8 Ways gadgets have gone green
Flash back to 1989: Did we ever imagine a world in which we carried in our pockets palm-sized devices that connected us to everything from our friends to the Internet super-highway?
The technology of twenty years ago has evolved into sleek, ingenious, energy-efficient machines today. But electronics’ functions and design aren’t the only things that have changed. Today our ever-changing vernacular and familiarity with technology are commonplace; “tweeting” is a commonly used verb, and computer keyboards are as familiar as the back of our hands. Technology is no longer entertainment – it’s an essential.
You may not realize how many virgin materials are required to manufacture your PDA. According to the EPA, “cell phones are made from valuable resources such as precious metals, copper and plastics – all of which require energy to extract and manufacture.”
It’s all about fuel efficiency, and the hybrid has certainly changed the way we think about the future of automotives. In a May interview, Ford Hybrid Marketing Manager David Finnegan told Earth911.com that the automotive industry is always thinking ahead, planning for the next trend
Solar power goes beyond the roof. Electronics have found a way to harness that power into, well, more power. Sprint’s new SOLIO Mono Hybrid cell phone charger has an integrated solar cell to allow for “mobile charging,” as the photovoltaic solar cell is capable of charging a lithium ion battery using just the sun’s rays.
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