When Reebok and Super Bowl Championship come together to announce a green product, their ardent fans are going to embrace it, or rather wear it, with open arms. Cashing on to the craze of Super Bowl, the company has come out with eco-friendly Super Bowl Locker Room Tees. These tees will be worn by the winning team following Super Bowl XLIII. Designed out of organic cotton yarn, these tees will also sport hang tags made of recycled materials. Signature green stitching on the shoulder and inside neck seams will set this official product apart.
As plenty of eco-friendly vehicles are slated to crowd up the lanes of the future, a tire company is working on wheeling out eco-friendly tires to complement them. Renowned for developing superior quality street as well racing tires, Yokohama Tire is all set to roll out juicy tires. Juicy tires sounds ridiculous but the making of tires from Super Nano-Power Rubber justifies the adjective. The maker has developed a process that combines orange oil with natural rubber to form a new compound called Super Nano-Power Rubber. This proprietary technology helps to consume lesser petroleum in the making of tires. And the 2009 Patrón GT3 Challenge by Yokohama will be the first race series to use these tires environmentally friendly tires with a dash of orange oil.
Concerned about boosting your health as well as the well being of our planet? Easy Health Juicer is the solution for both the concerns. This eco-friendly kitchen gadget squeezes out the healthiest potion without consuming any electricity. A hand crank system helps to churn out glasses of orange, lemon, grapefruit, carrot or apple drinks. It is even helpful to serve medicinal juices of wheat/barley grass, sprouted bean and ginger with ease. Oh did I say, with ease? Well many of you may disagree on this as it is slightly inconvenient for those who are used to gulp down a glass of juice at the push of a button. But then eco-friendly health-conscious folks will go for the Easy Health Juicer as it cold presses the fruit or vegetables that helps to preserve the natural flavor and nutrients.
These days, even the toys manufactured for kids are being ruled by the eco-wave. Makers are pushing the idea of recycling, especially with clear plastic bottles which are difficult to recycle. In order to educate the young generation to be compassionate towards their planet, toys like 4M Amphibian Rover play a significant role. For $17, Playwell Enterprises has come out with a kit that will help the children to shape up a cool-looking rover that can go on water or land. All that is needed is four plastic or water or soda bottles that will play the role of wheels for the rover. Due for release in the coming March, the Amphibian Rover is meant for children aged 8 years and more. So next time think twice before dumping those bottles in the trash! This eco-friendly toy was also on display at the recent 69th annual Canadian Toy and Hobby Fair, Toronto.
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Recycle on January 28, 2009
Floors concreted out with cement, stones, tiles or wood have been ruling the dens of millions. But if you intend to step on a floor that is shaped out of none of the mentioned material then TING has laid out smart green solution. The latest in eco-décor are the floors crafted out of recycled leather belts. For about $75 a square foot, each hand selected belt is hand cleaned with chemical free substance. Later the belts are shaved for uniform width. Finally they are laid carefully onto a reconstituted leather backing applied with water-based glue. Since each tile is carefully designed in-house, the color and patterning on every belt is unique.
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Adding on to the dozens of eco-friendly vehicles that have surfaced on Greenlaunches, here are two more electric babies from ZAP. Showing up at the, just concluded, National Automobile Dealers Association annual conference and exposition, Shuttle and Alias are the latest additions to the fleet of electric transportation. The five-passenger, 4-wheel, battery electric van, big brother Shuttle is designed for transportation around large campuses, to and from parking lots, through factories, warehouses and other indoor uses. Shuttle also conforms to US regulations for Low Speed Vehicles with a top speed of 25 MPH limited to streets with a posted speed limit of 35 MPH. It can zoom up to 30 miles on a charge and recharge at a standard 110 volt outlet in about six hours and an 80 percent charge in just four hours. The maker also allows options for air-conditioning, solar panels and a rapid charger.
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Want the world to know that you sport a green attitude that doesn’t revolve only on a serious note always? Dangle this funky Sun Catcher Ornament recycled out of a circuit board on your window. It will catch the light form any light source via a piece of film that was used to design the actual circuitry of a circuit board. Encircled by a water outlet auto-gasket, it forms an interesting pattern for the sun to shine through. Though it doesn’t play a significant eco-friendly role by generating some alternative energy or else, this geeky sun catcher will exhibit your green passion without doubt. Just for about $9, you can swap that old dusted wind chime on your window pane with this Recycled Computer Circuit Board Sun Catcher Ornament with Photographic Negative Film. A new green look for your window!
Since most of the Northern hemisphere is still bearing the brunt of plunging temperatures, its time to warm up in the closed comforts of our homes and read about some eco-friendly way to do it. Since central heating consumes abundance of energy, it is time to take a look at the self powered EcoFan. This heat-powered fan utilizes the heat from the stove to generate its own electricity. Isn’t it the most economical way to effectively circulate warm air directly into the living area? And also make the optimum use of the heat energy that is otherwise shoved out through chimney. Moreover the portable fan is smart enough to start automatically and adjust speed with the stove’s temperature. Ideal for locations which are deprived of electricity, this kind of heat-up system promises green warm times without harming the environment. It also helps us to save wood and forests. For just about $100, people from any corner of the world can keep their dens comfortably warm.
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Though hot air balloon is known as the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology, the future will be powered by the same! Brisbane-based Solartran decided to deviate off the usual renewable energy alternatives like solar and wind power to give rise to energy generating hot air balloons. Ian Edmonds designed a giant engine with a balloon as its “piston”. A greenhouse traps solar energy, providing hot air to fill the balloon. And as the balloon rises it pulls on an earthbound tether, spinning a generator to produce electricity. Once the balloon has ascended to its apex of 3 kilometers it automatically releases its air and descends, giving the entire process a similar arc to the workings of a two-stroke engine.
When the sun didn’t shy much from showering us with its heat in the month of November, we mentioned about the solar powered robotic lawn mower. And these days, when the same sun’s heat isn’t enough to keep us comfortably warm to step out, we bring to you another solar charged device to take care of the nastiest chore of the season. i-Shovel is the world’s smartest snow shovel that can clear the snow off the driveway in a green automated style. Tweaked with sensors, this smart machine can detect snow accumulation and determine the perimeter of the area to be shoveled. Fitted with electric batteries that can be optional charged with solar power too, the bot can keep shoveling for about 4,000 square feet on a full charge. Wonder what the prefix ‘i’ signifies in the name….or is it just the lucky marketing mantra? If you are hunting for a buy-here option, then hold on till the next winters for a commercial version as it is still a prototype.
