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With a green theme, the year 2008 witnessed numerous innovations and technological advances that promise of a greener world in the future. Like passionate guardians of the planet, green tech blogs were out there supplying that really informative stuff,…

Eco Factor: Hydroponic planter encourages homeowners to grow plants.

Plants not only generate oxygen, but they also contribute towards a peaceful ambience. Growing plants till now required homeowners to tackle the mess of plant soil, but now…

Eco Factor: Green preparations at Times Square for New Year’s Eve.

This year, celebrating New Year’s Eve at Times Square will be more than just dancing under a glowing ball, as preparations are being made to welcome 2009 in a green way. This…

Eco Factor: Hybrid car with a carbon fiber body.

When it comes to cars, lightweight is the key to better fuel economy. The ever rising prices of fuel and the demand to go green have tempted designers to develop cars that are light in weight and…

Eco Factor: Solar energy generating plant.

Technology has certainly made our lives easy, but powering all those electronic items is not as easy on the environment. To make things better for the environment, industrial and product designers have…

Eco Factor: Battery-free remote control powered by movement.

Yesterday we discussed the soft solar battery that could be used in remote controls to stop harmful AA batteries from polluting the environment. Now a team of designers has come up with..

Eco Factor: Solar and wind power generators installed at Yamaha’s Nakaze plant.

Yamaha Motors has installed solar and wind power generators at its Nakaze plant in Japan. The installation comes according to the company’s initiatives to make the.

Eco Factor: Energy-efficient LCD from LG.

With CES 2009 just a couple of weeks away, companies have already started boasting about their new products that might steal the show for them. Earlier we discussed Energizer’s solar battery charger and..

Away from gifting objects of décor that will do nothing more than just hang on your wall or snatch space in your room, we suggest something very unique, useful, economical and ecofriendly gift this Christmas. The Iqua Vizor SUN is a solar-powered…

Eco Factor: Cars powered by used vegetable oils taking skiers to mountain resorts of Colorado.

Kristopher Klain is a man who envisions a greener Colorado with his veggie oil powered shuttle service to the mountain resorts in the state. Klain used..