Placing multiple outlets along the entire length of an extension cord seems like a good idea, but like the folks at Yanko Design, I wonder whether the concept would actually be feasible. Conventional wisdom suggests that there would be a problem distributing power to all of the gadgets that are plugged in —but that’s probably why I’m writing about gadgets, not designing them. At any rate, if the device were possible, a cord that would accommodate 3 prong plugs would be necessary. [Yanko Design]
Original post by Sean Fallon
We’ve been digital portable MP3 players since they only hold about one album (or read MP3s off burned CDs), but we’re flying high with our Zunes and iPods now. So here’s a question for you: how many PMPs do you own? List them all in the comments and say which ones you currently use. We’re loving our iPhones, iPods and Zunes, but we’re also rocking out to the Cowon Q5Ws for long road trips and airplane rides.
Original post by Jason Chen
Never one to take a PR opportunity lying down, Greenpeace is fashioning the hooplah over its goose-eggs for Nintendo on its green company survey into even more media fodder. (And we’re covering it!) Its latest gamer attention-grabber is Clash of the Consoles, a site that ranks the big three on their greenness with hokey, popcorn-y copy (”Master Chief won’t be winning any green battles with lame recycling and big power use sucking down his energy score”) and pretty much rehashed info from the green company survey. But, they’ve got fun form letters for you to send your company of choice begging them to go green!
The PS3’s got green cred for a recycling program and Sony’s toxic policy, while it and the “X-Box” (360?) take knocks for requiring their own power plants. The “X-Box” gets more red thrown on it for Microsoft’s sluggish 2011 deadline for eliminating certain chemicals (PVCs and [...]
Original post by Matt Buchanan