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Rooted firmly in mid-century modern design and with a nod to Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian houses, the City of Phoenix and the American Institute of Architects ran a "Sustainable Home Design Competition for a 'near net-zero energy' single family home" in 2018. The design was to be for a house in climate zone 2, which indicates a need primarily for
Sengled has a history of winning awards at CES and this year is no exception with two Honorees in the 'Best of Innovation' and 'Eco-design and Sustainable Technologies' categories. The former was won by the Sengled Pulse Link, which is an interesting way of improving television audio with the need for wires or expensive AV amplifiers. By way of explanation, the
Several areas of the UK now charge for plastic grocery bags as a green tax and reusable shopping bags have become very popular. Mind you, carrying round a scrunched up bunch of old bags is never a good fashion statement. Fortunately Ohyo has designed a good-looking accessory which morphs from a pouch to a messenger bag before completely opening up as
We don't usually think of buses as being speedy things. And usually, we don't actually want them to be going too fast. But a new type of bus, dubbed "Bus Hound" in England, has set a new land speed record for vehicles of its type. What's even more surprising about this is that the bus is powered by biomethane made
With over 2 billion wireless devices (mobile phones) produced every year, the recycling and reuse of these gadgets is an important environmental issue. Todd chats to Perry LaForge of the Device Renewal Forum about how many major companies are now approaching the issue. The DRF's mission is "to expand the growth of the device renewal market through the development of a common and
Design Icon out of Kowloon, Hong Kong, has created this great concept for a powered bodyboard. Driven by three electrically-powered propellers, the board's deck has embedded solar cells to extend the battery life, while adjustable buoyancy lets the board both ride the waves and go completely submerged. I want one. All images courtesy of Design Icon.
I had the chance to drive the New 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid in sunny Los Angeles along with Jeffery Powers from Geekazine. My first impression of the car is that is a very nice looking vehicle. It defiantly has a Ford family resemblance. From the Grill and headlights on back, you can tell it's a new Ford. The C-MAX is