Eco Factor: Handsfree Bluetooth runs on solar power.

Nextar, while announcing its all new Bluetooth Handsfree Kit NXBT-001 / NXBT-002, ensures it to be eco-friendly. Here, eco-friendly conveys that the ‘green’ solar chargers relax you to carry a charger most of the times as they recharge automatically. I mean, they draw it from the vehicle itself. The technical specifications also suggest 50 hours of standby time and 10 hours talk time. What one can deduce from that is you need not charge it too often. It comprises of a LED signal display, supports profiles A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), and AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile).

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Eco Factor: Supercomputer consumes less energy for cooling.

Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is saving many taxpayer dollars while reducing the laboratory’s environmental footprint. Blue Gene/P high-performance computer installed at laboratory is just an antithesis of its family members that often require several megawatts of electricity. This supercomputer is second-most energy-efficient among the 20 supercomputers in the world.

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Eco Factor: Clock made from recycled paper draws energy from en suite solar panel.

Chinese designer Shuo Yang has once again proved his mettle in handing out environmentally friendly tools. Now, he introduces a square-shaped clock made of recycled paper. Quite interestingly, the hollow clock has center directing pointers. Needless to say, this is a great stride in direction to make the waste usable, as recycling is just the thing to do.

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Eco Factor: Keeps a check on one’s daily changes of habit toward energy use.

Have you ever realized the amount of energy you exploit and carbon emissions you are responsible for? Now, this becomes feasible with Efergy Smart Electricity Meter that hands out an exact energy consumption analysis. Updates every six minute would never allow you to be neglectful toward the planet on the whole. It is user-friendly, and caters to awareness related to electricity, energy and our environment. So, it’s positively a great idea to keep you clued in about the power consumption, its cost and your share in CO2 emanation.

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