| Saturday, November 5, 2005 |  |
| Enviromower Eco 500 — The Grass Can Be Greener | 0 comments |
 5 Nov 2005 @ 07:44Clara L. found us this one, while watching late night telly. Oh, Clara, how could you? Anyhow, in stronger moment, she she wrote to us: “The website is quite an eyesore, but their idea is nice.” How true. If you can set aside the train-smash of a site, you’ll find a cord-less electric lawn mower, with some impressive specs. It is 50% quieter than a petrol mower, weighs in at 23 kg (51 lb) and runs for a 1hour 20 minutes on a full 12 hour charge (75% charge in 3-5 hrs). Furthermore it’s “estimated that a battery powered mower creates at least 85% less CO2 in comparison to a petrol mower, even when the electric power comes from brown coal generation.” (Maybe you have seen the figures, which they quote, that a single 2 stroke petrol mower emits, in just one hour of use, the equivalent volume of VOCs as about forty late model cars. Enviromower figure their rechargeable battery will last more than 5 years, depending levels of use, and they will take them back for recycling. They buy ‘Green Power’ to run their own operations, and encourage mower users to do the same. $600 AUD and also available in New Zealand , United Kingdom and the EU. (Sorry, not yet in North America. MORE ENVIRO_TECH NEWS HERE |
| LEDs Bulbs | 0 comments |
 5 Nov 2005 @ 07:40 Philips design group has come up with a collection of LEDs bulbs. They have unusual shapes and change color with one touch, squeeze, or turn. These are part of the "The New Simplicity", where Philips will be concentrating on products that are designed to be multi-functional. In this case, the idea is that the bulbs serve the purpose of lamps and bulbs in the same device. |