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Solar Guitar Tuner for Green Musicians

Friday, August 12th, 2011

Eco-conscious musicians can do away with batteries now and use this handy solar powered guitar tuner by Tascam. It has a solar recharging panel and a large LCD display. For night time gigs when there’s no charge it can be plugged into a USB connector to charge more quickly, so you are never left in the lurch. It has a built in microphone but can also connect via a ¼ inch guitar/mic input. It clips to your guitar strap and has a silicon rubber case to protect it on the road. It comes in pink, orange, black, white, blue or green.
Currently costs $27.09 at Amazon

Draft Excluder To Save Energy Wastage and Keep Heat In

Friday, August 5th, 2011

Sometimes the simplest energy saving ideas have the most effect. Drafts from ill-fitting doors and windows often cause more heat loss and wasted energy than anything else. Plus a drafty house isn’t comfortable and you tend to turn up the heat to compensate. Just fit one of these simple draft guards under the doors and solve the problem once and for all. It’s not just in winter that it is useful. Hot summer air blowing under doors will also up your air-con energy consumption. You can save up to 15% on heating and energy bills if you use one of these on every drafty door in the house. This guard stays on when doors open, gliding over the floor with the door.

Costs $12 from GaiaM

Automatic Rain Monitor Saves Water

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011

If you have sprinklers on an automatic timer in your yard, it does save a lot of work and make sure that your garden flourishes even when you don’t have much time for it. However it probably wastes a fair amount of water, as your garden gets watered whether it needs it or not.
This clever green gadget is very simple. It can tell if it’s been raining. When there has been recent rainfall it stops the system from watering. This stops your garden from being over watered as well as saving valuable water and keeping down your water bills. It doesn’t need batteries and operates very simply using rainfall and water pressure. At only $14.97 from Home Depot, it is a very worthwhile and affordable investment for any green gardener.

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