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How to Not Kill Your Plants (with Technology)

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2008-07-09 08:00:49 by geeksugar in geeksugar -- Geek is chic.
...plants, I have a general policy of not owning them. Unless they are cut flowers or plants I will be ingesting later that evening, the only way I "take care" of plants is the way the mafia "takes care" of their enemies But since I'm trying to fight my black thumb, I'm going to give plant care and feeding another shot, and I'll do it with the...
 
Tags: plants, care, takes care, plant care, awesome voices, botanicalls, cut flowers, black thumb, giggle
 
 
 
 
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New CO2 capturing material result in cleaner plants

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2008-02-15 15:00:31 by Edwin in Coolest Gadgets
...plants using a special technique used by the pharmaceutical industry to find new drugs. This material shares some similarities with sponge, and is known as ZIF-69. So far the brains in the labs claim that it is capable of holding up to 60 times its volume in carbon dioxide - one of the main reasons that scientists blame for the climate change...
 
Tags: plants, capture carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide, pet plants, power plants, material, power, technique, special technique
 
 
 
 
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Samsung partners with HydroGen to distribute fuel cell power plants

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2008-01-17 08:21:00 by Darren Murph in Engadget
...plants sounds pretty serious. Sure enough, Sammy has inked an agreement with US-based HydroGen, and will soon be selling its phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC) power plants in Asia, the Middle East and in other unspecified regions. Reportedly, Samsung is planning to use HydroGen's technologies to "supply heat and electricity from fuel cell...
 
Tags: fuel cell, fuel cell market, fuel cell manufacturer, power plants, samsung, korean chemical plants, middle east, supply heat, energy providers
 
 
 
 
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Aion, the Kitchen of the Future, uses plants to cleanse and renew

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2008-01-23 17:17:46 by HASH0x8af3160 in DVICE
...plants in its range hood to filter water and air When it's closed, it's in washing mode, using water filtered through those plants, along with an unspecified type of natural soap the plants produce. When the appliance is open, there's a cooktop on the left, and a sink/washing area on the right where you place all those dirty dishes. While the...
 
Tags: plants, plants produce, future, concept, fanciful concept, aion, multifunctional appliance, filter water, appliance
 
 
 
 
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Thirsty Light: Know When Your Plants Need Watering

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2008-02-15 04:00:39 by reebus in Gizmos for Geeks
...plants need watering. This gadget can work two ways you can leave it in your plant so you can just check on it anytime. When the light turns on, then your plant needs some nourishment. This is called the leave-in method. You can also use the gadget to monitor all your plants. All you have to do is to take it from one plant to another and see...
 
Tags: light, gadget, thirty light gadget, plants, thirsty light, plants soil, soils moisture level, plant, monitor
 
 
 
 
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your plants can talk (via twitter)

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2008-05-10 02:53:02 by technabob in technabob
...plants help them to thrive, but this is the first time Ive heard of a way to find out what theyre saying back to us. This gadget lets you keep tabs on your house plants via the Internet, letting them reach out to the world using the popular micro-blogging website Twitter Adafruits Botanicalls Twitter Kit lets your plants communicate over the...
 
Tags: plants, twitter, house plants, on-board ethernet jack, website twitter, board, electronic kit, wired moisture sensors, kit
 
 
 
 
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Twitter through plants

2008-05-12 03:21:29 by BabyReaps in Techie Diva's Guide to Gadgets
 
...plants tend worry and fret over them, especially when taking long breaks away from home. Heres an innovative method for the Internet generation to make sure that everything at home is all right - it allows you to keep tabs on your house plants via the popular micro-blogging website Twitter, thanks to Adafruits Botanicalls Twitter Kit . This...
 
Tags: plants, household plants, house plants, on-board ethernet jack, internet, internet generation, unique kit, innovative method, website twitter
 
 
 
 
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Florida To Get Three New Solar Plants

2008-07-16 16:56:05 by Noel in Unplugged Living
 
...plants. After all, such a request from the Florida Power and Light Company has just been given the go signal by the Florida Public Service Commission just this week, the South Florida Business Journal wrote In an approximation, such plants would be able to create 110 megawatts and that is sure a huge amount of power. These three new solar...
 
Tags: plants, solar power plants, florida, power, florida power, desoto, martin, martin county, desoto county
 
 
 
 
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Plants Fall Over When Thirsty

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2008-01-07 20:21:49 by Long Tran in Yanko Design
...plants fall over when they begin to die from thirst but unlike people, plants cant verbally communicate when they need watering. Thats where the Roly-Poly Pot comes in. Using water a a counterweight, the pot slowly tips over when water levels are low. The cool thing is each pot can be adjusted to work with any plants watering needs. Neat idea...
 
Tags: pot, plants, roly-poly pot, pot slowly tips, samgmin bae, water, people, unlike people, water levels
 
 
 
 
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Cantaro planter project has plants talking to you

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2008-01-18 15:58:24 by HASH0x84727f4 in DVICE
...plants is supposed to help them grow? I've always thought of that as a lot of ru