Get Your Gizmo On

From I-Pods and funky gadgets to cars and concept homes – we all love our toys. Who doesn't? They make our lives very convenient, very comfortable and let’s face it, just plain fun. Thanks to the daily evolution of science, technology and visionary dreamers across the globe, we can once again have our toys and play with them too.

If as consumers we educate ourselves and put some thought behind our purchases, reducing our carbon footprint and going green no longer means having to make the choice between high tech or no tech. As technology and the science behind it evolves and advances, it becomes apparent that the higher tech we can go, the less negative impact we leave behind. Green energy such as solar panels, wind turbines and bio-fuels have made and are making the transition from idealistic dream to a  practical, increasingly accessible and affordable reality, each day a little more than the last. Which means smarter and more responsible ways for us all to have and continue to enjoy our little luxuries.

How did we ever live without laptops, mp3 players and fans in the middle of summer? Who thought to create them in the first place? It’s a fascinating process to see these ideas take shape starting with the concept straight through to the third generation new and improved version. Fantastic sites that are on the cutting edge straight from day one include gizmag, envirogadget and igreenspot.

Gizmag

www.gizmag.com

Gizmag is a bright and colourful e-zine that covers everything gizmo under the sun from babygizmo to cutting edge robotics and incredibly forward thinking, globally conscious concepts like vertical farming detailed in the article Vertical Landscapes: The Only Way Is Up For Green Cities.

EnviroGadget

www.envirogadget.com

EnviroGadget offers exactly what the name implies. This is a large site with hundreds of well written and illustrated articles and reviews on the very latest in environmentally friendly gadgets and gizmos like the Wind Up Universal Remote Control and the Eco-Friendly Solar Pocket Shower.

Igreenspot

www.igreenspot.com

Igreenspot is a wonderfully futuristic looking site that combines photo galleries and thorough descriptions to vividly bring to life products and concepts that are and will continue to shape the way our future looks such as The House Arc by Joseph Bellomo.

Many of us grew up watching the Jetsons and dreaming of robots, fully automated houses and floating cars. While we are not quite there yet, that future is in fact already arriving. It’s exciting, the possibilities are endless and it changes every day. We at Rainebaby like getting our gizmo on too, so stay tuned!