Some of you know that I was recently in NYC for the Greener Gadgets conference, presented by Inhabitat and Marc Alt + Partners. We were live blogging throughout the day and there was a live webcast of the panel discussions and presentations.
It was a fantastic event with a diverse pool of industry reps, artists, designers and academics. If you weren’t there or missed the live broadcast, you can catch the highlights over at Inhabitat, including videos, pictures and wrap-ups from the presenters.
If you are interested in industrial design, e-waste, energy or just gadgets in general, I highly recommend checking out …read more

No matter what business you are in it likely takes a lot of electronics to keep it going. Computers, faxes, telephones, cellphones, mobile devices, copiers, the list seems endless and when these gadgets outgrow their usefulness you’ve got to figure out what to do with them. They have become e-waste, a global problem.
There is a growing awareness and a rise in activism in how to handle e-waste responsibly and it may be easier than you think. Here are some of the best resources from around the web for recycling electronics with the Earth in mind.
How to e-Cycle Your Gadgets at …read more

I’ve been with the same cell provider for five about five years. I actually don’t use the cell phone daily but it was and remains my “land line” in the US. On a recent visit, I tried to get a new charger for the phone, which is all of 2 years old, and the salesperson acted like I wanted parts for an antique.
They don’t make chargers or batteries for this phone anymore. The word of the day was “obsolete”, as in you are the sucker who bought a product which would become obsolete before its useful life was over. And …read more

The annual Consumer Electronics Show is coming to a close today but even if you weren’t live in Las Vegas you can still catch some of the highlights and see what ways the industry is striving for green. Inhabitat and Earth2Tech both have insight into this year’s event with a keen eye on sustainability.
At Inhabitat

A (Supposedly) Greener CES Starts Today in Las Vegas
Samsung Launches New Low Energy 31″ OLED TV
Fujitsu Unveils Laptop Made From Corn

At Earth2Tech

The Green Guide to CES
CES Green Gadget Wrap Up

CES highlights its efforts to make the show greener on their website here including steps like:

Recycling bins …read more

Inhabitat founder Jill Fehrenbacher has teamed up with Marc Alt + Partners to present the Greener Gadgets Conference in NYC February 1st, 2008.
Greener Gadgets is a one day conference featuring key representatives from some of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world, innovators from academic thinktanks, members of startups focused on renewable energy, and some of the leading minds in the word of sustainable design and business.
Industry leaders, entrepreneurs, journalists, and designers will gather to discuss the business case for the greening of the consumer electronics industry.
Topics to be addressed include: design for sustainability, product life cycle management, take-back …read more