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If you think steam washing machines gobble up more electricity than conventional washing machines, you couldn’t be further off target. LG has come out with its ultra energy efficient Eco-Steam washing machines that will help you save a whopping 35 percent of water and will also consume 21 percent less electricity when compared with conventional washing machines. That’s pretty neat. You can even plonk in more clothes into this new range of Eco-Steam washing machines as they can take in a whole nine kilos of your dirty linen. This machine features the frontal weight display that we saw in the older machines. This system basically helps you plonk in the exact amount of clothes to maximize the washing machine’s water saving capacity. These neat looking washing machines will put your clothes through a gentler washing process as they have specially embossed dimples in the washing drum which will reduce wear and tear on your clothes. All this techno-trickery makes LG’s Eco-Steam washing machines smart, green machines that will help you save a few bucks too. But before all that, you need to fork out anywhere between $599 to $799 to buy one of these.

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Invented by German entrepreneur Sebastian Schmitt, this water baby is going to be a great hit as people are looking out for more interesting out-of-ordinary options to have fun on the water.

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The charger’s on-board hydrogen will last for a few charges before it runs out of juice. Once that happens, you need to refill the hydrogen cartridge through the Angstrom P2 portable refilling cartridge or alternatively through the Angstrom R1 refilling station. This somewhat makes the G2’s portability pretty limited as you always need to have access to a refilling source to keep it up and running.

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The higher you are from sea level, the lesser is the temperature……a universal known fact it is. But capturing this coolness and redirecting it to a place where it’s needed the most is a novel idea. That’s exactly what designers Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill have managed to do. AC Towers at Dubai are actually designed such that air from the floors, that are about 10 degree cooler, will be directed and sprayed at the lower levels where it’s unbearably hot. This in turn will enable to save up to 40-60% of energy specially consumed by the air-conditioning system. Applied for the first item in supertowers, undoubtedly it can be expected to come up in the land of rising towers – Dubai!

AC Towers is a cluster of three supertowers that will rise above 100 floors and will be connected at base with an atrium and with skybridges. A mixed-use project, it will have a built-up area of 800,000 to 900,000 square meters and parking facilities for more than 6,000 people. It will have a hotel, and residential, commercial, retail and entertainment space for people to be able to live and work. A canal and waterway will pass through the AC Towers and will create an open space for educational and theatrical activities.

Eco-friendliness, energy efficiency, sustainability and intelligent building systems are key to the strength of these kinda towers, which are designed to stand out among the hundreds of towers that are being developed.

Does the term AC from AC Towers stand for air-conditioning here too?

Oceans have tremendous untapped potential for power generation which technology firms have been trying to harness for quite some now. Despite all these efforts, harnessing the Ocean’s huge power hasn’t been very successful till date. Now an Australian called BioPower plans to harness the ocean’s energy by taking inspiration from mother nature herself. This method called Biomimicry involves the creation of designs which are based on natural systems. BioPower have designed their BioWave ocean energy generation system by replicating the motion of underwater plants due to ocean currents.

For this, they have designed a structure that looks like three pods on a stalk. Due to ocean currents, these pods sway and in turn generate electricity. Upon the advent of very strong currents that may even destroy this system, the Biowave will assume a horizontal position till the mighty ocean calms down. Currently this technology is being tested on a pilot mode, which if successful will power vast areas of Australia. If that happens, we can soon eliminate conventional sources of power and embrace the almost boundless electricity that can be generated in the ocean. Lets hope that the Biowave project is very successful.

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The Green Jet that designer Erik Sifrer has put together is one concept that the fat cats who want to make a green statement will eagerly anticipate. This 187 foot mega sail yacht runs both on wind and hydrogen power which instantly makes it a planet friendly concept. To fully harness wind power, the Green Jet has two automated Aero-sail systems that can be controlled by a touch screen. This system along with an onboard computer will determine the best position of the sail for maximum propulsion and thus enable the Green Jet minimize the use of it’s twin 950 Kilowatt engines.

At the end of the day, yachts will be primarily bought for the enormous luxury they bring to the table and the Green Jet has plenty of it. The deck has a pool right in it’s middle which also serves as a separation between the yacht’s owner and the crew. The pool has a jacuzzi built in and the yacht’s interiors are done up luxuriously. The futuristic looking interiors can also be customized according to every whim and fancy of the owner. To give it an aura of a dance floor in the middle of the sea, the sails have lights that light up at night. On the whole, the Green Jet embodies ultimate luxury with plenty of planet friendly bits that make it one very green yacht.

[Thanks: Erik Sifre]
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More often than not, we forget to switch off the power supply of many household devices after we finish using them. Here is a smart energy saving concept that will come to your rescue and will turn off the device on standby with a single touch of your TV remote. Usher in the PSX Powersaver, a device which will work on the Infrared connectivity function of your TV remote. The PSX Powersaver which looks a little like a gaming console can be easily connected and installed on your appliance.

This device can also be used to power off other devices that use remotes working on Infrared rays like VCR’s, Hi-Fi’s and DVD players. A very nifty touch is the PSX Powersaver’s ability to work as an surge and lighting protector for your appliances. The only downside to this power saving device is that you will have to buy the Multi-Block accessory if you want to control more than one device with the PSX. The Multi-Block accessory will let you control up to five devices with the PSX. The PSX Powersaver sells for a reasonable £29.99.

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Remember how the best toys we got as kids were the wind-up ones that didn’t go limp if the lights went out or if their batteries died? Well, this electronics company has applied the same wind-up technology to men’s shaving machines and the result is simply stunning. The Wind ‘N Go Freedom Shaver features three individually flexing and rotating heads that offer you a close shave without having to fuss with batteries and cords. Just charge at home with a 110-volt electrical adapter or in your car with a 12-volt car charging adapter and when you need to groom yourself up, just wind the thing up for a minute to get the shaver going for a solid 2 minutes. Perfect for last minute touch-ups and shaving on-the-go, the super cool shaver retails for $46.

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Svepa is an idea for a bicycle; a bike for urban landscape. It is noticeable for its unique design as much as for what it proposes. Not only does it combine plywood and aluminum in its make (a rare feat in itself) but it also proposes to allow for transportation for two in a very novel way. A single person rides this bike in a normal sitting posture, but if one wants to lug a friend along, the bike becomes a kickboard for two. The rider in front uses the middle frame to kickboard along, and the person at the rear has a footboard and pushes along, using it as a second kickboard. Svepa bike is designed by Pär Blanking – 26-year-old resident of Sweden. Svepa’s design comes across as simplistic and practicable. It has a distinctive flowing make and is remarkable for incorporating a wooden saddle. It is no wonder that the design was awarded 2nd prize at the 12th Annual International Bicycle Design Competition. Svepa is all the more remarkable because its ability to double up as a “tandem” kickboard will make riding all the more fun.

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How much green is really green? This is a question that Japanese electronics major NEC will have a lot of difficulty in answering. This, because NEC has made some rather tall claims about its green credentials by including an Eco button in its Type VE notebook series. This button will minimize the energy consumption by 20% by lowering the CPU’s fan speed and by decreasing the screen’s brightness. I really don’t know why the Eco Button needs to be present as the CPU fan speed and the screen brightness can easily be controlled in the power manager option or alternatively by simple, free software add-ons. This definitely makes the Eco Button one more green gimmick. That apart, this notebook has pretty decent features with a 15.1 inch screen, an Intel core2duo processor, 1 gig of RAM and an 80 gig hard disk for data storage. Overall, a decent notebook computer.

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