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Saving our planet is important, but that doesn’t mean you have to live in a tree and forgo your gadget pleasures. There are plenty of gadgets out there that will help you live a greener life and while most LCD televisions don’t come with a way to turn them off you can get devices to help combat that. Here are some of my favourite ones.

Cranking MP3 player

With a 1GB capacity and a design that won’t win any red dot awards, the main USP for this new MP3 player is its green credentials. One minute’s worth of cranking will give you playback of 10 minutes - although there is USB charging too for when your arm gets tired. Including shipping, it’ll cost 55 euros, which is around 43 pounds, but consider what you’ll save on batteries.

Husqvarna solar powered automatic lawnmower

It might set you back a cool 2000 pounds but working autonomously, the lawnmower will cut up to 2300 square metres of grass and can be programmed to come on at certain times or days of the week. Continue Reading »

GPS or (Global Positioning System) is a satellite based navigational technology or automobile tracking system, which allows firms with large fleets of vehicles, spread across a huge territory, to have a constant whereabouts regarding their vehicles.

GPS fleet tracking system has huge advantage over cellular communications between the fleet drivers and a transportation firm. The connection between GPS satellites and GPS fleet tracking receivers remains intact even in the presence of skyscrapers, high disturbance or high interference.

Several companies select GPS fleet tracking for its other benefit that is the system enables them to regulate an employee tracking system based on time cards and driver-written mileage records. This automobile tracking system also allows the firm to enter each vehicle’s travel summary straightaway into a computer. Continue Reading »

Gadgets, I love them, take something that can be done in a number of ways, find the most pointless way of doing it and there you have the making of a good gadget. Why for example would you want to open a bottle of wine with a bottle opener that will cost you 2pounds when you can also do it with one that costs 50 times as much, or maybe one that’s built into your sandal or belt buckle.

But gadgets aren’t just about helping you get your bottle of wine open. They come in all shapes and sizes and some would say that the term covers the entire consumer electronics field. I am a gadget lover, ie to love all things gadgety.

Here are some of my more favourite pointless gadgets at the moment. Continue Reading »