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Eco Factor: Robotic alarm clock made from found items. While most alarm clocks are equipped with a neat little button that allows you to snooze for a few more minutes before you get ready for the day, designer Vadim Ryazanov thinks that the same...

Eco Factor: Concept streetlamp designed to harness wind energy. With energy resources being depleted with every passing day, industrial designers are trying to power gadgets with the abundant energy that can be harnessed from renewable sources....

Robots have rapidly evolved from being a fringe phenomenon to becoming an integral part of our lives. Today, almost every car made on our planet has some or the other input from a robot during the production phase. The same can be said for consumer...

Eco Gadgets: Solar- and wind-powered vertical farm. Inka Biospheric Systems has developed a completely integrated, closed loop “micro-farm” that runs on solar and wind energy and can be used to grow grasses, fruits and even vegetables on a...

Eco Factor: Ecofriendly cooler destroys micro-organisms and saves energy. Designed by Rochus Jacob, the Thermodynamic Concept cooler is perfect for high-tech kitchens of the emerging world, which need the aid of technology without consuming too...

Eco Factor: Lamps made from recycled cassettes. With cassettes being replaced with better technology such as CDs and PMPs, designers in different parts of the world are working to prevent old cassettes from being disposed in landfills. The...

Eco Factor: Solar-powered charger for portable electronic devices. Korea-based ZyRUS has unveiled a new solar-powered charger for portable electronic devices that doubles as a USB flash drive. Being touted as a 4-in-1 solar charger, the device...

Eco factor: Solar-powered charger for 12V electronics. Solis Energy has launched a new solar-powered charger that can run small 12V electronics in remote locations or in places where grid electricity isn’t available. Dubbed Power HotSpot, the...

Eco Factor: Concept solar charger for portable electronic devices. The need to go green has made industrial designers think of products that offer clean energy to charge portable electronic devices we all are so obsessed with. While most solar...

Eco Factor: Prototype light powered by human energy. We often try to encourage our readers to replace disposable batteries in their electronic gear with rechargeable ones to reduce the toxic waste batteries carry along in the landfill. Industrial.