Hasta La Gadget!

Gaming peripheral maker Splitfish just announced that it’s adding three new devices to its lineup with the FragFx Shark for PlayStation 3, PC, and Mac. What makes this black-and-blue peripheral green is that it’s built with power-saving technology so that a single AA battery is good for over 50 hours of gaming time and over 500 hours on standby.

Splitfish will be at Gamescon 2010, running from August 18 to 22 in Germany, showing off the Shark line and also showing FragFx devices for the first time. Convention-goers will get a first look at the FragFx Piranha and the FragFx Barracuda, both for the PlayStation 3. The company will also show the FragFx Evolution Wireless, a dual-handed programmable motion controller for sports games.

Even though sterilizing water is not hard, SteriPEN‘s Sidewinder is a nifty alternative to boiling or using iodine pills to sterilize water.

Green geeks will like the idea of sterilizing water using UV light. Holding one-liter of water, Sidewinder has a hand crank on the side and a UV-light-bulb inside. Turning the crank powers on the bulb, blasting the water with germ-killing UV. An LED indicator on the front flashes green when the sterilization is complete and the water is safe to drink.

Whether out camping, traveling, or just anal about your home tap water, the Sidewinder is easy way to to just be sure.

Priced at $99.95, Sidewinder will be available online and in stores in September.

Curious about how much water you are using when brushing your teeth? Instead of educated guesses, these Koolhaus faucets appeal to the little environmentalist lurking inside every gadget hound. Even fashionistas can’t complain about tracking water consumption when it comes in such a sparkling package.

Actually a water reader, Koolhaus Tapware monitors all water used in all of the bathroom fixtures, including the shower and toilet. The amount of water used is visible instantly on the cool LCD display on the top of the faucet. Individual water gauges are installed on all other taps and appliances, which transmit their consumption information back to the main faucet.

All the data can be sent to computer where you can maintain a detailed water log and review past usage figures. Geek out with charts and graphs to figure out how much you are using, and notice those days when you manage to use even less.

Considering that 51 percent of all water used in a typical suburban home is used in the bathroom, displaying the exact amount being used gives you, the user, total control over how much to save and when. Designed by Daniel Dobrogorsky, the Koolhaus taps are currently in the concept stage, but are expected to be reality soon.

Starting tomorrow, you’ll be able to pick up some attractively woody audio accessories, all from the iWave Grass Roots collection. Targeted at the green buyers, iWave’s collection includes headphones, earbuds, and cases, all made from reusable, environmentally friendly, and recyclable materials. Even the egg-crate packaging is recyclable.

Items in the collection include iPhone and iPod cases ($24.99), earbuds ($19.99), and headphones ($29.99). Cheers to iWave for keeping it all affordable. You’ll find the complete collection at Neiman Marcus, Microcenter, FYE, Tekserve, and more. In Europe, they’ll be in Apple Stores.

Samsung announced the launch of its BX2350 and BX2335 displays this week, the two models leading off its new environmentally friendly but high-end 50 and 30 series LED monitors. The new displays feature 2ms response time and full 1080p resolutions as 16:9 aspect ratio, and borrow from Samsung’s “Touch of Color” line of products with their dual-tone designs. The BX2350, for example, features a charcoal and chrome body, while the BX2335 is a dark brown and red design.

Both display models feature Samsung’s new “Magic Eco” technology, which aims to improve longevity and save on energy consumption. The new displays contain no hazardous chemicals or compounds and are easily recycled, allow the user to adjust the monitor brightness and contrast based on their desired energy consumption, and are all Energy Star 5.0 compliant. Pricing and availability of the new displays has not yet been announced.

[via Engadget]