Yvonne Flavin
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Yvonne has two cellphones, a laptop, a PDA, two kids, a partner and a cat. She is passionate about gadgets and tech in general. She feels strongly about green issues, having started as a pioneer recycler during her student years, and is now always on the lookout for eco-friendly solutions.
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New LED bulbs sprouting this spring
Though I do use them, I confess I'm not really a fan of low-energy CFL bulbs. Slow to warm up... and there's that mercury question... Since I saw ...
Standardization of electric car chargers: 1st Japan, then the world?
One of the ways of helping the electric car really catch on is to standardize its plug-in charging system, so that drivers can recharge anywhere, regardless of their make of ...
Kick a ball... and generate electricity!
I came across this concept quite by chance, thanks to PRI's The World: Technology Podcast Facebook page. Four female engineering students from America's Havard University worked on a ...
Solar scooters in Rio de Janeiro
We're hearing a lot of talk about electric cars but not so much about two-wheeled vehicles. Those of us who live and work in cities know that two-wheelers are ...
Times Square New Year's Eve Ball goes green
And to continue our "pedal power" series, here's another one that caught my eye on the Engadget website the other day. I'm afraid I didn't actually watch ...
Copenhagen's Christmas tree is lit by pedal-power
Copenhagen has always been particularly bike-friendly - they were proposing free bikes to get around way before other cities - but this is taking things one step further. As Martin LaMonica said ...
When plugs start to talk... and help save energy
The stuff of science fiction movies has become reality! Imagine if all electrical outlets had the ability to monitor and capture your home or office energy use, carbon output data ...
Standardization essential for electric car development
At the IEC 73rd General Meeting, which took place last month in Tel Aviv, a special workshop was held on "e-mobility". Called "International Standards for E-mobility – A Necessity for Mass ...
"One size fits all" phone chargers soon to be reality
Who hasn't ever had their phone battery die on them and no-one around has the same make of charger to lend? Or have you had to buy new chargers ...
Plug standardization for electric cars
The technology news website CNET.com has reported that the SAE J1772 charging system and coupler is to be voted the standard connection for plug-in vehicles. Rather than having cars ...
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