Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. This week Inhabitat saw the light as we reported on several spellbinding new projects around the world — including an incredible cathedral made from 55,000 LEDs and a glowing prefab pod building modeled after the genetic structure of plankton.
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. This week Inhabitat saw the light as we reported on several spellbinding new projects around the world — including an incredible cathedral made from 55,000 LEDs and a glowing prefab pod building modeled after the genetic structure of plankton.
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Inhabitat’s Week in Green: electric taxis, paper robots and a cathedral of 55,000 LEDs
Nobody was that surprised when EV maker Think Global drove off into the Chapter 11 sunset, but now it’s towed an even bigger company along with it. Ener1 invested heavily in Think and also manufactured the lithium-ion batteries for its cars, but all it got in return was a lethal $69 million hole in its balance sheet
Nobody was that surprised when EV maker Think Global drove off into the Chapter 11 sunset, but now it’s towed an even bigger company along with it. Ener1 invested heavily in Think and also manufactured the lithium-ion batteries for its cars, but all it got in return was a lethal $69 million hole in its balance sheet
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Battery maker Ener1 files for bankruptcy, tied to Think Global’s bumper
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. This week Inhabitat hit the streets of Detroit to bring you the hottest hybrid vehicles and electric cars from the 2012 North American International Auto Show ! We saw automakers unveil scores of sexy supercars like the Lexus LF-LC coupe , the Chevy MiRay , and the NSX concept hybrid , and we also showcased more realistic street-ready vehicles like Ford’s Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid, VW’s brand new hybrid Jetta , and Via Motors’ VTRUX extended-range EV pickup
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. This week Inhabitat hit the streets of Detroit to bring you the hottest hybrid vehicles and electric cars from the 2012 North American International Auto Show ! We saw automakers unveil scores of sexy supercars like the Lexus LF-LC coupe , the Chevy MiRay , and the NSX concept hybrid , and we also showcased more realistic street-ready vehicles like Ford’s Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid, VW’s brand new hybrid Jetta , and Via Motors’ VTRUX extended-range EV pickup
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Inhabitat’s Week in Green: Detroit Auto Show, solar plants and hydrophobic nanocoating
Remember when Nokia poo-poohed the idea of solar charging as a viable way to keep a smartphone juiced? It seems that no-one told XPal Power, since its PowerSkin brand has just launched a new photovoltaic kit as part of its 2012 lineup here at CES: SolarCharge is a silicone-wrapped brick with a solar panel on one end that’ll charge most devices via a microUSB port. The 1000mAh battery tucked inside is rated to pony up around 350 minutes of talk time for your average smartphone.
Remember when Nokia poo-poohed the idea of solar charging as a viable way to keep a smartphone juiced? It seems that no-one told XPal Power, since its PowerSkin brand has just launched a new photovoltaic kit as part of its 2012 lineup here at CES: SolarCharge is a silicone-wrapped brick with a solar panel on one end that’ll charge most devices via a microUSB port. The 1000mAh battery tucked inside is rated to pony up around 350 minutes of talk time for your average smartphone.
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Powerskin’s SolarCharge still believes in the sun
A special set of links as CES 2012 gets underway in Las Vegas pointing to (some of) the fun of the fair A burst of 7 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team I Shot Asteroids – With My Eyes [VIDEO] The technology has been programmed to work with an Asteroids-like game and even the Windows 8 Metro interface. I tried it out with the Asteroids game and found it remarkably effective LG Unveils High-Tech Smart Appliances The company also unveiled a fridge feature called Blast Chiller that can chill a bottle of wine in eight minutes. The refrigerator also features French doors, the largest of its kind on the market.
A special set of links as CES 2012 gets underway in Las Vegas pointing to (some of) the fun of the fair A burst of 7 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team I Shot Asteroids – With My Eyes [VIDEO] The technology has been programmed to work with an Asteroids-like game and even the Windows 8 Metro interface. I tried it out with the Asteroids game and found it remarkably effective LG Unveils High-Tech Smart Appliances The company also unveiled a fridge feature called Blast Chiller that can chill a bottle of wine in eight minutes. The refrigerator also features French doors, the largest of its kind on the market.
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Boot up: CES 2012 special: vacuums, fridges, cameras and a PlayBook with email
Plus MG Siegler on why he hates (some of) Android, and a hands-on with Samsung’s inTouch TV A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Why I Hate Android > > MG Siegler MG Siegler (whose post repays a careful reading; look past the headline, which is misleading): “Apple, for all the shit they get for being “closed” and “evil”, has actually done far more to wrestle control back from the carriers and put it into the hands of consumers. Google set off to help in this goal, then stabbed us all in the back and went the complete other way, to the side of the carriers. And because they smiled the entire time they were doing it and fed us “open” bullshit, we thanked them for it
Plus MG Siegler on why he hates (some of) Android, and a hands-on with Samsung’s inTouch TV A quick burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Why I Hate Android > > MG Siegler MG Siegler (whose post repays a careful reading; look past the headline, which is misleading): “Apple, for all the shit they get for being “closed” and “evil”, has actually done far more to wrestle control back from the carriers and put it into the hands of consumers. Google set off to help in this goal, then stabbed us all in the back and went the complete other way, to the side of the carriers. And because they smiled the entire time they were doing it and fed us “open” bullshit, we thanked them for it
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Boot up: RIM shows off new BlackBerry OS, Intel unveils ultrabook strategy at CES 2012, and more
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. Green transportation kicks into high gear this week with the launch of the 2012 Detroit Auto Show — and Inhabitat is set to bring you breaking coverage of this year’s event! So far we’ve taken a look at 6 green cars to watch at NAIAS 2012 — including Lexus’ sexy LF-LC hybrid sports car — Volkswagen’s Beetle-inspired electric concept car , and Smart’s For-US super-compact electric pickup truck .
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. Green transportation kicks into high gear this week with the launch of the 2012 Detroit Auto Show — and Inhabitat is set to bring you breaking coverage of this year’s event! So far we’ve taken a look at 6 green cars to watch at NAIAS 2012 — including Lexus’ sexy LF-LC hybrid sports car — Volkswagen’s Beetle-inspired electric concept car , and Smart’s For-US super-compact electric pickup truck .
Allure Energy announced its EverSense energy management system (read: a fancy thermostat ) back in December, but we were just on hand for its official unveiling here at CES. EverSense serves both as a thermostat and media playing device (yes, those are speakers you see on either side of the screen).
Allure Energy announced its EverSense energy management system (read: a fancy thermostat ) back in December, but we were just on hand for its official unveiling here at CES. EverSense serves both as a thermostat and media playing device (yes, those are speakers you see on either side of the screen).
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Allure Energy EverSense energy management system hands-on
This story ends before it even starts, but it’s nice to look at what could have been, should destiny — or a corporate boardroom — have taken a different course.
This story ends before it even starts, but it’s nice to look at what could have been, should destiny — or a corporate boardroom — have taken a different course.
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Say ‘ta ta’ to the Tata eMO: the $20,000 EV you’ll never set eyes on
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