Eco Friendly Product Guide

Cell phones, Mp3 players, digital cameras…all of these have become pieces of everyday life that we are now used to. They are convenient, and many of us cannot picture life without them. Good for convenience’s sake, but bad when it comes to using energy.

No need to fear, with these advances in technology comes advances in saving energy. Now there’s the Hymini, a charger that stores energy collected from wall plugs, renewable DC inputs, wind, and sun. As a result, you can use this energy to recharge an array of electronic devices, from your Mp3 player, to PDA, to cell phone…any 5V device.

That’s right, you can now rock out to (insert hipster band name here), while knowing that your battery was charged in a green, eco-friendly manner.

The price of the Hymini ranges, typically $59.99 for a solar powered device, or $49.99 for a hand held device.

Either way or, it’s a great way to do something positive for the environment while enjoying the convenience of modern life.

Have you ever looked around at your house and said to yourself, “gee whiz, everything here is plugged into an outlet. Do I even need all of this stuff to be plugged in? In addition, what stuff is taking up the most energy?” Well, the good news is, you are asking all of the right questions. If you answered yourself back, there may be a little bit of a problem, but if you are looking for a solution, the staff over at P3 international has the answer you are looking for.

P3 International has manufactured the Kill A Watt, which monitors how efficient your electronic devices really are. All you have to do is plug your household device in question into the Kill A Watt, and the LCD display measures how much energy is being used by the Killowatt-hour. From there, you can try and figure out how much energy each device uses per day, month, year…you get the idea.

You can purchase this innovative device from Clean Air Gardening for $39.99, a small price to pay for figuring out how much money, energy, and resources you could save with your home energy consumption

Here’s a neat idea: how about a Solar Powered Laptop Bag? Available through ETS ENERGY, the Voltaic Generator is the first solar bag on the market with enough power to charge your laptop!

The solar panel on the bag generates up to 17 watts of power, and comes with a battery pack. In addition, other devices can connect to the bag via USB or car chargers. In keeping with the eco-friendly nature of the bag, the fabrics are all made from recycled soda bottles…so not only are you saving batteries and power, but you are keeping those plastic bottles out of landfills, where they take close to 1000 years to decompose!

Keep in mind the bag isn’t cheap, it will set you back $599. However, when you think of it, it’s really a small price to pay in the long run. You will be cutting your energy costs in half and doing something really good for the environment.

Electric bikes are an excellent way to get around the city or a quiet suburb. They might not yet be ideal for highway traffic, but if you are living the Urban Lifestyle, they are perfect. Especially if you are one of the many who waits to take the bus from one end of the city to the other every day, this is an excellent way to go.

UrbanScooters.com sells a wide variety of electric scooters for purchase. A fun sporty model is the X-Treme XB-508 Electric Bike. Totally environmentally friendly, the XB-508 has a speed of 20mph and a driving range of 20 miles, but you can also pedal as well, reaching faster speeds and longer distances when necessary. This is also a nice feature, because if for some reason or another you unfortunately run out of power, you always have the pedals to fall back on…no getting stranded roadside with the XB-508!

It’s nice, quiet and comes with all of the standard features that one would expect. A nice feature is also the locking rear cargo box and a cargo rack. It’s an excellent way to get around, and is certainly a nice addition to your already green lifestyle.

Be nice to the bike, however. Any Andy Samberg style stunts a-la Hot Rod are not recommended.

This bike costs $1,069.95, and is available in blue or burgundy from UrbanScooters.com.

This product is pretty cool (pun intended!), and for those of you who are remodeling your home, it’s a perfect way to cut down on energy costs. From the green minds over at Current Energy comes the Solar Attic Fan. This device provides natural attic ventilation. Instead of using electricity, it’s powered by a solar panel…cutting down on your energy bill.

In fact, since it’s powered by solar energy, there are zero operating costs involved.

It’s a nice, energy efficient way to cool the attic area down, and in the long run can save you quite a bit of money. It comes with a 25 year warranty, which is also nice and reassuring. Do your part, and make your home a little more green and eco-friendly by saving some energy, and save some money as well.

There are two models, a 10 Watt fan ($500), and a 20 Watt fan ($600) and is available from Current Energy.