If you are one of those guys who buy phones only because you need a simple device to call - and to call only - then this one here is your go:
the Siemens Gigaset A580 and the Siemens Gigaset A585 with an integrated answering machine are new entry-level models from Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices (SHC). With talk times of up to 25 hours and a handsfree function with good sound quality, the devices are still very convenient. Standby time goes up to 210 hours.

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"Dance to save the world!" is declaredly the quite overblown slogan of the nightclub Surya in King’s Cross (London). It isn't the first power-generating dance floor to use the surplus dance energy of clubbers, but it is the first one to hit the UK.

The picture on top shows how the dance floor usees a piezoelectric system which produces electricity as the dancers jump up and down. Batteries underneath the dance floor charge the energy which is partly used to power the nightclub.

Cute idea! I hope the owner of the nightclub managed to purchase one of those
Siemens Gigaset ECO DECT phones... ;)

(Source: www.inhabitat.com)

While Siemens Gigaset is trying to convince consumers to buy sustainable ECO DECT phones, car companies like BMW, Porsche or Mercedes-Benz are presenting hybrid cars to the audience. With the same intent: Win sympathy thanks to environment-friendly products. Check the video to see what kind of cars we are talking about.
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The Siemens Gigaset C470 IP features dual mode functionality, enabling you to switch between internet and fixed-line calls. You can make internet calls without a PC and access up to 6 SIP accounts from different VoIP providers directly on the handset. It’s also an expandable phone system that will support up to 6 handsets, giving you the freedom to make up to 3 parallel calls.

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Mercedes-Benz has an ambitious goal: develop a completely petro free car within seven years. The competitor Audi wants to realize this within one decade.

In a recent report in The Sun, Dr. Herbert Kohler, who is responsible for Mercedes' advanced engineering, has stated that "by 2015 motorists will have switched almost completely to alternative fuel cars."
Moreover Mercedes scheduled an electric car for 2010 as well as a car which allows its owner to use both petrol & biofuels with its Otto Diesel engine.

Great idea to push EcoCars especially when you take a look at the petrol & oil price at the moment... if you don't want to wait until 2010 to start with "Eco Products" bear in mind to purchase one of those Siemens Gigaset Eco Dect phones...

(Source: www.autobloggreen.com)

The Siemens Gigaset S685 IP offers fixed-line as well as VoIP telephony. It draws a crucial distinction to its precursor the Siemens Gigaset S675 IP: Bluetooth. This allows you to:

* connect a Bluetooth headset with your Gigaset phone
* sync your contacts from your mobile phone as well as your PC with your Gigaset phone

Moreover you can save up to 60% energy because of ECO DECT technology and get your daily horoscope, daily biorhythm or the weather forecast via gigaset.net. Find all facts here:
Siemens Gigaset S685 IP

Presenting the Siemens Gigaset S675 IP

The Siemens Gigaset S675 IP main features are:

* Easy configuration of internet telephony (VoIP) with or without a PC
* Up to 3 calls in parallel: 2 VoIP calls and 1 fixed-line call with multiple handsets
* Screensaver to display internet information services
* Increased virus protection thanks to protected operating system
* Convenient handsfree talking
* CLIP¹ / CNIP¹
* Large illuminated display with 65,000 colors and 128 x 160 pixels
* Intuitive icon-based menu
* SMS¹ with up to 640 characters
* Up to 250 vCard entries to store first name, last name, 3 numbers, e-mail address and birthday of your contacts

¹ Dependent on network operator

The "refreshed" Siemens Gigaset E450 comes in black & grey and is now equipped with ECO DECT technology. It is shock, splash and dust resistant. The Siemens Gigaset E455 SIM also integrates an answering machine and a SIM card reader. Thanks to ECO DECT technology, the new models consume 60 percent less power than their predecessors while significantly reducing transmitting power. The phones comply with the DIN IP 54 standard. That means they can withstand a light rain shower, or dust and shavings in a hobby workroom.

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Check this new vacuum cleaner design concept: the BacVac. There is no reason any more to carry around all those moving parts. Just wear them on your back like a backpack. The engine is powered by a fuel cell, avoiding all tedious cables which are bothering you. The fuel cell would be replenished with readily available ethanol.

(Source: Continuum)

Those eco phones might fit to your new eco household:
Gigaset Eco Visions - Solar
Gigaset Eco Visions - Leaf

This wooden eco-PC concept from Dell ought to be Dell's smallest PC. The computer is 81 % smaller than a regular desktop and needs 70 % less power. Dell does not reveal any details about the inside of the machine, but ist is said it will be launched later this year, and could cost between $500 and $700. More picures can be found here:
earth2tech.com

So far there is no wooden Gigaset scheduled but check out these Gigaset ECO design studies:
Gigaset Eco Visions - Solar
Gigaset Eco Visions - Leaf

Bluetooth® phone for IP and fixed-line telephony plus an integrated answering machine

The Siemens Gigaset S685 IP offers you High Definition Sound Performance¹ (HDSP™). This means one can experience Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), or internet telephony, in twice the clarity of a normal phone call.

For those of you beeing keen to new experiments the phone offers info screensavers that bring RSS feeds and weather forecasts as well as access to an online phonebook from your handset. The phone also offers e-mail notification. With Bluetooth® and Gigaset QuickSync software, one can synchronize an address book between your handset and PC.

more facts: Siemens Gigaset S685 IP

¹ Network, country, provider dependent

The Siemens Gigaset SE365 WLAN is a 3-in-1 solution that works as a wireless access point, Ethernet adapter or repeater. The IEEE 802.11n draft standard enables a transport of data with up to 300 megabits a second.

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The Siemens Gigaset S680 features Bluetooth® and Gigaset QuickSync software to synchronize all the vCard contacts stored in your phone and PC. You can use a Bluetooth® wireless headset to talk handsfree while you continue working on other things. Thanks to new energy-saving ECO DECT technology, this model also uses up to 60% less energy than our conventional cordless phones.

If you have Microsoft Outlook®, you can synchronize the data on your PC with your handset using the free Gigaset QuickSync software. Bluetooth® lets you download screensavers and Picture CLIP¹ images too.

¹ Dependent on network operator

more facts: Siemens Gigaset S680

...if you want to buy this product & you have a residence in Germany or Austria click here:
AUSTRIA Siemens Gigaset S680
GERMANY Siemens Gigaset S680

...more shops in other countries are scheduled!

The Siemens Gigaset SL370 is the smallest cordless phone in the Gigaset portfolio, at 114 mm long, 46.5 mm wide and 22.6 mm thick. It is no larger than a mobile phone.The phone delivers hands-free, cordless telephony using a Bluetooth headset. The Gigaset QuickSync software is also available for download over the Internet, and automatically synchronizes handset and PC contacts.

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Siemens Gigaset (SHC) will complement their broadband solutions this year with a new gateway concept. The aim of the gateway is to offer service providers a choice of just about any desired interface and functionality based on a modularly extendable platform – code name Gigaset “Porta 2.0” - in order to achieve maximum flexibility and future sustainability.

The gateway is outfitted with Jungo's OpenRG™ software platform, enabling providers to offer consumers new services and home entertainment applications, such as internet protocol television (IPTV) and video on demand (VOD). Installation, configuration, software updates as well as gateway maintenance are all possible via remote management saving service costs and enhancing consumer satisfaction.

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