The 2010 Green Competition has begun! I attended the Green Gadget Conference in NYC where the conference tackled all of the issues surrounding energy efficiency and sustainable design, from innovative advances in packaging and product manufacturing to end-of-life recycling solutions. It is great to see that some people care about sustainability and the future of our planet and the people in it.
The conference also has a Greener Gadgets Competition of which focuses on highlighting a new class of sustainable product concepts, from those that create their own energy to those that minimize the need for any electricity at all. The voting began online but will be decided at the end of the conference by us the audience. The competitors are:
AUG is a concept that encourages the localization of Living goods (Produce, Meats, & Dairy) throughthe use of a bar-coded "Producers" directory from any mobil device or website.(404 votes)
The Automan 500 is a subwoofer for home audio/video entertainment systems. Custom designed to be built by hand. Each piece constructed from a retrieved stock car tires and sustainable materials. (556 votes)
The BioCharger180 is the first charger for consumer electronics products made with ecological plastic comprised of 40% natural fibers which has a timer that fully stops the charge after 3hours (124 votes)
Corky - While an ordinary wireless mouse can use dozens of batteries in a year, this mouse generates its own power simply through the movement of the user's hand. (496 votes) (302 votes)
DeviceX - This open-source, rechargeable, rugged device gathers accurate, rapid, high volume data from field workers; it transmits it instantaneously to a centralized database to originate immediate, focused and more informed action. (302 votes)
Econav 480 - GPS Vexia Econav indicates you in a personalized way information to save fuel and CO2 emissions by visual and audio indications in real time: gear shifting, excessive acceleration, inadequate braking. (117 votes)
EMPOWER- Through ethnographic research Empower takes advantage of the overlooked and ever reciprocating motion of a glider style chair for the storage and use of usable power for consumer electronics. (624 votes)
The EnergyHub Dashboard gives consumers total control over their energy usage. They can view real-time data, control devices in their home, and compare their usage with their neighbors' or friends'. (329 votes)
The Fair Energy Clock - Fair aims to save all that unnecessary use of energy both in everyday items like battery chargers or discontinued use systems. (149 vote)
The InCharge battery station brings recharging out from the garage workbench or from beneath the desk, providing an elegant, easy to use, self-sorting solution which fits into daily life.
(757 votes)
Orange Solar Tent - Kaleidoscope, on behalf of Orange, utilized emerging eco-energy technology to optimize the Glastonbury festival experience. Keep your bearings, and your communication gadgets fully charged through this solar powered tent. (389 votes)
Niteo is both a lamp and a charging station for small electrical devices. Niteo converts chemical energy, available in a bio-convertible substrate, directly into electricity.
Rocco is the first sustainable, energy generating Rocking Toy. Rocco teaches children about energy generation and conservation by converting kinetic energy created through rocking into electricity. (198 votes)
RollerGen - Use your bicycle-pedaling energy to recharge all your mobile gadgets. While riding, a high power dynamo fills a battery pack that in turn powers all your devices.
(238 votes)
The Smart Grid Home Controller is a Z-Wave controller that utilizes ANY wireless standard in a smart meter to connect to the smart grid for energy and cost savings.
(697 votes)
Turbine Light - (my personal favorite) Lights up city by harvesting renewable energy contained in the air turbulence generated by passing traffic (318 votes)
And it looks like the top 4 finalists are: The Corky, Empower, Illumicharger, and the AUG Living Goods Program!
My personal favorite did not make it but wish them the best for their wonderful product. Solartent, Turbine Light, and
AND THE WINNER IS!!!!.....…….
In 3rd place: The Illumicharger
In 2nd place: Empower
1st place: AUG The Living Goods Program
by John Healy
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