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When I was a kid we used to use our crayons until there was just a little stub left, but these days it seems that they are rarely used beyond the tip. (Wow…saying that sentence makes me feel really old. Hey, get off my lawn!!!) Now it doesn’t matter if the kids want new crayons [...]

Have you been wondering what to do with your old computer parts, electronics, or other recyclables? If so, you could learn from Susan Stockwell and create something amazing. Stockwell is a world renowned artist that has had exhibits in galleries and museums all over the world. Places like The National Museum of China in Beijing, [...]

People have come up with all sorts of ingenious ways to reuse, reduce, and recycle. I’ve seen a lot of Christmas trees, bags, ornaments, and jewelry made from empty soda or beer cans, which I think is a good idea to make further use of cans that would have otherwise just been tossed. Another use [...]

Riding a bike instead of driving a car is already an eco-friendly step. Take going green even further with the Re-Cycle Cardboard Bike. This new product features corrugated wheels, an egg crate saddle, and a paper chain. However, if you actually plan on riding this cardboard bike, you might want to try reading the funny [...]

Here’s a fun and geeky (read: not very user-friendly) computer accessory for those who enjoyed the Circuit Board Cufflinks we covered earlier this month.

Circuit boards can be used for so many things; snacks, clocks, keychains, cars, Christmas tree decoration – and cufflinks of course.

The Fashionation company has a line of small and inexpensive cube and pyramid shaped 3.25-inch speakers. They are made from recycled materials and requires no batteries whatsoever to run.

Remember that iPod Recycling Speaker by Bird-Electron from last month? Now there’s a way to make use of your iPhone box as well, by transforming it into a “revoluntionary analog photographic device”.

This product from from Bird-Electron is the “one and only Recycling Speaker for iPod”. The dimension is exactly the same as the plastic package for iPod Nano (1st & 2nd Gen.) and iPod Shuffle (2nd & 3rd Gen.).

Nigel’s Eco Store has filled up their shop with a bunch of cool looking eco friendly christmas tree decorations made of recycled CDs and circuit boards.

It was only a couple of days ago that the gorgeous Computer Cat Wall Clock by Joe at the GeekGear Store saw the light of day, and now yet another geek theme clock has been added to his Etsy shop.

The California based Greenlight Concepts company creates retro-modern lighting fixtures using glass lenses recycled from discarded traffic lights.