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Reduce Your Footprint
photographs by
Anthony Verde
Charge Ahead
Miniwiz’s HYmini hybrid charger
works with almost any 5-volt
appliance. Attach the charger to
your bike to capture wind power,
plug it into your computer, or
pop in the solar panel to harness
the sun’s rays. $50, hymini.com
Shower Power
The Aquahelix lowest-flow shower
nozzle uses just 0.5 gallons
per minute (traditional nozzles
can use five times as much)
without sacrificing pressure or
temperature. $29.95, aquahelix.net
Process This
Open-source advocates love
Everex’s super-efficient, low-cost
PC. It runs on the gOS operating
system (a version of Linux made
to run Google applications like
Mail and Google Docs), which
moves processing from the PC to
the Internet. $199, walmart.com
Print Job
GreenPrint alerts you to those
annoying almost-blank pages
before each print job and lets you
decide whether to print them. In
other words: adios banner ads,
lone URLs, and legal disclaimers.
$35, printgreener.com
Home Movie
Forget energy-draining big-box
cineplexes. Save money and
power with Philips’ Home Theater
System. The HTS-3544 is Energy
Star–certified and made with less
material to reduce emissions and
waste. $179.54, philips.com
New Media ▲
Resist the urge to buy another iDevice and
check out the Trevor Baylis Eco Media Player
instead. It’s a video player, MP3 player, radio,
LED flashlight, photo viewer, and mobile
phone charger in one—and it never needs
replacement batteries. Just wind the foldout
handle for one minute, and voilà, 40 minutes
of playtime. $281, ethicalsuperstore.com
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