Want to go green? Cross your fingers that the Dancepants Kinetic Music Player concept would be realized in the future then. This device actually forces you to work for your tunes, as it will convert whatever kinetic energy garnered from running or dancing into electricity for your MP3 player. The high-tech leggings will allow you to enjoy the fruits of your labor, and in a strange way forces you to keep on moving if you want to tune in to your playlist. Only extremely motivated people need apply.

Dell takes another step closer to being greener by throwing in renewable bamboo in its product packaging portfolio, being the first in the PC industry to do so. This applies to all Dell Inspiron Mini 10 and Mini 10v netbooks that are shipped from today onwards, where bamboo is used for the product cushions cradling the Mini within an outer box made from 25% post-consumer materials. From early next year onwards, Dell hopes to expand its use of bamboo packaging to a wider range of products. [Press Release]

Bluetooth headsets is something you either love or loathe, and I believe that there is no real middle ground here. After all, you don't see people carrying a Bluetooth headset around but not using it, do you? While the higher end ones like the Aliph Jawbone are priced slightly out of the reach of most folks who are currently running a tight ship, it is nice to see that the mid-range market still has plenty of choices to choose from. By choices, I mean in terms of branding as there is very little to differentiate one from the other in terms of technology and design. The SolarVoice i908 Bluetooth headset takes a slightly different route as its name implies, and you can read more about it right after the jump.

Green technology has long been hailed to be the next big thing, and in a recent edition of the TIME magazine, it has singled out how California has been a hotbed for new and emerging technologies for a long time now, with green being the main theme way before the rest of the world caught on. Having said that, with more and more people carrying additional gadgets and gizmos with them wherever they go, making sure all of those will remain charged to the maximum can be quite a task, not to mention packing in their respective chargers into your suitcase whenever you want to head out of the country. Portable multi-device chargers are handy, but those themselves will need to remain juiced up as well in order to function at its best. Enter i.Tech's SolarCharger 906, where it not only holds a 1,260mAh capacity, but comes with a decently sized solar panel on one side to absorb the sun's rays, transforming it into electricity which is stored in the internal battery for future use.

The Tio ghost concept by designer Tim Holley is meant to teach kids the value of conserving electricity in a fun manner - each switch will remain green whenever the switch has been left on for an hour or less, and the longer they are left switched on, the color will gradually make a switch to yellow, ending up with an angry red in the end. At least it helps those who have not grasped the concept of time in this manner, but that can only happen when it moves beyond the conceptual stage.

Citroen wants to go green with their C-ZERO car, where it delivers "triple zero" with zero fuel consumption, zero CO2 emission and zero engine noise. Running on a permanent magnet synchronous motor that pumps out 47kW or 64bhp EEC from 3,000 to 6,000rpm, Citroen claims that this ride is able to hit a top speed of 130kph (80mph), while boasting an acceleration rate from 0-100kph (0-62mph) in 15 seconds and 60-90kph (37-56mph) in six seconds. Each full charge is expected to last for approximately 130km (80 miles). Expect to see the Citroen C-ZERO launch in Q4 2010, with no word on pricing just yet.

Who would've thought that everyday trash can be used to provide juice for streetlights? That's the concept behind designer Haneum Lee's idea, relying on trash which emits methane during the composting period, where the methane will then be used to generate enough power to keep the streetlights working till dawn breaks.

Looking to go green with your vehicle? Well, check out Peugeot’s new electric car, the BB1, which is branded as a half scooter and half car. It’ll fit four folks if you need it to. Perhaps we’ll all be driving small mini electric vehicles in the future, eh? Check out the video on it here.

Eco–Twinkle Light concept intends to leave a future for our kids assuming it is actually produced at manufacturing lines from a factory. Why do we say so? Well, it comes with a hand crank that allows you to juice it up, but apart from looking fancy, there really isn't anything groundbreaking that isn't already available today. In fact, you can get cheap hand crank torches from your regular electrical store for under $10.

Toyota's Prius has been a best seller since its inception, with more and more people gaining more awareness about going green. Well, the world's No. 1 automaker is now working on a larger version of its popular Prius hybrid which will also run on a new kind of battery - presumably one that lasts longer, packs in more juice and is lighter (that's the way innovation is supposed to be anyways). This new Prius could be either a station wagon or SUV, and ought to hit the market by the end of 2010. This will also be the first vehicle from Toyota that comes with a lithium-ion battery. It is speculated that the new Prius will retail for around $22,000, but that's about all the details that we are privy to at the moment.

NEC has a heart for the future with their new power strip that boasts an integrated processor and sensor, working in tandem with a remote control that is said to reduce power consumption by up to 15% and above. Dubbed the Green Tap, it comes with a quartet of outlets and can be used in both offices and at home. Targeting all kinds of electrical appliances, the Green Tap will monitor a range of data including luminosity, temperature, humidity or human heat around it. For example, if you move out from the room where your TV is placed, the sensor will send an infrared signal from the power strip to the remote control which sends the TV into standby mode. Talk about a truly sentient home!

The current credit crunch not affecting you one bit? Then the Neiman Marcus Limited Edition Mission One Electric Sports Motorcycle might be just the set of wheels for you. Built on a similar concept to that of the original Mission One, this Neiman Marcus exclusive ups the ante with its $73,000 price tag, as it is capable of hitting a cool 150 mph top speed with zero carbon emissions. The battery used is capable of offering a range of 150 miles before a charge is required. There will only be 10 of these available worldwide that will come with numbered NM plaques, exclusive wheels and a special paint job.

Check out the new range of solar bags from Mascotte Industrial Associates of Hong Kong, where it will rely on DSSC (Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells) technology to make sure that your bag is able to store converted solar power in its internal battery so that you can later juice up thirsty gadgets at your very own time. Our own experience tells us that such solar panels aren't exactly that effective, and you'd do best with a power outlet nearby. Still, some sunlight is always better than none, right?