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Concept Lets You Trade Poop for Power

I once knew a dude that had this strange fetish of farting in a ceramic duck that his mom had on the shelf. I once saw him fart in the duck, then turn around and light the fart lingering in the duck so I know you can burn a stinky…

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August 30th, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

Cups Made From Jell-O Are Great Despite Strange Flavors

There was a show on when I was in first grade called That’s Incredible…. I loved that show and I remember this one dude came on the show that could eat glass. I thought if I could do that in the lunchroom I could totally hold hands with a

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July 26th, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

Hydrofill Makes Hydrogen Fuel Cell Charger

I like the idea of a hydrogen fuel cell. I can fill a small cartridge with hydrogen, and then power my gadgets from the fuel cell as long as my hydrogen source holds out. That means that I won’t need an AC outlet to keep my iPhone running.…

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July 22nd, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

Grape-Dr Supercomputer is the Greenest of Them All, but a Cable Nightmare!

japan supercomputer cable squid nightmare

This Japanese supercomputer is supposed to be one of the most environmentally-friendly supercomputer arrays available. But is it just me, or is this the ultimate in cable management problems?

This supercomputer system is called the Grape-DR and is composed of 64 pairs of Intel’s Core i7-920 processors and a board…

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July 12th, 2010 by: Range

Ecosmart LED Bulb: Light Bulb 2.0

home depot ecosmart light bulb

We’ve featured a lot of LED lamps here at technabob, but Home Depot’s offering is by far the most affordable one I’ve seen. Made by Lighting Science, the EcoSmart aka Definity A19 bulb is rated at 429 lumens yet consumes a mere 8.8 watts. The bulb is guaranteed to last…

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May 12th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

The Soft Drink Container Gets Square, Green

Square Coke Bottles

When it comes to getting drinks the only things that come in square containers are juice boxes and milk. Huey Lewis always said it was hip to be square, and this new design concept for green Coke bottles has turned up on Yanko Design that is pretty hip.…

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March 23rd, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

Mr. Klein: Washing Machine Concept Reuses Water… Gross

Washing machines use a lot of water; all you have to do is open the lid of your machine while it’s filling up to see that. The good news is all that dirty water leftover from removing the skid marks from your skivvies goes down the drain.…

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March 16th, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

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Android Pillows Support Multitouch Fluffing

android_pillows

Droid devotees and Nexus One nuts, here’s something fun for your living room. It’s a plump pillow adorned with that cute little green Android mascot.…

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March 8th, 2010 by: Technabob

Lexon Safe Bamboo and Bio-Plastic Calculators, Clocks and Radios

lexon safe green renewable radio

If you care about the environment, you’ll love that Lexon has just announced a new range of small appliances powered by renewable energy.

Designed by Elium Studio, the Lexon SAFE line of home goods come encased in environmentally-friendly corn bio-plastic and trimmed off with bamboo.  I think best item in…

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January 28th, 2010 by: Range

Rechargeable Ship Runs on Battery Power

ihi japan plug green electric ship

I don’t know if this is that revolutionary, but for a moment I was impressed with the fact that this battery-powered ferry can travel about 80 km with 800 passengers on board.

IHI Marine United is the maker of this plug-in ship that is powered by lithium-ion batteries. This ship…

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January 19th, 2010 by: Range

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