Technology may once have been called the greatest enemy to ecology but that is no longer how it is viewed as today. Now we have hi tech gadgets that only reinforce our belief that technology and nature go hand in hand. The abundant presence of green gadgets is proof of this new view.

The Leaf is a cool phone that is simplistic and would garner the interest of those who adhere to a lifestyle of minimalism. The flexible cell phone can be worn as a bracelet around your wrist, which makes it part-jewellery, but what makes this simple gadget so interesting is its green feature. The phone has a panel of solar cells on its back which create enough energy to keep the phone running. Just wear the breacelet phone and walk out into the sun to charge your phone.

Apart from being powered by solar energy, the phone can also be recharged in the traditional manner with electricity. Designed by Seungkyun Woo and Junyi Heo, the fact that the phone can only be used for calls and messaging underlines it statement of minimalism.

Via: YankoDesign

The mundane forms of fire extinguishers fall short to pose a stoppage before the utility attached to the product. And hence arouses the higher degree of probability for users ending up compromising with its dull appeal. But the birth of designers and anticipated advent of their creations can be seen as putting “THE END” note to this cause of compromise. Aimed at adding a designer touch to the tedious and lackluster fire extinguisher, here stands a radical refit of the externl appeal. Structured no less than a Shooter, the fire extinguisher is a must-have device for those in love with Nerf guns. The rifle-shaped Shooter extinguisher by designers Eunjung Kim, Yangwoo Kim and Junyi Heo features fully loaded CO2 cartridges, enabling you slay off small accidental fires in the environs (as huge fires can only be cooled down using fire brigade).

The neat construction of the life-saviour device would aim the smoke precisely via the laser guidance system whereas an alarm switch enables you make the neighbours aware that fire has broken out (on crisis-days when smoke detectors fail to work). Designers have done their job well now its manufacturers turn to flaunt their expertise.



Via TechieDiva