Category: Sustainable Design

The Action Camper makes your Jeep an all-terrain RV – Images
gizmag.com

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Habitents: The Toyota Prius camper
gizmag.com

We’re used to see­ing campers and trail­ers here at Giz­mag. Typ­i­cal­ly, they’re made for big, gas-drunk trucks, SUVs and vans – vehi­cles with the size and haul­ing capac­i­ty to spend the night in …

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Insert Coin: GPS Cookie leaves a trail of breadcrumbs wherever you go (video)
Daniel Cooper, engadget.com

In Insert Coin, we look at an excit­ing new tech project that requires fund­ing before it can hit pro­duc­tion. If you’d like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with “Insert Coin” as the sub­ject line.

Richard Haberk­ern’s pret­ty m…

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10 Countries to Traverse by Foot
admin, bootsnall.com

Gracing many a traveler’s bucket list, the lofty aspiration of crossing a country on foot is a tempting challenge for the adventurous. Whether strolling the mere 0.2 square miles of Rome’s Vatican City, officially the world’s smallest country, or…

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A Map of Who’s Got the Best (and Worst) Internet Connections in America
Reuben Fischer-Baum on Gizmodo, shared by Whitson Gordon to Lifehacker, gizmodo.com

In the digital age, access to high speed internet is fundamentally important. But some regions of the country are still left out in the cold. We took a look at where you can get the best—and not best—internet in the U.S.In an interview this Februa…

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The Terrifying Search Engine That Finds Internet-Connected Cameras, Traffic Lights, Medical Devices, Baby Monitors And Power Plants
Kashmir Hill, forbes.com

Marc Gilbert got a hor­ri­ble sur­prise from a stranger on his 34th birth­day in August. After the cel­e­bra­tion had died down, the Hous­ton res­i­dent heard an unfa­mil­iar voice com­ing from his daugh­ter’s room; the per­son was telling his…

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This Is What An Urban Heat Island Looks Like
By Shaunacy Ferro, popsci.com

Summertime in the city. Ugh, New York City, you sweaty mess.

Sum­mer in New York City, bless its big, app­ley urban heart, can be mis­er­able. The city is basi­cal­ly a float­ing oven. Urban heat islands, New York among them, are met­ro­pol­i­ta…

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