Here’s a lamp that was specifically designed for students, to make hours upon hours of studying a bit more comfortable.  They actually teamed up with Sankara Nethralaya University Hospital that specializes in the study of eye science.  By teaming up with them, they created this lamp to use the most optimal levels of lighting ambiance.  That way your eyes might not get tired quite as soon and you might be able to study a bit longer than you normally would manage.  On top of that, this lamp has eco-friendly benefits.

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Street lights are probably one of the biggest energy wasters that I can think of. Don’t get me wrong, because there is always someone out in the middle of the night who needs a little bit of illumination to find their way home. However, no one in their right mind would leave a light on all night when it is only needed for a few minutes.

This is why a few towns in Germany have invented the Dial4Light. This is a system that allows the user to turn on street lights with their mobile phone. Once they have dialed up to turn the light on, the light will automatically go off after about 15 minutes.

The German towns that have tried this system have already seen a twenty-five percent drop in their electric bill, which is enough to justify implementing a Dial4Light system like this in every town.

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Trust the state of California to be a pioneer in many ways, and among them include the push for a much greener environment through the use of recycling, organic farming, good urban planning with ample public transport as well as the use of environmentally friendly products – that includes naturally made items and vehicles, of course. Electric vehicles are still a long way off from becoming the norm as our roads are currently clogged with petrol guzzling cars and trucks. Despite that, hybrid vehicles have made some inroads and today marks another milestone – Coulomb Technologies, the leader in electric vehicle infrastructure, dropped the good news of the City of San Francisco having installed its Smartlet Networked Charging Stations at City Hall.

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Orange Guinea Conakry and Ericsson have teamed up for a good cause – both companies are looking to deploying over a hundred base stations that will not require a drop of power from the local power grid, as they will all be powered by harnessing the sun’s rays. These base stations will in turn help to connect remote parts of rural Africa so that folks no longer need to send messages to one another using smoke signals or eagles with papyrus notes attached to their feet. No sir, with these perpetually powered base stations all year long, one will be able to call their loved ones a few hundred miles away and be connected in an instant – it would really go down well with solar powered cell phones though, so hopefully someone will step forward and make really affordable models.

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Living off the grid can be quite a challenging lifestyle to adhere to, and what happens when there is a massive power outage for weeks on end in the event of a natural disaster or calamity? There is always room for clean clothes, and this is where the Hand-crank washing machine comes in handy. The washing cycle takes as little as 10 seconds and could be as long as a couple of minutes to keep your laundry fresh and clean, although we’re sure it won’t be able to do a bang up job as that of a dedicated washing machine. Still, it is better than wearing stale-smelling clothes even at the end of the world, eh? This portable washing machine will retail for $49.99.

Product Page via Book of Joe

Have you ever tried to take a shower in the dark, like during a power outage? Not a lot of fun, isn’t it? Imagine if you had a light in the shower that is not powered by batteries, but hydroelectric power.

That’s right, the ECOlight is powered by the running of water in your shower. It’s like having a dam on your showerhead! I didn’t take that from the Sylvania Press Release, I swear.

Not only does the shower light give you a bright LED, but it also has an illuminated ring that will change color depending on the temperature of the water. I’m not certain how it works, but the light will be blue if the water is less than 78 degrees Fahrenheit, and red when it is warmer than 105.8 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Every once in a while, some DIY tech from a site called Instructables displays some homemade tech that should have been created by major electronics companies and not the people at home.

Today, it is a Solar Powered Nintendo DS Lite. Yes, someone other than Nintendo has figured out that affixing 60 x 60 millimeter solar panels to charge a power draining device is a good idea. They can create 6 volts of electricity, which is just enough for playing in the sun.

Why didn’t Nintendo think of this when they created the DS Lite? I mean, most pocket calculators are solar-powered, so shouldn’t we put solar panels on other portable electronics? That is, if it works.

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If you’re working hard to make your household chores a bit more eco-friendly, you might look into the Wonder Wash.  It uses even less water than if you were to hand wash a garment and uses a great deal less power than a washing machine.  It’s not going to hold anywhere near as much as a washing machine, so it will take longer to do the laundry.  However, if you’re committed to doing things the earth friendly way, this would be a great way to do it.  Even if you aren’t really big into green living, this would be a more efficient way to wash your delicate clothing.

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