I have a confession. I am a big gadget freak. If i wasn’t so involved with selling furniture at Visiondecor, I’d want to work for a gadget manufacturing company, gadget selling company, or a gadget blogging company like my favorite site Engadget.
So, everyday I visit my gadget blogging websites to read up on new technology and where the next big gadget will turn up next. Currently, there are a bunch of new competitors taking shots at their own “touch screen” multi-purpose phone (LG, Palm, and Samsung to name a few), but there are also more individuals that are taking the greener approach which is a bonus for our environment.
Case in point, Core77 is a design magazine and resource is sponsoring a competition for the best Green Gadget design. I love the fact that almost every industry is making an effort to helping the planet.
My personal favorite is the Recompute because not only does it embody the spirit of the competition but it is actually pretty cool.
Vote for Recompute!
The article goes on to say:
Recompute is a new way of thinking about computers that layers sustainable ideas throughout its life cycle to make an overall sustainable product that can be easily replicated. Recompute address sustainability along three main points during its life.
Manufacturing: Rather than making a large tower constructed from numerous materials (ABS plastic, aluminum, steel, etc.), hundreds of manufacturing processes, and dozens of individual components, the Recompute case is made of corrugated cardboard (recyclable and renewable). There are four low-impact manufacturing processes to assemble Recompute: Die cutting, gluing (with non-toxic white glue), printing and electronic assembly. Recompute uses only three major electronic components: A motherboard with processor & memory, power supply, and a hard drive.
Use: Recompute is designed to allow the user to take advantage of existing hardware. For example; use the keyboard from a previous computer. For additional flexibility, external hardware customization is easy via 8 USB ports.
Disposal: Electronic components need to be properly recycled as they contain toxic heavy metals. However, this is often skipped because dismantling of computers is difficult. Recompute can be disassembled without tools, so the electronics and case can be easily recycled individually.
Oh yes, Recompute is a real working computer.
Wow!
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