Getting ready to go camping, but don’t want to pull out the heavy old kerosene cooker?

Well Gaiam has designed a “Hot Pot Simple Solar Cooker” that will meet your needs and perhaps save you a few dollars refilling the kerosene tank.

This fairly cheap solar oven can produce cooking temperatures within an hour in full sun and be used for up to six hours. The oven can reach temperatures up to 350-400 degrees.

Specifications

• 5.3 quart enameled steel pot
• aluminum reflector sides fold down for easy storage
• Can reach temperatures up to 350-400 degrees
• Low-cost, high-performance solar oven
• Dimensions: 15½” x 15½” x 10½
• ship weight is 19 lbs

Hot Pot Simple Solar Cooker

It may not look like much, but this technological wizardry called the “Kyoto Box” is expected to transform the world.

The $6 cardboard box won the $75,000 Financial Times prize for the climate change challenge. It can make it easier to boil polluted water with solar power, could cook food, and could help 3 billion poor people cut greenhouse gases.

What a wonderfully unique method to avoid paying for costly electricity or natural gas prices. A definite alternative as much of the world still uses firewood to boil contaminated water and cook food.

Specifications

• Materials: two cardboard boxes, reflective foil and black paint
• Cover: transparent lid
• Temperature: can go up to 80°C on a fairly sunny day
• Designer: Norwegian Jon Boehmer
• Cost: Approximately $6



Video of the Kyoto Box

Link to Jon Bohmer’s Page

Ok… Are you ready to fork over $3000 for a lawnmower? Depending how you look at it, it’s worth every dime! You’re looking at the next generation of lawnmowers and the neighbors will be envious! The Automower Solar Hybrid can handle lawns of up to a half acre and If used in daylight, the solar cells of its integrated solar panel enable the mower to extend its cutting periods before requiring a charge.

Like any good old gadget these days, the Automower Solar Hybrid can be programmed to meet your needs and when the time comes, it will charge itself by returning to base. Weighing only 22 pounds, the robotic mower cuts grass indifferent of the weather outside or time of day, comes with a lock feature and an alarm for security.  It’s also very lightweight, uses out-of-reach blades,  and as an automatic shut off when it’s lifted from the ground.

Via – azocleantech

The GrassOn cube lamp from ITlab is uniquely flexible, designed to be hung from the ceiling or placed on the floor or on a table.

Originally conceived for a charity competition (Luse 2003), not only is it green on the outside, it is made entirely out of recycled materials, including the synthetic grass it can be trimmed to allow more light to shine through. The green theme is extended to energy usage as this is a low powered lamp.

Specifications

• Materials: Reused synthetic grass
• Shape: cubic
• Designers: IT design Italy

GRASS ON Lamp

Looking to save on your energy consumption and reduce your monthly electricity bill? Well then the “P4460 Kill a Watt meter” is the product for you.

This device which connects between the plug and outlet, allows you to check power usage and how efficient is any electrical product that you have at home or in the office. It also calculates cumulative electrical expenses and forecast by day, week, month and year. Also monitor Voltage, Line Frequency, and Power Factor. The savings alone will pay for the device in no time.

Specifications

• Accurate within 0.2%
• Max current 15A VA
• Maximum power of 1875
• Calculates cost and forecasts by week, month and year
• Built-in battery backup

P3 International P4460 Kill A Watt EZ Electricity Usage Monitor

Joe Wilkerson is truly an techno-artist. One of his masterpieces is the “M21 Flat TV Console”.

What can only be described as retro 1950 furniture meets modern day electronics (for your plasma screen) it is available for customers who are willing to pay the price, and wait 12 weeks.

Made from sustainable solid and veneer hardwoods (in Black Walnut and Cherry), it is one of many furniture designs available on line.

Specifications

• Dimensions W 44″ x H 58″ x D 10″
• Custom sizing available
• Crafted from sustainable solid and veneer hardwoods
• Finishes: Black Walnut, Cherry
• Environmentally friendly non-toxic oil finish
• 12 week lead time

The M21 Flat TV Console

And here is a laptop for the environmentally friendly. Asus Korea launched the U6V or “EcoBook”, a bamboo notebook; built according to green principles, bringing the traditionally divergent worlds of technology and mother earth closer together.

Specifications

• powered by a Intel® Core™2 Duo T9400 (2.53 GHz)
• 4096MB (2048×2) of RAM
• NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M GS with 256MB of dedicated graphics memory
• 320GB (4200rpm)+TPM HDD
• DVD Super Multi or Blu-ray drive
• 12.1″ WXGA (1280×800, Colour-Shine, LED backlight)
• Intel® WiFi Link 5100 (AGN)
• Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium

ASUS U6V-B1-Bamboo

Compost is the black gold in the gardener world.  Not only is it one of the best soil amendments you can provide your plants, it’s a great way to recycle waste that would just end up in a land fill.  The biggest issue with traditional composting methods is the time it takes to produce and the routine steps required.  The Rapid No Turn Composter helps to speed the process up, with less effort.  In fact, they claim that it turns organic matter into compost in half the time of typical methods.

It accomplishes this speed using a 3 step process.  Stage one is mixing the top chamber with kitchen scraps, leaves or lawn waste.  The black plastic attracts solar heat and gets things cooking.  About a month later, one initiates stage 2 by releasing the gate into the middle chamber.  As it breaks down in stage 2, the almost finished material falls into the bottom chamber where stage 3 turns it into finished compost.  This is done on it’s own or by giving the mixing rod a little movement.  In as little as 12 weeks you’ll have compost that will kick your plants into gear.  The composter is 123 gallons in capacity and assembles quickly without tools.

The Rapid No Turn Composter.