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TreeHugger has covered hand-powered chainsaws before, and even chainsaws lubricated with mushroom spores, but we’ve never done much on electric chainsaws. I’m thinking we should get something up soon though, before Pleatherface dons his cruelty-free mask and pays us a visit. Although if this serial killer’s competence i…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We’re fast to post about packaging fails, which are all too common. But happily, we sometimes get to post about packaging brilliance. Cisco is giving us just such an opportunity. The company has taken up a pilot program for a packaging diet, and will see a savings of about $24 million just by getting smart and rethinking the materials and size of packaging, and the transportation of products. Check out how they’re doing it, and the kind of example they’re setting for other companies who are due for a rethink of how they’re boxing up and sending out their good…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Movie theaters are embracing the the green movement including LEED.
” … theaters are making an effort to help viewers go green … including Georgia-based Carmike Cinemas … built a LEED-certified theater in Chattanooga, Tenn., which opened in November … ”
” … Environmentally conscious theater construction and design are growing trends … Some theaters are installing solar panels … and using recycled building materials for new theaters and existing facilities that are under renovation.”
Via: FORBES LINK
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Two new foldable solar chargers from AmbienTech have hit the market. But…They look a little odd, right? That’s because they’re the first mobile chargers to use spherical solar cells. Each cell has around 1,900 spheres collecting solar energy. They’re strong, bendable, and just look cool.
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While we like to think everyone is sitting in front of huge flat panel displays listening to massive home theater speakers, the reality is that most of us spend the majority of our time in front of computer displays, even for gaming and movie-watching. ASUS has just come out with what they claim is the world’s most compact five-channel speaker, the Cine5.
The 28-watt compact soundbar has five discrete channels to give a surround feel and in gaming, gives more precise imaging to help improve target location. The Cine5 will create a surround image even from a stereo source.
No word yet on US pricing or availability. Why bother with your computer’s built-in speaker or even external stereo computer speakers when you can add a clutter-free soundbar that also adds surround sound?
ASUS via Akihabara News
