Check out Casio's ecofriendly watches. In one way, all of Casio's solar powered watches are ecofriendly since you probably never have to change the battery. Just shine it out in the sun and the tiny solar panels (similar to those on a calculator) charge the watch.
It's that simple. Consider the G-Shock line which is almost..... [ read more ] Apr 22
Check out Casio's ecofriendly watches. In one way, all of Casio's solar powered watches are ecofriendly since you probably never have to change the battery. Just shine it out in the sun and the tiny solar panels (similar to those on a calculator) charge the watch.
It's that simple. Consider the G-Shock line which is almost..... [ read more ] Apr 21
In case you're wondering what's going on here, we've temporarily suspended normal tech news and review postings. For the last week+, Tech Bucket Blog has been posting all Earth Day and environmentally friendly related articles.
Why? Glad you asked. To raise awareness on Earth Day coming up, tomorrow. We're even running a commenting contest and if you've commented before, you're already..... [ read more ] Apr 20
The kind folks (and ecofriendly) at IOGEAR ran a contest recently for the Solar Bluetooth Hands Free Car-Kit. They were so kind (Thanks again IOGEAR) that they gave us a unit to use in our own Earth Day awareness contest.
So, here we go!
From now until the end of Earth Day (11:59pm, April 22, 2010), Tech Bucket Blog will be running our contest. You'll..... [ read more ] Apr 20
It's funny when I think about it, but the NES cart, Captain Planet And The Planeteers, probably created more waste in the long term than the game's message tried to eliminate.
Why do I make such a nasty comment? The game, in a word, is bad. Really, really bad. It's so bad, the game itself should be considered an absolute waste of resources. Forget..... [ read more ] Apr 20
There are few shows that I don't like to admit that I watched and enjoyed as a kid. One of them, is Captain Planet. It's a little creation by Ted Turner for the then new cable channel called TBS. Even before TBS came to your town, the merchandising began in earnest. Action figures, lunch boxes, you name it, and Captain Planet and the gang were on it.
I..... [ read more ] Apr 20
A while back, I don't know how far back, a few scientist came up with the concept that animal manure (specifically of the bovine variety) contribute significant amounts of green house gases. Poop, chicken farts, pig farts, and other general junk coming out of the rear ends of farm animals are responsible for our current state of global warming.
It's a..... [ read more ] Apr 15
This is Copy Editor Joanne Li's final contribution of our unplugged event. She called me over the phone and we "typed" this out together.
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I think vegetarians get a bad rap. I noticed a few times, when I asked what was vegetarian on a menu, people looked at me like I was some crunchy freak.
I'm not, I'm a pretty normal Cali-girl, so I don't know what the deal is. Some..... [ read more ] 
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Climate Change: A Commentary