Green gadgets for busy moms

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Great gadget ideas from Steve Greenberg, author of "Gadget Nation."

Green Tech Product List

Anycom SCK-200 Solar Powered Hands Free Bluetooth Speaker Phone -- $80
>> www.anycom.com

GE Spiral® CFL--World's first truly incandescent-shaped CFL bulb -- $6-8
>> www.GELighting.com or call 1-800-GELAMPS

GE LED Bulbs--lasts 13 years--just becoming available to consumers
>> www.GELighting.com or call 1-800-GELAMPS

Eco Smart Tankless Hot Water Heater -- starts at $230
>> www.ecosmartus.com

Programmable Thermostat FACE OFF -- CTC Model 43855 Programmable Touchscreen Thermostat -- $80
>> www.buzzillions.com

Honeywell FocusPRO 6000 Programmable 1 Heat/1 Cool Thermostat -- $80
>> www.buzzillions.com

Honeywell Prestige Thermostat --sort of the Rolls Royce of programmable thermostats -- $200-700
>> www.yourhome.honeywell.com

Way Basics Home Products made from recycled paper
>> www.thisisgreen.com

Wastepaper basket made from recycled paper
>> www.waybasics.com

BinkiBear -- bear with pacifier all green materials -- $20
>> www.binkibear.com

Eco-Button--push button and it puts computer/laptop into sleep mode--push again, wakes up computer and keeps track of how much energy/$ you are saving -- $20
>> www.ecobutton-usa.com

Battery-free Universal Remote --crank it up and change channels--no batteries needed--no batteries into our landfills -- $30
>> www.smarthomeusa.com

Brunton Solaris USB--solar collector to power your cell phone/PDA -- $160
>> www.brunton.com

Brunton Solo 3.4 --place to save that solar power -- $65
>> www.brunton.com

Kill A Watt EZ--let's you know how much your appliances are costing to run -- $60
>> www.p3international.com

HYmini Wind Charger--uses wind power to charge your cell phone/PDA -- $50
>> www.hymini.com

For more information on the book, " Gadget Nation: A Journey Through The Eccentric World of Invention," visit >> www.gadgetnation.net.

About Steve Greenberg:
Steve Greenberg is an invention groupie. Born into a family of patent filers, Steve has always respected and praised America's inventors. It was that fascination that caused Steve to write a book about garage inventors. Steve travels the country looking for innovative products. That's why he has been dubbed "The Innovation Insider." Steve can be seen each month demonstrating innovative products in five of the top ten television markets (New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Houston).

To see a sample of Steve's TV segment click here <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twMFpj_lWqE>. Steve can also be seen on national television shows such as ABC's World News This Morning and World News Now, Fox & Friends, and others. For three years Steve could be seen nationally every weeknight demonstrating innovative products on the Discovery Channel's Your New House. For six years Steve was on HGTV's very popular Dream Builders. For Dream Builders, Steve has traveled the country showcasing the latest in home design, construction and trends. For five years, HGTV also used Steve's reporting skills for coverage of the hottest new home improvement products at NAHB's International Builders Show. Steve has also been a judge for Hammacher-Schlemmer's Search For Invention Contest.

Steve writes for several magazines, newspapers and websites. His "Innovation Insider" features appear in the Miami Herald, ROOMS magazine, Smart Homeowner magazine, Backyard Living, HomeToys.com, Log Home Living, and others.

Before he made his beat innovation, Steve was a full-time television news reporter. While working at the CBS-owned station in Miami, Steve traveled to Cuba five times, has covered Hurricane Andrew, followed Hurricane Emily to the Carolinas, and has reported stories in Mexico, Honduras, Bahamas and around the U.S. Steve's reports have been seen on CBS's morning newscast and routinely on CBS's national news feed service. Steve has been honored with 12 Emmy Awards. He has received the highest broadcast national award from the American Heart Association and he has received special recognition from the Florida Medical Association for his coverage of the HIV Haitians detained at Cuba's Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. Steve also took first place in the Sunshine State Awards for feature reporting. His educational kids' programs Doc Steve's Amazing Science Seekers, Baby Animals, Mammals & More, and Gators, Crocs & Other Yucky Swamp Creatures have all received numerous honors and endorsements from teacher/parent organizations.

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