Monday, December 14, 2009

Green Gadgets for Gift Giving


Do you have a geek on your holiday gift-giving list who's also conscious about the environment? Many gadget and gizmo makers are finding that consumers appreciate devices that don't gargle down vast amounts of power or otherwise negatively impact the world's ecology.

For example, the $499
Generator notebook case from Voltaic Systems Inc. has a solar panel and internal battery powerful enough to charge a notebook computer, not just an iPod or cell phone.

Need a few tips? Take a look at
my piece on green high-tech gifts in today's New York Daily News.

Copyright 2009 Stadium Circle Features. Photo courtesy of Voltaic.