Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Can We Make Electronics Without Factories? The Future of Gadget Design


Photo by jurvetson via Flickr Creative Commons Dominic Muren has a great way of looking at greener gadget design -- make it simple, make it repairable, make it upgradable. The longer gadgets last, the less overall environmental impact they have. He gave a great TED Talk on the idea, and we were lucky enough to get him to talk more about the essentials of green gadget design and his hopes for the future of electronics

Photo by jurvetson via Flickr Creative Commons Dominic Muren has a great way of looking at greener gadget design — make it simple, make it repairable, make it upgradable. The longer gadgets last, the less overall environmental impact they have. He gave a great TED Talk on the idea, and we were lucky enough to get him to talk more about the essentials of green gadget design and his hopes for the future of electronics


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Can We Make Electronics Without Factories? The Future of Gadget Design


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