green electronics
Greenpeace Ranks Nokia as Most Eco-Friendly Electronics Maker September 18th, 2008
Samsung, Fujitsu Round Out Top Three
Greenpeace has once again updated its list of the electronics makers with the best (and worst) records of producing eco-friendly goods. Greenpeace not only ranks companies by the materials they use in their devices, but also...more
A Greener Webcam? You betcha! August 19th, 2008
United Pepper Offers What Could Be the First Sustainable Webcam
With a device as small as a webcam, do you really need to be green? Well, why not? You're going to eventually replace or throw out any device you buy, so why not think of...more
A Greener iPhone July 29th, 2008
Latest Device Built More Responsibly
More than a million 3G iPhones were sold in the U.S. in the three days following the hot new device's release, a victory not just for Apple, but also for green electronics. Not that Apple is...more
Greenpeace grades the greenest electronics July 3rd, 2008
Sony Ericsson phones top the list; Nintendo and Microsoft at the bottom
For the eighth time in the last two years, Greenpeace has ranked electronics manufactuers according to their policies and manufacturing procedures to come up with a list of the "greenest" electronics makers. Companies were ranked on...more
Energy Star: It's About More Than Refrigerators April 24th, 2008
Search for energy-saving electronics, TVs and more
My wife travels a lot, so I thought I would try to make those long trips more fun by buying her a portable DVD player. But being a good greenie, I wanted to make sure...more
Green Your Cell Phone in One Easy Step March 17th, 2008
(Plus a few other options)
If you're anything like most cell-phone users, your phone is always on. It's always ready to take a call -- and always consuming power. And if your phone is anything like mine, that means it's...more
Who Makes the Greenest Electronics? March 6th, 2008
Greenpeace grades the goods
The Sony Ericsson T650i mobile phone is one of the greenest cell phones on the market, according to a new report from Greenpeace. The venerable environmental organization studied 37 devices (cell phones, laptops and desktop...more
Do You Know How Much Energy Your PC Is Using? March 5th, 2008
Hint: It's more than you think
Computers are notorious energy hogs. Whether you use one at home or at work, you may not realize how much energy you are burning, or, as a result, how much carbon you are pumping into...more
GreenTech 101: RoHS Helps Reduce Hazardous Waste January 22nd, 2008
Every product that claims to be green seems to come with a half-dozen logos on the package to back up their eco-claims. But what do they all mean? Well don't worry, we're going to tell...more
