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BRD RedShift Electric Motorcycles: Eco-Friendly and Look Good Doing It

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Motocross bikes are notoriously horrible for the environment, with their tiny two-stroke engines, they spew forth tons of Carbon Monoxide. And while many bikes have more environmentally-friendly four-stroke engines, they still have some emissions. But now riders have a choice to be a little more green when they head to…

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May 1st, 2012 by: Technabob

Wind Turbine Gathers 1,000 Liters of Water a Day from the Air

If anyone needs access to clean water, it’s people living in the desert. The lack of water in deserts and other locations may now have an answer with this prototype wind turbine. Marc Parent, founder of Eole Water, noticed how much water an air conditioner unit produced, so he combined…

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April 19th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

Invisible Mercedes Minivan Needs a Higher Resolution Display

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If there’s one thing that the Internet has forced companies to do is to get a little more creative with their marketing. Instead of crappy old TV commercials, vendors are vying for our attention with publicity stunts they hope will go viral online. This recent campaign from Mercedes-Benz is one…

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March 4th, 2012 by: Technabob

WaterPebble Trains You to Use Less Water When You Shower

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I find myself thinking of a lot of things when I shower. It’s one of those times in my day where I can just, you know, be alone and reflect on the day ahead (when it’s early morning) or the day that was (when it’s late at night.)…

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February 28th, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

Earth Blocks: Like LEGOs, But Green

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With all the emphasis on going green or all-natural these days, I think it’s just appropriate for toys to follow suit. The first one being LEGOs – or should I say, Earth Blocks.…

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February 10th, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

Gasoline Fuel Cell Breakthrough May Lead to More Efficient Volt-like Cars

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The only car on the market today that uses batteries and a gasoline-powered generator to recharge those batteries while the car moves is the GM Volt. While the Volt is a highly-efficient vehicle when on battery power alone, its not any more efficient than the average car when the gas…

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December 3rd, 2011 by: Shane McGlaun

AirDrop Irrigation System Makes Water Appear out of Thin Air, Charges Nothing for the Trick

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The winner of this year’s James Dyson Award may not be a high-tech smartphone or some other exciting consumer product, but it is innovative and most importantly very practical. Invented by Edward Linnacre, a student at the Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia, the AirDrop Irrigation system condenses water vapor from the…

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November 9th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Sennheiser EcoVinyl Turntable Concept: Environment-Friendly Wiki Wiki

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I don’t know where Fast Co. Design got this statistic, but apparently “only 10% of regular headphone consumers”… know about the audio company Sennheiser. Industrial designer Matthew Lim thought of a way of helping the company boost it’s popularity, primarily with the 24- to 35-year old demographic. He saw that

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September 29th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Ford EVOS Concept Car: Great Looks and a Big Brain

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We here at Technabob aren’t exactly known for our automotive reporting, but that doesn’t mean we don’t like cool cars. Now, Ford is showing off a new car that combines sporty performance with the type of geeky technology we love to write about here.…

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August 30th, 2011 by: Technabob

Eco-Friendly Sprout Watches Are Bright, Colorful, and Biodegradable

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I consider it extremely wasteful when parents allow their kids to just discard their old stuff even though they’re still working or in good condition, just because they’ve gotten tired of it or bored with its look.
I think it’s a bad idea to cultivate such wasteful attitudes in children,…

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July 22nd, 2011 by: Hazel Chua

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