluminum cans out to the recycling bin (especially during the cold winter months?) No one. Luckily, this aluminum can crusher makes your green steps much less daunting! Simply crush all empty cans and store them until enough have accumulated for a single trip out to the bin.

Happy Green Living!

Step 174: Green Your Gadgets

Valencia — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:29:35 +0000

We know that electronic gadgets might be a big problem for our environment. However, admit it, everyone must have thought on â€˜even the huge gadgets we use wonâ€™t take that much energyâ€™. That is to some extent true, because gadgets donâ€™t typically take up so much energy. Nevertheless, have you ever count on how many gadgets will you need to make it through a single day? Alarm clock, Air Conditioner, Water Heater, Elevator, and if I was about to mention them all, this is going to be the longest tips youâ€™ll ever read. So yes, they take up that much energy in the end. How can you help?

You can help by doing simple stuff such as trying to reduce their carbon footprint by using a proper charger. Also by following and buying Energy Star verified products. Small thing sometimes could result something big.

~Happy Green Living!~

Step 115: Green Steps in Software

Valencia — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:26:14 +0000

For computer geeks out there, well 1000 green Steps have a gift for you all! This post is going to introduce you to GreenPrint, a computer software that actually analyzes each page before it is sent to the printer for the most common of wasted characteristics e.g. pages with just the URL, banner ad, logo or unwanted legal statements. With that, less paper is used and importantly saving trees and reducing wastage.

Recently, they will plant a tree for every copy of GreenPrint sold before March 31 2008. If they reach 500,000 trees before March 31 2008, they’ll match every tree planted with an additional tree, making March 2008 a Million Tree March.

Happy Green Living!

Step 102: Use Rewritable Discs as Green Steps

Valencia — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:28:11 +0000

Well, 1000 Green Steps had talked much about poisonous and toxic waste produced by discs, now itâ€™s time for 1000 Green Steps to show you which one to buy. This TDK Blue-Ray Disc is a solution to your â€˜not-greenâ€™ problems at your office. Next generation rewritable Blu-ray disc marries RW convenience with HD performance. State-of-the-art blue-violet laser technology delivers unprecedented picture quality. It holds 10 gigabytes more than an HD DVD and five times more data than a traditional DVD. Faster data transfer rates than traditional DVDs produce better, more life-like images. BD-RE media is also a great choice for archiving capacity-intensive data. Re-record data as needed up to 1,000 times. Available online for only $12.29!

Happy Green Living!

Step 99: Wind Up Universal Remote Control

Valencia — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:22:20 +0000

This is it! 100 Green Steps have found a solution of the neediness toward battery. We all know that battery is not eco friendly and it is so harmful to the environment. However we cannot deny that we need it more than anything else to use gadgets. Now you can do more green steps by The Wind Up Universal Remote Control which can replace all of your existing remote controls, powered purely by the hands!

Just 30 rotations of the wind up device will power the remote control for 7 days. You can easily charge up your remote whilst watching your favorite TV. If you think how expensive batteries can be, this remote will save you a small fortune over time too. The best bit is that this green gadget is the same price as any other universal remote control, except this one doesnâ€™t need batteries and it is fully supported by 1000 Green Steps!

Happy Green Living!

Step 94: Green Steps to Drink

Valencia — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:14:47 +0000

SteriPEN

Can you tell if your water secretly contain harmful materials? Well, 1000 Green Steps can help you! SteriPENâ„¢ purifies water using ultraviolet (UV) ray. Whether your source is a clear running brook or a hotel tap, SteriPENâ„¢ destroys viruses, bacteria and protozoaâ€“including Giardia and Cryptosporidium in seconds.Â Â ThisÂ all-in-one drinking water treatment system that includes the SteriPENâ„¢ and Water Bottle Pre-Filter packaged in a 32 oz. wide-mouth water bottle. This system is all that is needed for treating drinking water while camping, hiking, backpacking or traveling.

Happy Green Living!