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GreenSmart: Green Bags for Business Travel, Students and Home

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    Avoid the “new car smell” around your laptop, backpack, ..  or wine.

Tom Larsen of Greensmart talks about products that use consumer waste as replacement for Neoprene in all sorts of products. Greensmart’s primary mission is to use recycled materials to make computer and travel bags for all sorts of applications. That means that in addition to being the responsible thing to do recycle-wise, you can avoid the unpleasant effects of “out-gassing” that occur with all new plastic products.

Interview by Courtney Wallin and Andy McCaskey of SDRNews for the TechPodcast Network.

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Trikke A Fun (Electric) Ride

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Trikke If you live in the city or suburbs and are looking for a vehicle that you could ride to work and have fun doing it, then you may want to take a look at the Trikke. As the word indicates the Trikke is a three-wheeled electric vehicle. Because it has three wheels it is very stable and easy to ride. You simply turn the throttle and go. You can lean into the curves and the wheels never leave the ground. It folds up so you can easily fit it in the back of a car or carry it into the office. A Trikke weights between 35 and 48 pounds (with battery) depending on the model, so you are probably not going to want to carry it far. You can plug it into any outlet to recharge it. A battery takes about three hours to fully recharge. On a fully charged battery a Trikke will go from 10 to 24 miles depending on model and weight of the rider. You can reach speeds up to 17 miles per hour.

Trikkes are available in different colors and models and the prices range from $1300 to $2200 depending on the model. If you are a skier a Trikke would be a great way to keep in shape for the skiing season. You use the same muscle and movements on a Trikke that you do for skiing and it is low impact. Easier to ride than a bike and a lot better on the bottom.

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central

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Nest Thermostat Overview

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Nest Smart ThermostatThe nest thermostat has received more than its fair share of press coverage recently, but that’s because it’s both smart, cool and well-designed. Todd chats with Kate from nest about this great new product.

The nest thermostat is a smart thermostat that learns from your habits and behaviours and adjusts itself to match them, turning the heat up when you want it and down when you are out of the home. It’s exceptionally easy to use – you turn it up, you turn it down, that’s it. The nest has several learning modes, including schedule learning and activity detection, which help it keep you comfortable but the energy costs down.

The nest thermostat costs $249 but it’s on because it’s been so popular. The thermostat comes with everything you need to install the devices yourself, including a screwdriver!

Interview by Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central for the TechPodcast Network.

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Green Power Processors through Green Plug

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Graeme Finlayson joins Andy and Tom for theTPN Live CES coverage. He shows off Green Plug – which deal with what are known as “Wall Warts”. Aka the power supplies you get whose size overtakes 2-3 plugs.

Therefore, they work on making a standard in plug use. Communication between the adaptor and the wall – putting intelligence into the plug.

Interview by Andrew McCaskey of RV News Net

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Let Earth 911 Help You Find Places to Recycle All Items

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Jennifer Berry from Earth911 joins us to talk about the Recycle directory Earth 911. When you need it, Earth 911 will tell you where to take your recyclables. They have been around for 20 years, in which their hotline, website or iPhone app will let you know. Just type in your zip code and you will find where to go.

Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine and Tom Newman of The Fogview Podcast.

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Siloink Ink Cartridge Refill System

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I often discount do it yourself cartridge refill systems, one they are messy and two the ink quality is generally not the great. I was introduced to the Siloink refill system at CES 2011 and was very impressed by the ink quality / print quality and low cost to refill cartridges.

With Cartridge refills at about $5.00 a cartridge it is definitively cheaper than even refilling at your local office supply store. This is a great way to save the number of ink cartridges going into the landfill as well. Please pay attention and make sure when you order on their website that you purchase the refillable cartridges as that makes the most sense for consumers. The only thing that is weird is their implementation for high volume printing as their installation requirements will not work for a home owner.

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Arcimoto – Green Electric Vehicles For Short Stops

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Gone are the days of the Gas guzzling cars. Also gone are the days you get caught in a storm on your bicycle. Power, safety and green – that is what this car is all about.

Arcimoto was at CES showing off their concept car. It’s a prototype to the Pulse – a vehicle that looks and feels like a car, but is as energy efficient as they come. Best parts – it can get up to 70 MPH and is affordable to the public (The goal is to get it to $15,000).

With a full roll cage, it can be safer than a car. Standard parts make it easier to repair. It is perfect for the drive to work, or a quick stop to the grocery store.

Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine

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GoalZero Portable Solar Charging Solutions!

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Green was another big theme again at CES 2011 and GoalZero had a full line of portable recharging products. I have often been skeptical of these types of devices but it is obvious that GoalZero know what they are doing and use a very logical approach to their entire product line. If you want something that will simply charge a phone, or something that will keep a light on all night or charge a laptop they have it and it will scale.

Combining battery storage with solar technology is a great combination and the prices are such that any outdoor person would consider picking up some of their solutions. This is the portable solar powered charging solution that I can endorse without reservation!

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