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March 8th, 2010, 04:40
The Week in Green is a new item from our friends at Inhabitat (http://inhabitat.com/), recapping the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us.
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This week Inhabitat marveled at all of the incredible, efficient, and oh-so-sleek vehicles unveiled at this year's Geneva Motors Show. We were excited to see Ferrari roll out its first hybrid vehicle, the 599 HY-KERS (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/02/ferrari-unveils-599-hy-kers-hybrid-car/) while Porsche upped the ante with its stunningly beautiful Nano EV (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/02/918-spyder-is-porsches-first-ever-plug-in-hybrid-electric-car/'>918 Spyder hybrid</a>. Finally, Tata unveiled the <a href=), an all-electric version of the world's cheapest car.
The Maldives also made waves this week with hopeful plans to float their sinking nation using miniature man-made islands (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/05/maldives-to-fight-rising-sea-levels-with-floating-islands/). That may be a while off however, so in the meantime why not enjoy the comforts of home at sea aboard this bizarre sofa boat (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/04/16064-sofa-boat-is-all-electric-but-still-just-a-floating-sofa/) -- a steal at only $16,064. Rounding off our flotilla of floating news, Hexicon unveiled a smart design for a floating array of wind turbines (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/05/hexicons-floating-wind-platform-keeps-wind-farms-afloat/) that can be easily installed in deep seas.
We also saw several developments in wearable tech that stand to change how we interact with the wired world. The Glucowizzard (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/03/implantable-solar-powered-chip-monitors-blood-sugar-levels/) is a tiny solar powered chip that can be implanted in a person's wrist to easily monitor glucose levels. If implanting gadgets gets under your skin, then you might be a fan of Microsoft's Skinput (http://www.engadget.com/tag/skinput) system, which uses a micro projector to beam a touchscreen display onto your arm. And to power all that gear on the go, look no further than Bourne Energy's backpack power plant (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/03/portable-hydroelectric-generator-is-a-backpack-power-plant/) -- a bright blue generator that provides portable hydroelectric power.Inhabitat's Week in Green: Ferrari, Porsche, and the Glucowizzard (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/07/inhabitats-week-in-green-ferrari-porsche-and-the-glucowizzar/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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This week Inhabitat marveled at all of the incredible, efficient, and oh-so-sleek vehicles unveiled at this year's Geneva Motors Show. We were excited to see Ferrari roll out its first hybrid vehicle, the 599 HY-KERS (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/02/ferrari-unveils-599-hy-kers-hybrid-car/) while Porsche upped the ante with its stunningly beautiful Nano EV (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/02/918-spyder-is-porsches-first-ever-plug-in-hybrid-electric-car/'>918 Spyder hybrid</a>. Finally, Tata unveiled the <a href=), an all-electric version of the world's cheapest car.
The Maldives also made waves this week with hopeful plans to float their sinking nation using miniature man-made islands (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/05/maldives-to-fight-rising-sea-levels-with-floating-islands/). That may be a while off however, so in the meantime why not enjoy the comforts of home at sea aboard this bizarre sofa boat (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/04/16064-sofa-boat-is-all-electric-but-still-just-a-floating-sofa/) -- a steal at only $16,064. Rounding off our flotilla of floating news, Hexicon unveiled a smart design for a floating array of wind turbines (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/05/hexicons-floating-wind-platform-keeps-wind-farms-afloat/) that can be easily installed in deep seas.
We also saw several developments in wearable tech that stand to change how we interact with the wired world. The Glucowizzard (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/03/implantable-solar-powered-chip-monitors-blood-sugar-levels/) is a tiny solar powered chip that can be implanted in a person's wrist to easily monitor glucose levels. If implanting gadgets gets under your skin, then you might be a fan of Microsoft's Skinput (http://www.engadget.com/tag/skinput) system, which uses a micro projector to beam a touchscreen display onto your arm. And to power all that gear on the go, look no further than Bourne Energy's backpack power plant (http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/03/portable-hydroelectric-generator-is-a-backpack-power-plant/) -- a bright blue generator that provides portable hydroelectric power.Inhabitat's Week in Green: Ferrari, Porsche, and the Glucowizzard (http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/07/inhabitats-week-in-green-ferrari-porsche-and-the-glucowizzar/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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