The Sonastand iPhone 4 Speaker Amplifier And Stand Is So Jubbling!

Sonastand iPhone Stand and Speaker AmplifierIt’s not too late to pre-order the all-aluminum Sonastand iPhone 4.0 speaker amplifier and stand manufactured by Kinetic Custom Machine. They’ve already met their $20,000 pledge goal on Kickstarter and should be in production in April.

Why did I pre-order the Sonastand? Because it’s a simple solution that will not only amplify the audio from my iPhone 4 speaker but it’s also designed to display video in landscape / widescreen mode. Most iPhone 4 docks only work in portrait mode and I’m tired of propping my iPhone up with socks, erasers and the back of remotes.

Why does Jubbling like the Sonastand? Because it’s durable, doesn’t require a lot of resources to build and it allows users to watch Netflix hands-free on a power sipping iPhone. [Sonastand on Kickstarter]

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Google Is Using Sewage To Cool Data Center In Georgia

Google Douglas County Data CenterGoogle is getting down and dirty and expanding into the sewage treatment business. The Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (WSA) in Georgia is diverting 30% of their sewer water to a Google data center where it’s treated and used to cool their servers. After working it’s way through the servers, the water enters a cooling tower and evaporates into the air at the Google owned water treatment facility. Any remaining water is then processed one more time and then returned to the Chattahoochee river. It’s an amazing symbiotic relationship.[Wired]

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The Company Eco Wave Power Gives Me The Creeps

YouTube Preview ImageNot sure if it’s the eco in their name, the rapped eco message in their video or the word clapper in one of their wave power product names but I refuse to get too greensane about Eco Wave Power. [Greentech Media]

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Guitar And iPhone Amplifiers Made Out Of Hungry Hungry Hippos Game, Ghostbusters Thermos Etc.

Hungry Hungry Hippos iPhone Speaker

Hungry Hungry Hippos iPhone Speaker

Robert Brenne can turn just about anything into a guitar or iPhone/iPod amplifier. His website, Artistic Amplification,
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is loaded with previous amp projects and current ones that are available for sale. His guitar amplifiers for sale are built into a cigar box, Japaneses vase and a duck sculpture. iPhone/iPod speakers are also available and incorporated into a Super Nintendo console, Jack Daniels tin and a Ghostbusters 2 lunchbox.

Each amplifier produces a unique sound based on what it’s built into. Cool idea that could be big with street musicians. [Wired]

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The Giraffe Street Lamp Lets You Swing For Your Lighting

The Giraffe Street LampWell, the Giraffe Street Lamp looks cool even though it may be impractical. It’s a playground inspired idea that captures the energy of swinging and solar to power an LED light. The backyard and park setting photos of the Giraffe Street Lamp in use are good – put it in the bedroom and I think they might have a winner. [Yanko Design via Dvice]

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Ok Kids, You Can Have Your LEGOs Back

Parent company of LEGO Group invests in wind power.Kirkbi A/S, the parent company of LEGO Group, is investing $534 million into an offshore wind turbine farm built by DONG Energy off the coast of Germany. Their investment will give them a 32% stake in the operation that will produce 277 megawatts of electricity and qualify LEGO products as WindMade so they can attach the label to their packaging.

Two nice things about this story: LEGO’s are now built [indirectly] by wind power and I get to drop a DONG [Energy] without calling somebody one. [Reuters via Grist]

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