What about greener gadgets?

Since we’re all very interested in having a greener lifestyle, maybe we can use some gadgets to help us in our everyday life. We all know the classic gadgets like a special saving lamp or solar panels but there are also other inventions that are really cool. Moreover, there are even inventions that help to encourage us to live green even at an early age. Let’s take a look at two fun examples!

The SprinkleFish!

The SprinkleFish playfully instills green-living habits in our younger generations, making attention to water consumption a natural part of their lives. Based on the idea that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, the SprinkleFish educates children from an early age, teaching good habits that will serve them and their environment well. Inspired by common pull-chord games, the SprinkleFish makes children playfully aware of the amount of water they are using for a single shower!  Telling tales of the little fish who wanted to swim back home parents can also gently educate their kids on how to use less water. The suction-cup waterplants enable a basic level of esthetic customization, and provide functional benefits by creating areas where detergent bottles can be easily stored. The SprinkleFish teaches green habits at an early age, so they'll last a lifetime…

The DeskTop!

The DeskTop encourages energy saving by putting a single power switch for all your office equipment in a convenient location: right under your eyes and fingers. Sometimes saving energy can be simply achieved by creating more efficient ways for people to behave responsibly: the DeskTop is such a solution!  The DeskTop is a multiple socket plug system intended to hang on top of your work surface of choice, rather than sitting on the floor beneath it. Its convenient position puts a master switch for all your electronic devices close to your fingers, so it’s easy to turn everything off at the end of the day. Gone are the days when your screen would be forgotten in standby… or when a multiple socket plug’s own on/off indicator would stay on all the time because you could not reach it. Additional benefits include better cable and desk management. The DeskTop is a modular system can also be expanded to include powered and non-powered modules, such as iPod docks, USB hubs, power outlets for mobile phones and digital cameras, or simple desk management modules like pen and cup holders. Moreover, the DeskTop, turns off all your office equipment with one touch, and cleans up your workspace.

What do you guys think about these gadgets? Would you buy one of these gadgets?

Jacinta De Deckere, Iwein Porton and Dennis Willems