7 ways to charge your ipod without power

I cam across this link through a twitter link yesterday which listed the 7 best ways to charge the iPod without using any grid electricity! They are actually pretty cool…  They are:

Play with a yo-yo. Yes, the iYo-yo charger will generate power from a tiny battery that’s charged as you yo.

Use portable solar power. There are more portable solar power chargers than ever—snag one like the Solio Solar Charger to power your iPod.

Swing a pretend golf club. Ecofriend reports that you can find a faux golf club that will charge and store energy every time you swing it, which you can then use to power your iPod.

Crank away. It’s actually sort of surprising how many hand crank chargers have emerged in recent years—and many will handily (hello, bad pun) power your iPod.

Hit the dance floor. This one might seem ridiculous, if it wasn’t preceded by a fake golf club and a yo-yo charger…but it is indeed true—Orange is set to unveil a dance charger that will generate power as you groove.

Do grip exercises. If you’re doing hand workouts to fight carpel tunnel syndrome, or you’d just like to work up to a firmer handshake, kill two birds with one stone with this strange hand exercise iPod charger.

Harness wind power. A really tiny amount of wind power, that is—but that’s all it’ll take to keep the juice to your iPod flowing. This Mini Kin Green Generator is a really cool example, even if it costs around $5

eco-friendly plates….

This is great…. let’s shop shop shop to sustainability…  This cartoon is made by Mike Adams and you can see the original comic by clicking on the comic.   He has also made some good comments about this cartoon!

Canada’s Green Page

Yellow Page, White page, now Canada has officially lauched the Green Page, just like the Yellow Page but lists only environmentally responsible and “green” companies.  Well, I guess this is a good intention but who’s there to say that the companies listed are supposed to be under the Green Page?  I like the idea, but like carbon credits, more thought should be with put in.. and we shall be more careful about what we choose!  

The amazing light bulb!

I really enjoy this cartoon from CounterThink, especially since the lighting technologies are advancing leaps and bounds on a daily basis! Take fluorescent lights for example, there has been huge advances! I heard that recently a new ballast has been developed/commercialized for use inside the cooler!  If you don’t know, the ballast typically only works well in ambient temperature.  Want to know more about ballasts?  see the Wiki article..

I suppose we can save the planet one bulb at a time….

“Green” entertainment book

Do you know the entertainment book?  It’s a coupon book that encourages people to buy things or try out restaurants with discount.  Now people have come out with a “green” entertainment book called the Green Zebra guide!  Examples of discount coupons include $10 off $50 or more purchase at Choice, 30% off some clothing store, and so on.  Unfortunately it feels like another gimmick to make money in the “green” field…  

I think we are better off reusing and conserving as supposed to buying new and buying cheap(er)….