Energy Star 4.0 standard aims to reduce power consumption of HDTVs

05/04/2010, You might feel pretty smug knowing that you have one of the largest HDTVs in the neighborhood, but how does that affect the environment? Environmentally conscious consumers will definitely want to see whether their purchases are eco-friendly (or as close [...]

Is The Energy Star Program Easily Fooled?

03/27/2010, Is the Energy Star product that you recently purchased really beneficial to the environment? A report has surfaced showing that it’s really not too hard to pull the wool over the folks behind the certification program, and obtain an Energy [...]

Fujitsu E780 proGREEN Laptop Sports 18-hour Battery Life

03/16/2010, How often do you hear of a laptop that sports an insane 18-hour battery life? Well, one of the models in Fujitsu’s latest proGREEN line of notebooks is the 14-inch LIFEBOOK E780, which boasts the aforementioned 18-hour battery life, thanks [...]

Energy Star announces new specifications for TVs

09/08/2009, Energy Star has recently announced new 4.0 and 5.0 specifications for TVs that will take effect from May 2010 and 2012 onwards, respectively. The implementation of these standards will see users save anywhere from 40% to 65% in electricity consumption. [...]