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Analyst Calls Tesla the “Apple of Autos” $TSLA $AAPL
Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) picked up some positive news today after it was announced that analyst Jesse Pichel from Jefferies initiative coverage with a $35 price target. Calling Tesla the “Apple of autos,” Pichel notes that Tesla’s strategy is based on a combination of technology, performance, unconventional marketing and a “cool factor.” Pichel also commented on [...]
The 7 Coolest Products Made from Old Apple Computers $AAPL
If you are thinking of some good way to get rid of your Apple computer that has become obsolete, there is nothing better than recycling it to create something unique and useful. If you happen to be an Apple fanboy, you just don’t need to throw away your old iMac or PowerBook into the trash [...]
The iNature Bio-Degradable iPhone Case $AAPL
Italian firms Med Computer and Biomood have created biodegradable cases for Apple iPhone, the iNature. It was demonstrated at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. The iNature cases will decompose about 90 percent in soil in 180 days after you throw away them. They are made from a native Italian bio-plastic, called the Apinat. The material [...]
How Apple will Integrate Clean Energy into Future iDevices $AAPL
Like many consumer electronics companies, Apple too has come under flak for its use of non-recyclable materials and toxic chemicals. But, like those other companies, it has striven to earn itself some green points by altering its use of such materials. Its MacBook Pro now uses LED backlit LCD displays that are mercury-free wiht arsenic-free [...]
Solar iPhone Coming? Foxconn Enters Chinese Solar Industry
At a time when solar manufacturers around the world are reeling from overproduction, low prices and narrowing margins, there’s a new entry in the field. Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group, which is the largest contract manufacturer of electronics, including the iPhone, is building a solar panel plant in China. After lowering solar cell prices a historic 62% [...]
Will Apple’s New Spaceship Campus Have the Biggest Solar Array in U.S?
Apple unveiled its plans yesterday for its new striking headquarters campus in Cupertino, California. “I want to leave a signature campus that expresses the values of the company for generations,” Steve Jobs told his biographer Walter Isaacson. The spectular spaceship design is a 175-acre circular structure, with a footprint larger than the Pentagon. Its four stories high with glass circular [...]
5 Green Patents Apple Has Yet to Unleash in iDevices $AAPL
Apple Inc. has a number of patents, a couple of them really seem to be interesting. These were filed recently in February 2011. Apple is doing research in methods, which help in harnessing the solar energy to run all the portable devices. Five of these patents have been covered in this article. The first one [...]
Apple to Build North Carolina Solar Farm $AAPL
Not sure what the secret is, but Apple is quietly clearing 174 acres of land in North Carolina for a solar farm to power its new $1 billion data center, which will also be sited there. No one knows how big The “Project Dolphin Solar Farm” will be – all that’s known is they’re setting fires to clear the [...]
In Focus: Recycle Your iPhone $AAPL
With the hype of the highly anticipated iPhone 4S, many current iPhone users are preparing for the upgrade. While crowds are forming many may encounter a disposal dilemma of an existing cell phone. Apple and other companies are taking environmental strides by offering recycling programs of old phones. Discarded cell phones account for nearly 65,000 tons [...]